SES Americom filed a $1.8 billion claim in Intelsat’s bankruptcy case on Tuesday, alleging  breach of contract related to the C-Band Alliance (CBA).  In the filing, SES said the two operators had reached an agreement in the CBA to split control of the CBA and most of the proceeds, with a percentage going to the…

ManSat Group has appointed Rachel Beattie as CFO. Rachel joins the company from SMP Partners Group, having previously held various senior financial management roles within the online and digital technology industries. “I am delighted to have joined the ManSat team as CFO. ManSat has established itself as a true leader in its field and for…

The acrimony between Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Gilat Satellite Networks over the ongoing acquisition has heated up, as Comtech argues it is not required to close on the acquisition, and Gilat hit back calling for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages if the merger does not go through.  Comtech has a pending lawsuit against…

Welcome to another of Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversations. This time we are off to Texas to talk to Tara Bamburg, manager of  Inflight WiFi and Entertainment at Southwest Airlines. In this conversation, Tara talks about the prospects for the Dallas Cowboys over the next year, favourite gigs in recent times including Lewis Capaldi, and…