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Avanti Communications, the U.K. based satellite operator, has issued a trading update, which indicates revenues for 2013 have fallen “below expectations” as of the end of June 2013.

ATK will exhibit its titanium propellant tank capabilities at the 49th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Joint Propulsion Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Dish TV India has selected Broadcom Corporation’s highly integrated systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.

Spidersat, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Global, announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with BIA Overseas, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIA Group.

Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it reached the milestone of 2,000 satellite years on orbit this month.

As DirecTV attempts to acquire Hulu, an online video service provider, the satellite TV provider is also making a push to secure Over-the-Top (OTT) rights from cable channels and other programmers.

C-COM Satellite Systems announced financial results for its second quarter ending May 31, 2013.

Yahsat has appointed Masood Sharif Mahmood as its new CEO; he served as the company’s deputy CEO since June 2012.

Placing Oklahoma on the map as a potential satellite launch venue is not an easy task, according to Oklahoma’s Secretary of Science and Technology, Stephen McKeever.

Israel-based RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industry, has signed a long-term agreement with Fox International Channels (FIC), 21st Century Fox’s international multi-media business.