E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Spanish broadcaster Starmax HD has contracted GlobeCast to provide aggregation, encryption and delivery of the full bouquet of channels broadcast to households across Spain, GlobeCast announced March...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] Vizada Networks has installed an iDirect VSAT-powered hub to support a contract from an unnamed European civil defense agency to provide satellite infrastructure and training services, Vizada...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a 2010 fourth-quarter loss of $55.6 million, compared with income of $31.2 million in the same period a year ago, due...

[Satellite TODAY 03-02-11] SES Astra has completed the sale of its stake in German satellite equipment provider and ground system integrator ND SatCom to Astrium, SES announced March 1.    ...

Arinc Performs Air Force Weather Sensor Upgrade Arinc Engineering Services installed its Nexion digital solid-state sensor technology at 29 locations of the U.S. Air Force’s Ionospheric Data Network. The task order...

Eutelsat Ka-Sat to Begin Service in May Eutelsat Communications has positioned the Ka-Sat satellite at 9 degrees East and will begin a series of in-orbit tests as it prepares to enter...

Arqiva Extends Global Distribution Contract with ABS-CBN Arqiva renewed its contract to provide Filipino company ABS-CBN’s U.S. operations with distribution services for five years. Arqiva will continue delivering ABS-CBN’s eight-channel bouquet...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Ericsson has unveiled its Voyager 2 scalable satellite newsgathering product to meet growing consumer demand for HD news services, the company announced Feb. 28.    Voyager 2,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Maritime satellite communications specialist Marlink has delivered and installed its Sealink VSAT solution on Atlantic Oilfield Services’ oil & gas support unit KS Titan 2, Marlink announced...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe appointed Jeffrey Tarr its new President and CEO effective April 5, the company announced Feb. 28.     Tarr succeeds CEO and Chairwoman Jill...