E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting is struggling to add direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region, while its IPTV numbers show strong growth, according to...

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] CASBAA (The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) has added four new corporate members to its ranks, the organization said July 23. Global sports TV agency...

[Satellite Today 07-24-09] Spot, a subsidiary of Globalstar, unveiled its new satellite GPS Messenger model, Spot announced July 23. The model is 30 percent smaller and lighter than the original...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Integral Systems Europe (ISE) signed a three-year deal with Thales to provide the Norwegian and Netherlands Navies with advanced network monitoring and management systems, ISE announced July...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Italy’s state-owned broadcaster RAI, commercial broadcaster Mediaset and Telecom Italia (TI) will launch TivuSat, a free-to-air satellite platform on July 31, the companies announced July 22.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] SpeakerBus has struck a deal with Thuraya to provide netted communications solutions to its customer base through a service branded Thuraya NettedComms, SpeakerBus announced July 22.    ...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] QSAT, a satellite service provider based in Qatar, has launched a next-generation iDirect Evolution network covering the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe, iDirect announced...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Orbital Sciences has delivered the Optus D3 satellite to Arianespace for its scheduled mid-August launch, Australian telecom Optus announced July 22.     Optus D3, the third D-series...

[Satellite Today 07-22-09] Sencore, a satellite content delivery specialist, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Wegener, the company announced July 21.     The acquisition, if completed,...

[Satellite Today 07-23-09] Arianespace won a contract to launch the Hylas telecommunications satellite for Avanti, Arianespace announced July 22.     Hylas, built by EADS Astrium, has been scheduled for launch...