E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano terminated a program that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement using overhead and mapping...

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] The Discovery Channel was found to be the most important element of enjoyment for the total adult audience of satellite service subscribers, according to results of the...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed an agreement with Ringgold Telephone Company (RTC), a U.S. provider of converged communications to access lines in northern Georgia, to deliver EchoStar’s ViP-TV...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Raytheon received a $5 million contract from the Maryland Procurement Office to create a distributed services architecture cross-domain service to connect open service-oriented architectures and closed cross-domain...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Setanta Sport Holdings has not been able to acquire the funding it needs to survive and will end its broadcasting service in the United Kingdom, the company...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite-tracking algorithm which aims to provide customers with the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Latvia has become a full member of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat), the organization confirmed June 23.     As a member state,...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Panasonic Avionics’ Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (MPES) has been installed on 6,000 Boeing 737s entering into service as of today, the company announced June 23.     The...

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] TerreStar-1 is in final preparations for its launch by Arianespace July 1, TerreStar CTO Dennis Matheson told Satellite Today.     Matheson outlined the reasoning behind the technology...

[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Sirius XM Radio has offered $350 million in XM Satellite Radio senior secured notes, due 2013, to qualified institutional buyers, Sirius XM announced June 22.     Sirius...