E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] A special committee set up by OpenTV has rejected an offer from The Kudelski Group to buy all of OpenTV’s shares, Kudelski announced June 4.     In...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] KOAM-TV, a CBS broadcasting affiliate in Pittsburg, has selected Harris Corp.’s NewsForce digital news production system for live telecasts, Harris announced June 4.     The Harris solution...

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Egyptian commercial airline Egyptair will equip its new fleet of Airbus 330-300 with OnAir in-flight passenger communications supported by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband, Inmarsat announced June 2.     Mobile...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] President Obama has nominated Rob McDowell to serve another term on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC announced June 2.      McDowell, appointed by former...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Philip Father, CEO of ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] DirecTV President and CEO Chase Carey is resigning from the company, effective July 1, to accept a new position at News Corp. DirecTV announced June 3.    ...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] SES Americom-New Skies won a three-year capacity contract with BT for nearly three full transponders of C-band capacity on the NSS-10 satellite, SES announced June 3.    ...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Iridium Satellite reported a 41.9 percent decline in net income to $9.7 million in its 2009 first quarter financial report, released June 3.     The company’s equipment...

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] AT&T CruiseCast officially launched its in-car satellite service in partnership with RaySat Broadcasting Corp. and AT&T, the companies announced June 3.     The service combines satellite radio...