E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] DigitalGlobe will launch its initial public offering on May 14, when it is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DGI,"...

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] France Telecom‘s earnings fell 4.4 percent due to costs associated with buying programming for its new television services in France, the company announced in its first-quarter financial...

[Satellite Today 04-30-09] NDS signed a contract with DoxTV, a value-added service provider in China, to bring digital TV services and Video-on-Demand to the country and provide an end-to-end suite...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Dish Network named Bernie Han COO, the company announced April 27.     Han will oversee Dish Network’s operations, information technologies and finance functions. Han formerly served as...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Ekahau, a provider of Wi-Fi-based location systems, is integrating its tracking software into GPS receivers designed by NavSync, Ekahau announced April 28.     The tags expand the...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] In a push for U.S. broadband stimulus funding, WildBlue will demonstrate residential satellite connectivity of 18 megabits per second in Denver April 29, the company announced.    ...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] The final paragraph in the April 28 story “Hughes and WildBlue Team Up To Fight for Broadband Stimulus Funding,” should read: Hughes has proposed to the NTIA...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] NeuLion Inc. launched iTVRSN, an IPTV network for Romanian audiences in North America, the company announced April 28.     The set-top-box service provides viewers with a selection...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] The Africa Union Commission (AUC) is set to inaugurate an AU-AMESD project satellite receiving station at the AUC Headquarters in Ethiopia, AUC announced April 28.      The...

[Satellite Today 04-29-09] Vislink is partnering with Warsaw-based reseller Janusz Rupik PVP, which will distribute Vislink’s products in Poland, Vislink announced April 28.     Janusz Rupik will promote Vislink’s Link...