E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Tandberg Television won a contribution deal with Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Egypt’s national broadcaster, to supply Tandberg’s MPEG-2 encoding solutions, Tandberg announced April 14.    ...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] In the last six months, more than 35 new IPTV operations began trials or deployment, as several major companies attempt to gain leadership status in the sector,...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] MotoSat released its Mesa series tri-axis motorized self-aligning antenna for fixed VSAT applications, the company announced April 13.     The Mesa antenna uses tri-axis alignment to provide...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] German satellite imagery provider RapidEye entered into a partnership which names U.S. distributor MakaLani as RapidEye’s imagery reseller for U.S. government, military and homeland security customers, RapidEye...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] Liberty Sports Group signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for satellite capacity to distribute its three regional sports networks to viewers across the United States, Liberty announced...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a $14.9 million contract order from the U.S. Army to provide transportable ground receive suites and related spare parts to support the...

[Satellite Today 04-15-09] Arianespace signed a contract to launch Intelsat’s New Dawn satellite into geostationary transfer orbit, Arianespace announced April 14.     The launch of Intelsat New Dawn, built by...

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] The Chinese government has merged China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) with China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom), CASC announced April 10.     China Satcom, with...

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] Crawford Satellite Services has launched the All Sports Network (ASN), a live sports channel, in high definition (HD) to Asian audiences, marking its official entrance in the...

[Satellite Today 04-14-09]  Swe-Dish Satellite Systems was granted U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for its Drive-Away CCT120 and SuitcasexAE terminals, Swe-Dish announced April 13.     The licenses authorize the...