E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] More than half of individuals who have seen 3-D movies plan to purchase a 3-D capable TV set in the next three years, according to an Altman […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] RigNet, a managed communications solutions provider for the upstream oil and gas industry, has signed an agreement with Stratos Global to become an authorized distributor of Inmarsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] German start-up communications company TakWak GmbH has received 2.5 million Euros ($3.1 million) in financing from the European Space Agency’s Open Sky Technologies Fund to develop a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has successfully completed a high altitude drop test and has met all of the testing program’s objectives, the launch company announced Aug. 23.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to build a wireless small-satellite network to provide a scalable set of open standard technologies, the agency […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] KVH and ViaSat have expanded KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the North American region by more than 500 percent, the companies announced Aug. 20.     KVH […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] Broadcaster Canal Digital appointed Patrik Hofbauer CEO, parent company Telenor announced Aug. 20.     Hofbauer, currently CEO of broadcaster Clear Channel Sweden, will start his new role […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] The pay-TV hybrid set-top box market may see 90 million units by 2015, according to an IMS Research study released Aug 20.     The report, “The World […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] AsiaSat saw its 2010 first half-year profits and revenues increase more than 20 percent, according to the operator’s latest financial results issued Aug. 19.      AsiaSat’s first-half […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] NASA and ATK will conduct a full-scale test of a five-segment, first-stage solid rocket motor on Aug. 31 at the ATK Aerospace Systems test facility in Promontory, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] U.K. media consumers are spending about 45 percent of their waking hours watching TV as well as using mobile phones and other communications devices, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] IPTV will account for more than 10 percent of the worldwide pay-TV subscriber base by 2015, according to a study released by ABI Research Aug. 17.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Marlink secured a three-year contract with Irish ferry operator Fastnet Line for Marlink’s Sealink service, the company announced Aug. 18.      As part of the agreement, Marlink […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Nevion, a video transport solution provider, has helped NASA transport stereo 3-D video of two space shuttle launches in real time, Nevion announced Aug. 17.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Fisher Communications Inc. and Streambox have formed a strategic partnership to develop solutions that will enable broadcasters to expand video contribution and Web streaming initiatives for all […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will receive more than $24 million in cash proceeds from the merger of Ingenix and Axolotl, Gilat announced Aug. 17.      Ingenix, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Arqiva signed a program delivery deal with Traffic Sports International (TSI) to support global distribution of its seven international soccer leagues, Arqiva announced Aug. 16.      Via […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] SES World Skies signed a three-year capacity deal with The Nature Conservancy for capacity on the NSS-9 satellite, SES World Skies announced Aug. 17.      The Nature […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Intelsat has began construction of the Intelsat 27 (IS-27) satellite that will include a UHF hosted payload for government applications, the company announced Aug. 16.      The […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] The Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) at Utah State University received a contract to provide support for NASA‘s Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Mission, the SDL announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Inmarsat Navigation Ventures Ltd. received a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and certify a transceiver terminal for the Inmarsat Broadband Global […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket launched the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-1 (AEHF-1) satellite for the U.S. Air Force Aug. 14, the ULA announced.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service, Avanti announced Aug. 16.      Under the three-year contract, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched the GPS-supported Geo Augmented Navigation (Gagan) satellite navigation system to aid Indian air traffic, the organization announced Aug. 12. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] DTH operator MultiChoice South Africa appointed CEO Nolo Letele executive chairman effective Oct. 1, the company announced Aug. 12.     Letele will replace chairman Mandla Langa, who […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] U.K. broadcast services company Telegenic has installed a digital SoundField microphone and upmix processor in its new 3-D OB mobile broadcasting vehicle, which entered service for European […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] About 50 broadcasters and pay-TV operators will be offering 3-D TV services by the end of this year, according to a study published Aug. 13 by IMS […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] SatLink has been contracted by Channel One Russia to provide broadcasting services to the Asia-Pacific region, SatLink announced Aug. 11. The long-term contract will see SatLink broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] The European News Exchange (ENEX) has approved Sencore’s MRD3187B receiver decoder for use in satellite newsgathering applications, Sencore announced Aug. 12.     As a result, ENEX will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] Operator Thaicom saw its 2010 first-half revenues drop from $118.4 million in 2009 to $109.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $9.1 million, the company announced […]