E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Virgin Media will partner with Bridge Technologies to roll out an all-IP broadcast installation at its 54 of Virgin Media’s headends and four core IP sites to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] GlobeCast’s sharing and transfer solution, Content Exchange, has received Inmarsat certification, GlobeCast announced Sept. 12.     The IP-based audiovisual file sharing service is now available on Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Citi Venture Capital has invested $25 million in SkyVision Holdings Ltd., a provider of global IP services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems for enterprise, ISP […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] SES World Skies signed a multiyear, two-transponder agreement with Galaxy Backbone, a public enterprise of the federal government of Nigeria, to deliver a range of information and […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Paradigm Secure Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS Astrium, has expanded its distribution partnership with Intelsat General by naming the company as its preferred U.S. distributor […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Inmarsat is set to launch its Enhanced Super Quiet Time (ESQT) calling service for its FleetBroadband maritime users, the MSS operator announced Sept. 14.      Starting Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, has been chosen to provide its Monics system to Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) for satellite monitoring, interference detection, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Swedish on-demand TV server technology developer Edgeware has been selected by Dutch cable operator Caiway to provide the Orbit-2X video server platform to drive Caiway’s IPTV service, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-15-09] Amino Communications, an independent IPTV development company, has won an order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high-definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs), as part of an HD upgrade […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] South African direct-to-home (DTH) television operator MultiChoice signed a long-term, multi-transponder capacity agreement with Intelsat, the FSS operator announced Sept. 11.     The agreement extends and expands […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] GlobeCast renewed and expanded its contract with UEFA to provide HD coverage of the UEFA Champions Soccer League and HD and SD coverage of the UEFA Europa […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] ND SatCom introduced its brand-new Ka- and Ku-dual band SNG vehicle and service for broadcasters and operators, the company announced Sept. 11.     ND SatCom uses satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] SintecMedia has unveiled its OnAir Pivot-NL add-on module to the OnAir business solution for broadcasters and networks in the Non-linear marketplace, the company announced Sept. 11.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Ondas Media has created a new operational base in Paris, the company announced Sept. 10.     Ondas will create an integrated, digital satellite transmission network to broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Edgeware and Jet Stream have partnered to integrate of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with Jet Stream’s VideoExchange content distribution network (CDN) management suite to create a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Globecomm Systems reported a 12.8 percent decrease in revenues to $49.2 million from $56.4 million in 2008, in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results, released Sept. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, has added technology developer Pace’s TDS855NV hybrid HD PVR to its portfolio, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] iDirect’s partner, Auriga Network has leveraged its satellite communications platform to expand its IP broadcasting service to newscasters in the Middle East, iDirect announced Sept. 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Telecom Artel has leased four full Ku-band transponders from SES World Skies, the operator announced Sept. 10.     Artel’s new capacity, provided by the Astra 3B satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Telespazio Brasil to provide a 1,200-site Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to be used by Sicredi Bank for […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced Sept. 9 . […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Sirius XM Radio’s newest satellite, Sirius FM-5 has been placed into service on its radio network, the company announced Sept. 9.     The satellite was launched June […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Norsat International released the Norsat SA-RSSI-I LNB Spectrum Analyzer, a new line of satellite terminal operator tools, to be used in Norsat’s portable satellite terminals, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Harris Corp. added broadband satellite capability to its Falcon 3 RF-7800M wideband networking radio, the company announced Sept. 8.     The new capability aims to enable global-area […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Thales Alenia Space and Astrium were awarded contracts by Argentine satellite company Arsat to build the Arsat-1 satellite, scheduled to launch in 2012, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Protostar’s bankruptcy case was postponed Friday by a Delaware State Supreme Court judge to November, the company confirmed Sept. 8. Judge Geoffrey Bell pushed the case back […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced Sept. 7.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Orbcomm reported its total revenues for the 2009 second quarter were $6.8 million – a 1.5 percent drop from the second quarter of 2008, the company announced […]