E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) signed a multi-year contract expansion with Intelsat for capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, ABS-CBNi announced April 20.     Galaxy 19, located at 97 […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Witbe, a technology company specializing in next-generation software and automated monitoring systems, has opened Witbe Ltd., its Asia-Pacific subsidiary, Witbe announced April 17.      Based in Hong […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has unveiled a digital broadcast system designed for local channels and DMA extension systems which aims to cut the costs of satellite […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Vizada renewed its distribution agreement with Inmarsat to continue providing Inmarsat services over the next five years, Vizada announced April 17. Vizada will continue to provide Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Fox Pan American Sports, a Spanish-language sports programming venture, signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for capacity on its IS-805 satellite to distribute the high-definition (HD) version […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Royal Philips Electronics sold its 17 percent stake in set-top box supplier Pace to investors in a capital markets transaction, the company announced April 17.     The […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed an agreement with Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity (CONAE), for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX announced April 16. […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] SES Astra signed a reseller agreement with TV and telecommunications operator Towercom to distribute SES Astra’s Astra2Connect satellite broadband service distributed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Tandberg Television signed a deal with one of Asia’s main voice and satellite service providers, Reach, to expand its high-definition (HD) satellite capabilities with Tandberg receivers, encoding, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Arianespace will make adjustments to its Ariane 5 ECA rocket to increase its payload capacity by 400 kilograms, enabling it to lift two large telecommunications satellites on […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Primus Telecommunications Group, an integrated IP communications services provider, has entered into a forbearance and waiver agreement with a requisite majority of its first lien term loan […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Iridium Satellite has certified EMA Group‘s BlueTraker Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) ship terminal to provide LRIT services over the Iridium satellite network, Iridium announced April 16. […]

[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 04-16-09] Harris Corp. opened a facility in St. Louis, for production and quality assurance of high-resolution imagery-derived geospatial data for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) selected Blue Sky Network to supply satellite tracking and communication solutions for use aboard work and transport helicopters, Blue Sky announced April 15. […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Eutelsat has moved its Kabelkiosk digital cable platform to the Eurobird 9A satellite, Eutelsat company announced April 15.     Eutelsat Deutschland said that with the move, Kabelkiosk […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) selected Grass Valley to supply cable headends as part of efforts to digitalize cable in Taiwan, TBC announced April 15.       TBC, a […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. won a $2.1 million order from the U.S. military for satellite communications equipment that will be used to upgrade existing battlefield systems to […]

[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]  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 […]

[Satellite Today 04-14-09] Galaxy Broadband Communications (GBC) has selected Encore Networks’ Bandit line of industrial routers for GBC’s satellite networks, systems and solutions throughout Canada, GBC announced April 13.     […]

[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 04-13-09] A team led by Lockheed Martin has submitted its proposal for the Space-Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) program’s follow-on production phase and has completed the preliminary design review […]

[Satellite Today 04-13-09] KVH expects to report revenue of approximately $18 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 22 percent drop from the $23.1 million it posted in the […]