E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Iridium Communications has received more than 100 orders for its OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels, the MSS operator announced May 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has postponed the Delta 4 launch of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System 2F-SV1satellite (GPS 2F-SV1) to May 21, the company announced. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) and its Spanish joint-venture partner Erzia have been selected to provide C- and Ku-band VSAT products and services for the Empressa Naviera Elcano […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Israel’s Yes satellite TV provider has launched video-on-demand (VOD) and broadband services using OnDemand, an add-on module that supports multiplatform on-demand services within Pilat Media’s IBMS broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Intelsat will temporarily relocate playout facilities, uplink and satellite segment on Intelsat’s IS-709 satellite to the 54.85 degrees East orbital slot to accommodate FIFA 2010 World Cup […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Boeing has completed the on-orbit handover of the DirecTV 12 satellite to DirecTV, the satellite manufacturer announced May 19.     DirecTV 12, launched in December, will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Glowlink has released GEO4, the manufacturer’s next-generation Model 8000 interference detection and geolocation product, the company announced.     GEO4 aims to offer automation and easy-to-use detection and […]

[Satellite News 05-20-10] The Broadcast & Beyond 2010 event in London saw executives from BSkyB and SES Astra give updates on 3-D and hybrid TV in Germany.     Chris Johns, […]

[Satellite News 05-19-10] While ViaSat’s 2010 fiscal year results were received cautiously by analysts, the investment community remains confident in the satellite solution provider’s 58 percent growth in contract awards […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] SES World Skies has commissioned Astrium to build the SES-6 satellite, which will be launched and deployed at the 319.5 degrees East orbital position in early 2013, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] CapRock Government Solutions has been contracted by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide a complete solution of technical design, network implementation, field services and […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] GlobeCast has revealed the details of its network and services to rights-holders and non-rights-holders for worldwide distribution of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa this summer. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] Israeli satellite operator Spacecom has signed a long-term agreement with U.A. Inter Media Group, Ukraine’s national broadcaster and leading channel network, Spacecom announced May 18.     U.A. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The French Polynesian Office of Post and Telecommunications (OPT) has launched a high-speed satellite broadband network based on iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced May 17.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast and SPE Networks Asia to distribute the Southeast Asian feed of the AXN HD channel via the Measat-3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] OnAir will start offering in-flight connectivity services in Russia following a license agreement the company signed with Russian mobile network operator MegaFon to operate the services on […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has signed an agreement with Creamer Media, a global mining industry publisher, to promote more effective application of communications solutions in support […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] Hughes Network Systems has formed Hughes Network Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. to serve the Ka-band satellite technology and services market in Australia, Hughes announced May 17.      […]

[Satellie TODAY 05-18-10] Intelsat has selected Arianespace to launch the Intelsat 17 satellite at the end of 2010, the launch company announced May 16.      Intelsat initially awarded the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] ViaSat saw overall revenues rise but net profits fell in the 12-month period that closed at the end of March, ViaSat announced in its fiscal year 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) Express-AM1 satellite suffered a failure, the said May 17.      Express-AM1 covers the European part of Russia, CIS, Europe, North Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] SES World Skies will perform orbital maneuvers and shift from signals to keep cable programming broadcast by the AMC-11 satellite from being interrupted by Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 […]

{Satellite News 05-18-10} With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than a month away, satellite companies are preparing to play their part in delivering content from South Africa to the […]

[Satellite News 05-18-10] While the cable and satellite industry enjoyed a 5 percent customer satisfaction rating increase in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ASCI) 2010 first quarter report as a […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Arianespace will launch SES’ Astra 3B broadcasting satellite and the German military’s ComsatBw 2 communications platform May 21 after problems with the Ariane 5 rocket’s helium pressurization […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Schlumberger has launched a VSAT service for the offshore industry, the company announced May 13.     The service, SeaConnect, aims to provide VSAT services using a portable […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals granted Dish Network and EchoStar’s request for a full-court review of the ruling in the two company’s patent dispute with […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has lost more than 10 percent of its subscriber base in the period from March 2009 to March 2010, according to the company’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Dish Network has entered a multi-year partnership with end-to-end IPTV service provider NeuLion to distribute Dish Network’s international channels using NeuLion’s IPTV network, the companies announced May […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Sensio Technologies appointed Patrick Whittingham to its board of directors, the company announced May 13.     Whittingham previously served as president of the Sony Broadcast and Production […]