E-letter: News Feed

[Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Newtec has made a new appointment to strengthen its team in Asia, the company said June 16. The company has a appointed Richard Walshe as vice […]

[Satellite Today – 6-16-08] A new Asia wide DTH platform is set to launch using SES New Skies capacity, the satellite operator said June 16. SES New Skies has signed […]

[Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Tandberg Television has extended its relationship with one of Asia’s leading DTH operators, the company said June 16. It has done a deal with Thailand’s True […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-13-08] Measat is one of a number of locally based satellite operators looking to make its presence felt in the region and the launch of […]

[Satellite Today – 6-13-08] Arianespace lofted the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites into orbit June 12, Arianespace’s third launch in 2008.     Skynet 5C, launched on behalf of Astrium, […]

[Satellite Today – 6-13-08] Alliance Space Systems signed a contract with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to continue mission support work, Alliance parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced June […]

[Satellite Today  6-13-08] Sirius Canada Inc. has exceeded 750,000 paying subscribers, adding more than 250,000 subscribers since October, the company announced June 12.     “Sirius has experienced a surge of […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-13-08] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) plays a key role in promoting the rights of satellite and cable companies throughout Asia. […]

[Satellite Today – 6-13-08] Beginning June 16, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007.     Be sure to check out the live blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’o;s Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract on Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite, Intelsat Ltd. announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] SkyBitz Inc. launched the GLS 100 satellite mobile communicator, a global asset tracking solution that uses the Globalstar Simplex data network, Globalstar announced June 11.     […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) have formed a satellite mutual aid radio talkgroup dedicated to the preparation for and […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] Norsat International Inc. released the latest version of its satellite acquisition and terminal control software, LinkControl, adding 12 languages to the system, the company announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] We end Asia Satellite Week with conversations with talking to Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat, and Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA (Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08]  Starling Advanced Communication is launching a new airborne broadband antenna system, the company said June 12. The new Ku-band antenna system MIJETLite will be launched at […]

[Satellite News – 6-12-08] SES Astra is having to go back to the drawing board for its digital TV plans in Germany.     The company in September launched its digital […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-12-08] Thaicom Public Company Ltd. has one of the most ambitious strategies of any of the satellite operators in Asia. The plan, based on its […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-12-08] Optus is using satellites to help bring advanced communications services to remote and rural parts of Australia. The investing close to 600 million Australian […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-11-08] Intelsat is keen to expand its business in Asia and believes its global presence could give it a competitive advantage over some of the […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-11-08] While SES divested its interest in AsiaSat in 2007, it is still intent in playing a major role in the region,  the global operator […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] As SatelliteToday.com continues its in-depth look at the role of satellite communications in Asia, two very different viewpoints are shared. Nongluck Phinainitisart, president of Thaicom, discusses […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Blue Sky Network has unveiled a new satellite communications kit for vehicle fleet tracking and management, the company said June 10.     The Iridium-D411 is designed […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Global revenues for the commercial satellite industry jumped 16 percent in 2007 to $123 billion, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) announced June 11.     Average annual […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] TerreStar Corp. closed separate transactions with EchoStar Corp. and CCTV Wireless I LLC to gain additional spectrum, TerreStar announced June 11.     Under the deals, announced […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Eutelsat Communications signed a new capacity deal with Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) of Hong Kong, a producer and distributor of Chinese programs, Eutelsat announced June 11. […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-10-08] Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecommunications companies, wants to expand its business and is setting its sights on India’s burgeoning satellite pay-TV market. […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] While GlobeCast has been present in the Asia-Pacific market for about 10 years, a recently announced a deal to acquire Hong Kong-based broadcast services company Pacific […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The third day of Asia Satellite Week features the world’s largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, and their strategies in the Asian market.     Intelsat’s David […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] Eutelsat Communications appointed Ignacio González Núñez chief risk officer, the company said June 9.     Núñez’s activities in this newly created position will cover identification and […]