October 1, 2024
 

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In This Issue: Via Editors Recap World Space Business Week | EchoStar Sells Dish TV to DirecTV, Refocusing on Mobile and Satellite | Air France Goes With Starlink to Upgrade Onboard Wi-Fi | Gogo Acquires Satcom Direct to Offer Multi-Orbit IFC Solutions 
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Via Editors Recap World Space Business Week
This week Via Satellite editors Jeff Hill and Mark Holmes join the podcast to talk about their trip to Paris for the annual World Space……[continued]
Finance
EchoStar Sells Dish TV to DirecTV, Refocusing on Mobile and Satellite
DirecTV is acquiring EchoStar's video distribution business, including Dish TV and Sling TV. EchoStar said this move refocuses the company’s portfolio on wireless and satellite……[continued]
Connectivity
Air France Goes With Starlink to Upgrade Onboard Wi-Fi
Air France selected SpaceX’s Starlink business as its satellite provider to upgrade Wi-Fi across its fleet. The deal, announced Sept. 26, is the second recent……[continued]
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Finance
Gogo Acquires Satcom Direct to Offer Multi-Orbit IFC Solutions
Gogo is acquiring Satcom Direct in a bid to improve its offering for the business aviation and government/military mobility markets. Gogo announced the $375 million……[continued]
Finance
SES Issues Dividend Payment to Shareholders
SES has announced details of a new dividend payment to shareholders. The SES Board of Directors has approved the payment of an interim dividend of……[continued]
Opinion
Corrected Link: 5 Years of SpaceX Rideshare Missions: The Spoils of Monopoly
Five years after launching its Transporter program, SpaceX now enjoys a monopoly on smallsat rideshare with heavy launchers, with the lowest price point on the……[continued]
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