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[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 […]

[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] 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] 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] 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] 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 05-14-10] Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology has ordered mass production volumes of GPS and GSM modules from U-blox for integration with Helioversal’s miniBee GPS Tracker, U-blox announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] MTV has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplinking of two transponders to the Astra satellite system at 19 degrees East, Arqiva announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] Liberty Global is teaming with Samsung, Intel, NDS and Nagravision to build a multimedia home gateway for its digital TV customer base, LGI announced, May 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] ESPN Star Sports selected GlobeCast as its technical broadcast partner to deliver ICC World Twenty20 cricket sporting events from the West Indies to more than 181 territories […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] CPI International, the microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions provider set to be acquired by Comtech, reported 2010 second quarter revenues of $88 million, CPI announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Thaicom cut its first quarter losses to $4.8 million in 2010, down from $6.8 million in net losses in the 2009 first quarter, the company announced in […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Russian international and long-distance operator Rostelecom has contracted Hughes Network Systems to supply its HX System to provide a variety of broadband communications services in Russia’s eastern […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] PolarSat has received more than $1 million in multiple MF-TDMA VSAT equipment orders for immediate deliver to help expand an existing air traffic control network in Asia, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Under Sea Launch’s reorganization plan, Aker and Boeing may not receive the full $1.76 billion in claims the two companies filed against the launch provider after it […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Solaris Mobile has been granted 18-year licenses by the European Commission to operate mobile satellite services in France, Sweden and Germany, the company announced May 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) will launch the NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites for the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency Oct. 29, SSTL announced May 12. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has seen net profits rise but revenues fall in the first quarter, according to the company’s first quarter results issued May 11.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Globalstar reported an $8.7 million operating loss in the 2010 first quarter, an improvement over the $17.6 million loss the company reported in the same period in […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Marlink is introducing an entry-level VSAT service for the maritime sector, the company announced May 11.     The service, @SEAdirect, aims to provide multiple data rates of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Iridium Communications saw revenue, service and subscriber equipment growth across all of its business units in the 2010 first quarter, offset by costs related to its merge […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Inmarsat’s 2010 first quarter profits jumped 40 percent to $62.5 million compared to the same period in 2009, driven by growth in revenues and a solid performance […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Astrium has shipped the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) of the Johannes Kepler, the second European spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), to Arianespace’s spaceport in French […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Arianespace, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency (CNES) have confirmed that the French Guiana Space Center’s inaugural launch of the Soyuz rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to build the Vinasat-2 satellite, with delivery due by the second quarter of 2012, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Loral CEO Michael Targoff confirmed that the company intends to sell a portion of its stake in Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) while announcing Loral’s 2010 first quarter results, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-10-10] Ericsson is confident that its 3-D TV partnership with ESPN will be a precursor to many more 3-D deals, as the two companies work to incorporate a […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] EchoStar Corp. 2010 first quarter revenues increased 31 percent to $627 million, which enabled the company to produce a net income of $72 million during the quarter, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) entered into a contact valued at 1.2 million euro ($1.5 million) contract with an unnamed pan-European content distribution company to provide its Superflex […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Satelites Mexicanos de C.V. (Satmex) officially contracted Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build the Satmex 8 satellite after placing a $2 million down payment on the order in […]