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South African direct-to-home (DTH) television operator MultiChoice signed a long-term, multi-transponder capacity agreement with Intelsat, the FSS operator announced Sept. 11.     The agreement extends and expands MultiChoice’s existing contract […]

Ateme, a French compression company, has signed a deal with U.S pay-TV company DirecTV, to supply 1080p video compression solutions and improvements to DirecTV’s Video-on-Demand (VoD) service, Ateme announced Sept. […]

Telecom Artel has leased four full Ku-band transponders from SES World Skies, the operator announced.     Artel’s new capacity, provided by the Astra 3B satellite, set to launch early next […]

GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced.     GlobeCast will lease two 36 […]

Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced.     Kanal 75 is […]

Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well as a next-generation […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] iDirect’s partner, Auriga Network has leveraged its satellite communications platform to expand its IP broadcasting service to newscasters in the Middle East, iDirect announced Sept. 11.     […]

Streambox is set to launch Streambox Live, an IP-based contribution service, the company announced.     The solution aims to enable remote and citizen reporters to upload compressed live video streams […]

GlobeCast has leased occasional use (OU) capacity with Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet, Intelsat announced Sept. 9.     The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite transmissions infrastructure to […]

Edgeware and Jet Stream have partnered to integrate of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with Jet Stream’s VideoExchange content distribution network (CDN) management suite to create a complete CDN-in-a-box solution […]

Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, has added technology developer Pace’s TDS855NV hybrid HD PVR to its portfolio, the companies announced Sept. 10. […]

iDirect’s Auriga network has leveraged its satellite communications platform to expand its IP broadcasting service to newscasters in the Middle East, iDirect announced Sept. 11.     The iDirect network is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, has added technology developer Pace’s TDS855NV hybrid HD PVR to its portfolio, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Globecomm Systems reported a 12.8 percent decrease in revenues to $49.2 million from $56.4 million in 2008, in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results, released Sept. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Edgeware and Jet Stream have partnered to integrate of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with Jet Stream’s VideoExchange content distribution network (CDN) management suite to create a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Ondas Media has created a new operational base in Paris, the company announced Sept. 10.     Ondas will create an integrated, digital satellite transmission network to broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Telecom Artel has leased four full Ku-band transponders from SES World Skies, the operator announced Sept. 10.     Artel’s new capacity, provided by the Astra 3B satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] GeoEye Inc. signed a contract worth $50 million to extend its service level agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) through Mar. 31, 2010, the imagery […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Harris Corp. added broadband satellite capability to its Falcon 3 RF-7800M wideband networking radio, the company announced Sept. 8.     The new capability aims to enable global-area […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Norsat International released the Norsat SA-RSSI-I LNB Spectrum Analyzer, a new line of satellite terminal operator tools, to be used in Norsat’s portable satellite terminals, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Sirius XM Radio’s newest satellite, Sirius FM-5 has been placed into service on its radio network, the company announced Sept. 9.     The satellite was launched June […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced Sept. 9 . […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Telespazio Brasil to provide a 1,200-site Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to be used by Sicredi Bank for […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] GlobeCast has leased occasional use (OU) capacity with Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet, Intelsat announced Sept. 9.     The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] EMS Satcom has combined its Tracking and Messaging, Search and Rescue and its recently acquired Satamatics business units to create EMS Global Tracking, which will supply a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Orbcomm reported its total revenues for the 2009 second quarter were $6.8 million – a 1.5 percent drop from the second quarter of 2008, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won a contract from Astrium to launch an Earth observation satellite it designed for its recently acquired subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] GlobeCast signed a three-year capacity deal with Eutelsat to help boost its position in the professional video services market in Europe, the company announced Sept. 7.     […]