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[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] News Corp has acquired a 9 percent stake in the Rotana Group, a Middle East media group, the company announced Feb. 23. News Corp. will acquire newly-issued...

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] Newtec, Arabsat and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) are expanding the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS), Newtec announced Feb. 24.     Additional bandwidth will be...

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-10] SatMax Corp. has formed a joint marketing partnership with TLC Engineering, based in Houston, Texas, SatMax announced Feb. 24.     SatMax will market its wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] Eric Béranger, CEO of Astrium Services hailed a deal the company did earlier this year with the European Defence Agency (EDA). In early January, Astrium Services was...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] UPC Broadband consolidated its European DTH businesses to create a new company, UPC DTH, the company announced Feb. 22.     The consolidation will combine UPC Direct’s activities...

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] NDS has signed a contract with On Digital Media to provide a comprehensive set of services for its TopTV DTH platform in South Africa, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Boeing’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K-L program completed a NASA system-level critical design review and production readiness review on Feb. 19, Boeing announced Feb. 23....

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] The Brazilian Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) has contracted Gilat to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT broadband satellite communications network to more than 1,000 SIPAM sites in the...

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] Thai-based satellite operator Thaicom reported a net loss in 2009 of $14.16 million despite growing its year-end revenues to $216.90 million, the company announced in its 2009...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] SpaceX’s debut Falcon 9 launch vehicle is now vertical at its Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch facility, the company announced Feb. 22.     The Falcon 9 rocket was...