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[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Indian direct-to-home (DTH) provider Dish TV added 126,000 subscribers in its most recent quarter to bring its total number of customers to more than 2.6 million,...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has hired Lee Demitry to serve as the executive vice president for Iridium Next, the company’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium announced Dec. 6.    ...

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. and On Call Communications are donating emergency communications to help coordinate efforts to combat the recent wildfires in Southern California as well as aid...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Vega launch vehicle, was tested Dec. 4...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] AB Groupe will launch a pay-TV platform in France via Eutelsat’s Hot Bird neighborhood at 13° East and from Atlantic Bird 3 at 5° West, Eutelsat...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] NDS and DirecTV have extended their contract for NDS to deliver conditional access technology and services to DirecTV U.S. and Latin America until June 2013, NDS...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] The Copyright Royalty Board has ruled that satellite radio companies will pay a performance license rate of 6 percent of gross revenues for use of music...

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] Microspace Communications Corp. has retained movie industry veteran Michael Murphy to help Microspace expand digital cinema services into Mexico, the company announced Dec. 3.     Murphy’s...

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Irdeto, a supplier of security solutions to pay-TV operators worldwide, has acquired U.S. software company, Cloakware, Irdeto announced Dec. 4.     The acquisition boosts Irdeto’s agenda...

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] ND SatCom has boosted its potential to drive revenues in Greece and Cyprus, signing a deal with Greek broadcast and VSAT system integrator Telmaco, ND SatCom...