MTG Completes Balkan Acquisition
Modern Times Group (MTG), owner of the Viasat direct-to-home platform, has completed its acquisition of 50 percent of Balkan Media Group, boosting MTG’s position in Central and Eastern Europe, MTG...
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NewCom Signs Up SES Americom For Emergency Communications Deal
NewCom International has signed a marketing agreement to add SES Americom’s Redisat to NewCom’s communications offerings available across the Southeast United States, SES Americom announced March 21. NewCom, a Miami-based...
Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery Of GPS Block 2R-M Satellites
Lockheed Martin delivered the eighth and final GPS 2R-M satellite to the U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin announced March 21. Each satellite in the series includes a modernized antenna panel...
DCC Uses SkyEdge To Extend Nigerian Network
DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd. is using Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s SkyEdge platform to expand its network in Nigeria, Gilat announced March 20. DCC will use the platform to provide...
MSV Names President For Satellite Services
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) appointed John Mattingly to the position of president, satellite services, the company announced March 20. Prior to joining MSV, Mattingly served as president, satellite services, for...
IAI/MBT Orders Interference Detection System From SAT
SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc., will deliver a digital spectrum analyzer to IAI/MBT for its Europe-based teleport, SAT announced March 20. The SAT-DSA unit provides...
DMC Orders Imagery Satellite
DMC International Imaging Ltd. will add an imagery satellite to the Disaster Monitoring Constellation in 2008, the company announced March 20. The UK DMC-2 microsatellite will be built by Surrey...
MDA Takes Controlling Interest In U.K. Technology Company
MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Ltd., MDA announced March 20. MDA will pay 900,000 British pounds ($1.7 million) to Rutherford Appleton...
Sky TV New Zealand Continues Widescreen Additions
Direct-to-home operator Sky TV New Zealand is increasing the number of widescreen channels available to customers, as the National Geographic Channel will begin broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen in early April,...
ViaSat Delivers Ku-Band Antenna For Air Force; Certifies End II End Technology
ViaSat Inc. delivered a Ku-band satellite communications antenna kit to the U.S. Air Force that will be used on C-130 aircraft, the company announced March 16. The antenna enables use...