The future shape of television On 21-22 November 2006, in the heart of London’s Canary Wharf, the steel-and-glass district home to the world’s leading financial institutions, the future shape of television was debated amongst the big and the good of Europe’s broadcasting industry. Giovanni Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution EMEA, reports from NextGenTV 2006. Click here to watch the video

SkyPort International announces a partnership with Comdex
SkyPort International has formed a strategic partnership with Comdex Inc. in which the two companies will jointly provide highly-secure satellite communications services to Comdex’s worldwide customers...

International Datacasting Corporation wins contract from Shin Broadband for new Asia IPTV service
International Datacasting Corporation have been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet in Thailand to provide IDC’s Datacast XD Content Management and Distribution software for a next generation Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) Push Video On Demand (PUSH-VOD) service in Asia. The contract calls for the initial roll-out phase of the system with options for expansion as the service reaches full deployment...

Comtech Telecommunications receives order for satellite communications equipment from DIRECTV
Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received an order for approximately $1.0 million from DIRECTV. The order is a component of the previously announced volume purchase agreement for a minimum of $3.5 million over two years...

A new continent and a new language for LUXE.TV on Eutelsat W5
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Sea Launch prepares for NSS-8 mission
The Sea Launch team is preparing for its first mission of the year on January 25, with the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES NEW SKIES. Liftoff is planned at the opening of a 37-minute launch window beginning at 3:22 pm Pacific Standard Time (23:22 GMT)...

Robert Berry, Conny Kullman and Mary Ann Elliott among six industry leaders to be inducted into the SSPI's Satellite Hall of Fame on 20 February
The Society of Satellite Professionals International (www.sspi.org), the professional development society of the global satellite industry, will induct six new members into its Satellite Hall of Fame at an invitational ceremony on February 20, 2007 sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton...

Camping World to market King-Dome satellite antennas
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CSR to bring lowest cost high-performance GPS to handsets and other portable devices
CSR has announced that it is to provide the most competitive Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for mobile handsets and network operators...

ARRIS and TANDBERG Television announce intention to combine
ARRIS and TANDBERG Television have announced that they have reached an agreement to combine the two companies through an acquisition of all outstanding TANDBERG Television shares by ARRIS...

ORBCOMM reseller SkyMate receives NOAA type approval for its vessel monitoring system
ORBCOMM has announced that its Value-Added Reseller (“VAR”), SkyMate Inc., a marine satellite communications systems provider, has received full type approval from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for its enhanced Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)...

Intelsat Satellites restore operators following Asian earthquake fibre cuts
When the Taiwan earthquake severed six major undersea fiber optic cables, disrupting telecommunications throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Intelsat was able to restore services for many voice, video and data providers, some within hours of the event...

Comtech Telecommunications receives $4.8 million contract for high power amplifiers
Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., received a $4.8 million contract from a major domestic OEM to supply high power amplifiers...