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Archive for April 19th, 2007

MSV Appoints Executive

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Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced April 18 the appointment of Larry D…

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Cerona Gains Funding from Republic Financial Corp.

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Cerona Networks Corp., a portfolio company of Republic Financial Corp.’s private equity group, has received additional funding, the…

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Digital+ Makes Slow Progress

April 19th, 2007 by

Digital+, Sogecable’s Spanish DTH platform, ended the first quarter of 2007 with nearly 2.1 million subscribers, having added a net 21,000 subscribers in the quarter to the end of March. In the past 12 months, the operator has…

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Arena’s Sports Marketing Suspended

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Premiere will suspend the marketing of Arena (Bundesliga and sports content) while a Federal Cartel Office (FCO) investigation takes place into the deal between Unity Media, Premiere and Arena announced in February. This deal will see Premiere able to…

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Hughes Signs With TerreStar For Turnkey Base Station

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Hughes Network Systems signed a contract with TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Motient Corp., to…

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Phoenicia Group Rolls Out BGAN In Libya

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Phoenicia Group Libya, a U.S.-Libyan diversified business and consultancy group, announced April 18 its plans to offer BGAN satellite Internet solutions to corporate and government clients across Libya, marking the deployment as the first time…

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Radyne Nets $6.7 Million Dealing With DirecTV

April 19th, 2007 by

Radyne Corp. has received follow-on orders for more than $6.7 million for Ka-band power amplifiers and DM-240 satellite modulators to…

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Globalstar Eyes May 21 Satellite Launch

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Globalstar Inc. is anticipating a May 21 launch window for the first of its four first-generation ground spare satellites to be lofted, the company announced April 18. The four satellites, combined with four others due to be launched later in 2007, will be used to bolster the company’s current first-generation…

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