Satellite News

Caprock Communications has appointed Randy Neck vice president of marketing. Neck will be responsible for…

Radyne Corporation announced that Carl Myron Wagner would serve as its president and CEO, effective…

GlobalPositioningSystems.co.uk, a provider of GPS navigation systems, has developed software that adds a GPS function to Blackberry units, the company announced. Telmap…

Globecast announced Aug. 29 it would deliver National Geographic France HD from Italy to France’s Canalsat through an agreement with the channel’s parent company, Fox…

Intelsat General Corp. has been selected to provide network broadband service to Sintel Satellite Services, Intelsat announced. Sintel, an integrator/manager of satellite communications networks, will use the service to establish a…

A Texas judge has stopped Echostar Communication Corp.’s patent-infringement lawsuit against Tivo Inc. and Humax USA Inc. over digital video recorder (DVR) technology, Tivo announced Aug. 28. In February, a jury in Texas ruled that Echostar infringed on a Tivo patent for DVRs and awarded Tivo more than $73…

Echostar Communications Corp. will pay $100 million to end a nine-year litigation with ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox Affiliate Associations over the rebroadcasting of local TV programs, Echostar announced Aug. 28. The agreement will allow Echostar to continue local network channels, and the satellite operator plans…

Starling Advanced Communication Ltd, Israel, announced that MIJET, a fuselage-mounted antenna for airliners, has successfully passed its airworthiness test. The MIJET antenna system was installed on a Boeing 737 aircraft per applicable U.S. federal aerospace regulations and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.