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Archive for June 4th, 2007

BBC Exec Confident About Freesat Prospects

June 4th, 2007 by

The BBC/ITV-backed Freesat direct-to-home platform, set to launch in 2008, will be critical in helping the United Kingdom become an all-digital nation, according to Emma Scott, project director for Freesat. After the success of digital terrestrial offering Freeview, which is in more than 8 million…

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DirecTV-10 Launch Reportedly Delayed

June 4th, 2007 by

The planned June 20 launch of DirecTV’s DirecTV-10 satellite will be delayed to July, according to a May 31 report out of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where the spacecraft is due to be placed into orbit by a…

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Arqiva, Intelsat To Distribute French Programming In Caribbean

June 4th, 2007 by

Arqiva and Intelsat signed a multi-year renewal and expansion contract to distribute content to the…

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Cobham To Buy Patriot Antenna Systems For $45 Million

June 4th, 2007 by

Cobham PLC has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Antenna Systems, U.K.-based Cobham announced May 30. Patriot designs and manufactures parabolic antennas as well as other satellite communication products…

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