Satellite News

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] iDirect Inc. has opened a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the company announced Aug. 29. The office, located in Dubai’s…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Scopus Video Networks is adding high-definition capability to its commercially available encoders, the company announced Aug. 29. The…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] DigitalGlobe and Bushnell Outdoor Products will add commercial high-resolution satellite imagery to some of Bushnell’s GPS devices, DigitalGlobe announced…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Geosemble Technologies Inc. won a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a system that will link online data with satellite imagery, Geosemble announced Aug. 29. Geosemble will apply its TILES (Text-to-Image…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Thrane & Thrane has signed a distribution deal to boost its presence in the Middle…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. will provide video content to millions of Asian households under an agreement with Loral Skynet…

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] SES Astra’s Entavio digital platform will make its debut Sept. 1, with German pay-TV operator Premiere the first to offer the system, SES Astra announced. Entavio is a technical and service platform that does acquire or bundle channels and is open to all broadcasters…

SES Astra said it will launch its new digital platform entavio at the international consumer show IFA in Berlin on 1 September.