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Turkish pay-TV platform Digiturk has signed an agreement for the lease renewal of 12 transponders until 2021 at Eutelsat’s 7 degrees East video neighbourhood occupied by its W3A satellite.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RaySat Antenna Systems (RAS), a provider of Satcom On The Move antenna solutions.

SES Astra announced that it has again significantly increased its reach and grown the number of digital and High Definition TV households on the Astra satellite system.

“[I]t is obvious that an overcapacity situation already exists in the launch services market. When I hear certain operators say the contrary, what they really want is additional cheap launch services on the market – but this is something they won’t admit out loud. … The system of commercial launch service providers is working very well, offering capacity to cover all of the market needs for prices that are globally affordable – so if the telecommunications operators want to destabilise this system, I think they will face the consequences from the resulting damage.” — Arianespace Chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall

This year’s Academy Awards provided lots of surprises. Standing at the forefront of the nominations were two very powerful, contrasting films that have both received a lot of attention over the same broad issue: race.
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It started out as simply a short, choppy animation, something that creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone put together in order to mock the true meaning of the holiday season: materialism and presents. From there, the stop motion animation of Jesus Christ fighting Santa Claus in front of four, foul-mouthed kids and a piece of talking feces became one of the first viral videos, entitled the “Spirit of Christmas,” and it traveled throughout the Net and in and out of people’s email inboxes. Eventually, it landed in the hands of a Comedy Central executive, who commissioned the duo to turn the short animation into a full-fledged series. Thus, “South Park” was born.
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Out of all of the top Hollywood stars, Keanu Reeves probably receives some of the most scrutiny. That is not to say that his face constantly appears in the tabloids that litter the checkout aisles of most supermarkets, it refers to the fact that no matter what role he is in, no matter who he acts with, people think of him as a bonehead.
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HBO is famous for its documentaries. Whether it is actually airing them on the premium channel, scouting potential new talent from film festivals around the world, or funding the production of some of the best nonfiction work of our time, the channel has a definite devotion to helping people tell their stories. Whether it was airing the acclaimed “Tarnation” for the first time on television or simply telling stories of courageous news reporters and beauty contest contestants in jail, HBO and its interest in documentaries has brought a new life to satellite tv, making things a bit more highbrow than usual in many cases.
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