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ND SatCom has teamed with Studio Hamburg Media Consult International to provide an Internet protocol (IP)-based radio contribution and distribution network for Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), ND SatCom announced March 7. The network collects IP data streams of regional and national content from several studios. Digital multicast streams are sent via satellite to 95 radio...

Spacenet Inc. has been selected by the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Telemedicine Center to provide satellite network services for its new mobile telemedicine clinic, Spacenet announced March 6. No financial details were disclosed.

Starsys Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceDev, has been awarded a follow-on order for the DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 satellite program from Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp., SpaceDev announced March 6. A $1.25 million authorization to proceed will initiate the contract for solar-array rotational drive assemblies and drive-control electronics.

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. has introduced a new class of satellite-based Internet service for its commercial/enterprise clients, the company announced March 6. The service offers broadband airtime with flexibility for customers to select specific rates of speeds, type of usage and many other parameters depending on their need, including the ability to easily change bandwidth...

XM Satellite Radio has signed with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for a five-year broadcast and marketing agreement by which XM will become the official satellite radio provider of the SEC, broadcasting basketball, football and other sports to subscribers nationwide. Along with most conference regular-season games, the broadcaster will provide complete live coverage of SEC championships,...

Telenor Satellite Services is expanding a multi-year contract with Intelsat to include transmission services on three different spacecraft in C- and Ku-band, Intelsat announced March 6. Telenor renewed its contract for its Sealink maritime high-speed data communications to use the Intelsat 903 and Intelsat 704 satellites for C-band capacity connectivity in the Atlantic and Indian...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a 33-month contract extension to deliver SwiftLink VSATs, satellite space segment, iDirect hub services and other services to unspecified government customers, the company announced March 5. The extension is valued at more than $4 million.

U.K.-based ViewAfrica Network and ViewAsia Network have launched a pair of regional platforms using the Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 satellites, Intelsat announced March 5. ViewAfrica is distributing a free-to-air programming bouquet to sub-Saharan countries, focusing specifically on direct-to-home services in South Africa and Nigeria. ViewAsia is distributing its programming into cable headends in Asia.

Hughes Network Systems LLC will provide a broadband satellite solution for Islamabad, Pakistan-based Orocom Ltd., a technology systems provider, Hughes announced March 5. The system will enable Orocom to deliver customized broadband services, including voice, data and video to customers throughout Pakistan and the neighboring region. Orocom will begin delivering the service by the end...

GlobeCast signed a deal with U.K-based Baby Network to deliver the Baby TV on the BSkyB direct-to-home platform via capacity on the Eurobird satellite. Launched as part of Sky’s Kids Mix programming, Baby TV is a children’s channel broadcast in more than 40 countries and 10 different languages around the world. GlobeCast has tailored a...