Dish Network Takes Aim at Netflix with Blockbuster Movie Pass

Dish Network is set to launch Blockbuster Movie Pass, an on-demand video streaming service to compete with rival Netflix. The service will provide more than 100,000 DVD movies, TV shows and games available by mail. Dish Network said that it will charge no additional fee for high-definition Blu-ray movies and will release service packages in one, two or three disc plans.

The launch follows Dish Network’s $320 million acquisition of Blockbuster in April during a bankruptcy auction.

Space Data Association Space Data Center FOC Analysis System Operational

The Space Data Association’s (SDA) Full Operational Capability (FOC) analysis system in its Space Data Center (SDC) has successfully met SDA objectives and was declared operational.

The FOC aims to provide SDA members with full conjunction assessment (CA) capability to assess the physical proximity of objects in space, and will support data sharing for radio frequency interference (RFI) mitigation.

The SDC began initial operations in July 2010 for SDA founding members Inmarsat, Intelsat and SES. The SDC now provides CA processing for more than 65 percent of all operational satellites in geostationary orbit.