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Ebola awareness posters in West Africa. Photo: UNICEF [Via Satellite 11-11-2014] SES has initiated broadcasts of an Ebola-focused education channel called “Fight Ebola” on its Astra 2F and SES 5 satellites. The channel is available for both Free-to-Air (FTA) and pay-TV viewers in West Africa, and is dedicated to providing an understanding of the disease…

Photo: Fransat [Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Eutelsat has added the Video-on-Demand (VOD) service MYTF1VOD to its French satellite TV platform Fransat. The company broadcasts 25 French Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) channels, France 3’s 24 regional channels, and several others subscription-free from the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite. MYTF1VOD is included in the latest version of Fransat…

CS 9711 radome system. Photo: Cobham Satcom [Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Cobham Satcom unveiled the Sea Tel 9711 Integrated Maritime Antenna (IMA), which is capable of operating on C-Band circular or linear or Ku-band X-pol or Co-pol. The system features a 2.4-meter radical offset antenna for both C-band and Ku-band operation. Cobham Satcom’s Sea Tel VSAT…

[Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Media Networks, a wholesale satellite pay TV and broadband service provider, and Cable & Wireless Panama, a major telecommunications company in Panama, have reached an agreement whereby the Panamanian operator launched its new satellite pay TV Direct-to-Home (DTH) service using Media Networks’ wholesale service. The initial proposal of Cable & Wireless offers…

Morten Tengs, CEO and VP of TSBc. Photo: TSBc   [Via Satellite 11-10-2014] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), a major satellite operator in Europe, has seen a steady increase in revenue coming from the maritime market. The company has been providing maritime and offshore VSAT services to Northern Europe for a considerable amount of time from…

Eutelsat and Crystal TV Execs. Photo: Eutelsat [Via Satellite 11-10-2014] Crystal TV, a leading commercial broadcaster in Ghana, has signed a 10-year contract with Eutelsat for capacity on the Eutelsat 16A satellite. Until now, Crystal TV conducted broadcasts through terrestrial means, but was only able to reach Ghana’s main urban areas in Accra, the Ashanti…

Lockheed Martin-built Jabiru 1 satellite for Newsat is being built on the A2100 platform. This will be Australia’s first High Throughput Satellite.Photo: Lockheed Martin [Via Satellite 11-10-2014] NewSat has awarded GMV a contract to build the flight dynamics system for the upcoming High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Jabiru 1. The flight dynamics system determines the position…

RSCC’s Express AM6 C-band footprint. Photo: Romantis [Via Satellite 11-10-2014] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and Germany-based Romantis have partnered to create a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV platform for coverage in Africa. Current and new broadcasters will be able to use the service package to launch and promote national and regional TV programs across the…

The SES 1 satellite’s North American Ku-band beam. Photo: SES [Via Satellite 11-10-2014] SageNet/Spacenet has selected Ku-band capacity on the SES 1 satellite to provide managed enterprise communications solutions for drilling rigs and electric and natural gas utilities. The additional bandwidth will provide drilling rig employees with voice and broadband communications. In addition to serving…

TAC-PAK Mobile Command System. Photo: 308 Systems [Via Satellite 10-11-2014] Colorado-based 308 Systems has delivered custom-configured TAC-PAK/VSAT mobile command systems to Ethiopia, Sudan and Ghana. According to the company, military, peacekeeping and first responders are using the systems in the wake of increased hostilities in several regions. The 308 Systems-built VSAT systems were requested in…