Viasat Ukraine adds football channels Nov 13, 2009
Viasat Broadcasting is to add the Football and Football Extra channels to its DTH platform Viasat in Ukraine ... Football Extra will meanwhile make its debut in 2010, and both it and Football will be exclusively distributed via satellite by Viasat in Ukraine. (Multichannel News)
Mortgage madness Oct 27, 2009
Junk issuers included Crown Castle $500 million, Meccanica $500 million, Murray Energy $500 million, Boise Paper $300 million, Headwaters $320 million, Viasat $275 million, Rite Aid $270 million and Mohegan Gaming $200 million. I saw no converts issued. (Asia Times Online)
Rethinking Those Hot High-Yield Bonds Oct 26, 2009
5 billion of new high-yield debt was issued, with deals from RiteAid () and ViaSat () closing out the week. Issuance this year has topped $118 billion, nearly twice as much as in all of 2008. (BusinessWeek)
ViaSat to buy Colorado's WildBlue Communications Oct 3, 2009
-based ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will issue shares and pay cash for WildBlue, which employs 262 people ... and April, ViaSat said when announcing the deal Thursday ... ViaSat will pay $443 million cash and use $125 million of newly issued ViaSat shares to buy WildBlue. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Multichannel Newswire Oct 2, 2009
Satellite communication systems vendor ViaSat has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WildBlue Communications, a privately held satellite broadband service provider, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $568 million. TLC's rollercoaster ride with hit series Jon & Kate Plus 8 took another turn Thursday when the network announced a halt to the series after Jon Gosselin banned cameras from his home. (Multichannel News)
ViaSat To Acquire WildBlue For $568 Million Oct 2, 2009
Liberty Media To Get Seat On ViaSat's Board ... Satellite communication systems vendor ViaSat has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WildBlue Communications, a privately held satellite broadband service provider, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $568 million ... WildBlue provides service using ViaSat's SurfBeam networking system to more than 400,000 consumers and small business subscribers in areas "unserved and underserved" by cable modem or DSL services in the contiguous U.S. Wild... (Multichannel News)
Stock futures indicate flat to softer start Oct 1, 2009
ViaSat Inc (VSAT.O), which provides satellite and other wireless networking systems, has agreed to buy Wild Blue Communications Inc for more than 565 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. The semiconductor sector has passed the worst of the slump but it will take years to return to sales levels reached before the financial crisis, Infineon's () Chief Financial Officer Marco Schroeter told the Wall Street Journal. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
EchoStar makes bid for more stimulus money Sep 25, 2009
EchoStar and ViaSat would invest between $36 million and $114 million toward the satellite, depending on how much in stimulus money they win, if any. The project is estimated to cost $519 million. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Asian Tour chief upbeat for 2010 Sep 21, 2009
But Kyi Hla Han says OneAsia has not lived up to many of its promises while sponsors were showing renewed interest in his tournaments due to new television exposure through Britain's Sky Sports and VIASAT in Scandinavia. OneAsia launched in January, bringing together Tours from China, South Korea and Australia to form a "super series" that it hopes can rival the European and US Tours. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
MTG: Viasat Secures Position as Leading Online TV Portal in Sweden Sep 15, 2009
(MTG or the Group)(STO:MTGA)(STO:MTGB), the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat has secured its position as the leading provider of online TV content in Sweden, by including the catch-up TV services of Swedish broadcasters TV4 and SVT on its Viasat OnDemand internet portal ... On-demand services are also available to Viasat satellite subscribers with broadband connected ViasatPlusHD recordable set-top boxes ... The SVT Play service can be... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NDS, TNS Can Track Individual TV Viewers Sep 3, 2009
NDS customers that have already started using EPG Framework include Viasat and Bharti Airtel. The NDS announcements are timed for IBC 2009, which is taking place Sept. 10-15 in Amsterdam. (Multichannel News)
Painting Ghana, Telecom Companies Way Aug 19, 2009
It is important, however, to note that this practice is not true with VIASAT 1, the only completely entertainment channel in Ghana. Chief Executive of VIASAT 1, Rune Skogeng, told GNA that it is "sub-standard" and "unprofessional" to fuse commercial time and programming time. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
MTG: Viasat Extends UEFA Champions League Broadcasting Rights in the Baltics and Acquires Exclusive Premier League Rights in Ghana Aug 13, 2009
MTG also announced that Viasat has acquired the exclusive live free-to-air broadcasting rights to the English Premier League for Viasat1 in Ghana. The UEFA Champions League matches will be broadcast on Viasats TV6 channels in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and on pay-TV channel Viasat Sport Baltic across the region ... Viasat has been broadcasting the UEFA Champions League in the Baltic countries since 2002, and also has the exclusive broadcasting rights to the championship in Sweden, Norway... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MTG Combines Bulgarian Broadcasting Assets into Single Entity Aug 6, 2009
MTG's Viasat Broadcasting is the largest free-TV and satellite premium pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltics, and also operates free-TV channels in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia Bulgaria, Macedonia and Ghana. MTGs TV assets are broadcast in a total of 30 countries and have 125 million viewers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Q2 telco TV subscriber numbers Jul 25, 2009
Viasat is now up to 112,000 IPTV customers in Norway and Denmark. More stories about. (Multichannel News)
What next after TSAT? Jul 21, 2009
ViaSat makes enticing pitch to the Pentagon ... ViaSat, of Carlsbad, Calif ... is preparing its first satellite ViaSat-1 for launch in 2011 over the United States to provide high-speed Internet service to underserved areas. (FCW.com)
MTG: Viasat Acquires NHL Broadcasting Rights From ESPN Jul 16, 2009
NHL games will be broadcast on Swedens only dedicated ice hockey channel, Viasat Hockey, a new Swedish TV channel, launching this September; on Viasat Sport in Norway; and on Viasat channels in Finland and Denmark ... In addition to Viasat Hockey, NHL games will also appear on other Viasat channels in Sweden ... The agreement also provides live online streaming rights to all NHL matches for Viasat OnDemand in conjunction with ESPN360, ESPNs broadband service. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TELECOM: ViaSat inks $53 million in satellite contracts Jul 10, 2009
TELECOM: ViaSat inks 53 million in satellite contracts : North County Times - Californian 07-10-2009 ... TELECOM: ViaSat inks 53 million in satellite contracts ... CARLSBAD ---- ViaSat said Thursday it has signed two contracts with African satellite operator RascomStar-Qaf to supply satellite systems. (North County Times)
CARLSBAD: ViaSat gets $21M defense contract Jul 2, 2009
CARLSBAD: ViaSat gets 21M defense contract : North County Times - Californian 07-02-2009 ... CARLSBAD: ViaSat gets 21M defense contract ... CARLSBAD ---- ViaSat Inc. won a 21 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the company said in a news release Wednesday. (North County Times)
Race Across America Exits Washington Jun 27, 2009
Team ViaSat, 8-person open, 7:58 a.m.. Kevin Kaiser, solo male (under 50), 9:31 a.m.. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
VIASAT 1 to air Ghanaian productions this year Jun 27, 2009
Accra, June 26, GNA - Mr. Rune Skogeng, Chief Executive Officer of Viasat 1, the newest free on air television station in Ghana, on Friday announced that the station would start airing local productions later this year. He told journalists in Accra that Viasat 1 had closed a number of deals with some Ghanaian producers, whose productions met the premium quality standards of the station, adding that the programmes to start airing would include locally produced drama and movies ... He noted that... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Top 10 stories: Competitive sourcing leads the list Jun 4, 2009
The defense contracting giant has tapped General Dynamics Corp., ViaSat Inc., Harris Corp. and American Systems Corp. to go after the Navys Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services contract. 6. (FCW.com)
MTG: Launch of Viasat Hockey Pay-TV Channel in Sweden May 7, 2009
(MTG or the Group) (STO:MTGA) (STO:MTGB), the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting will launch Swedens only dedicated ice hockey channel at the start of the new season in the Autumn. Viasat Hockey will be available on the Viasat satellite platform as part of Viasats premium sports package, and for distribution via third party networks ... Viasat has also successfully prolonged its exclusive broadcasting rights to the KHL for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Race Across America 2009 (RAAM) The World's Toughest Bicycle Race, Welcomes an International Field of Elite and Amazing Cyclists May 7, 2009
Not to be outdone by the maturity of Don Wildman is Team Grand Pac Masters, this 4 person entry consisting of Lee Mitchell, Robert Kash, Lew Meyer and Chris Stauffer, are vying to establish a record as the first team aged 75+ to complete RAAM. Also expected to make an impact are two-time 8-Person Team RAAM Champions Team Type 1 and Team ViaSat a perennial frontrunner in the 8-Person division. Many new faces have signed on in the 4 person division and race organizers and fans anxiously wait to... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
BB SAT Begins Japan Satellite Broadband Service Apr 1, 2009
The service is operated with the ViaSat SurfBeam(TM) system now in use by hundreds of thousands customers in the US and elsewhere, and uses the Ka band satellite capacity of the Sky Perfect - JSAT Superbird B2 satellite. Initially limited service will be provided with nationwide roll-out beginning this summer. (PR Newswire)
INTERNET: ViaSat gets $18M satellite Internet contract Apr 1, 2009
INTERNET: ViaSat gets 18M satellite Internet contract : North County Times - Californian ... INTERNET: ViaSat gets 18M satellite Internet contract ... CARLSBAD ---- ViaSat Inc. said Tuesday it has received an 18 million contract from Skylogic, a European satellite Internet provider. (North County Times)
VIASAT 1 gains commercial viewing Mar 27, 2009
Accra, March 26, GNA - Two months into its operations as a free-to-air (FTA) entertainment television channel in Ghana, VIASAT 1 has gained 12 ... Mr Rune Skogeng, Chief Executive Officer of VIASAT 1, owned by the Scandinavian Modern Times Group (MTG), told the Ghana News Agency that the success of VIASAT 1 in Ghana within a relatively short time was one of the best starts MTG had had for a FTA channel ... The gains of VIASAT 1, according to excerpts of the RI report available to the GNA,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Viasat Selects NDS Progressive Download Technology for Premium HD VOD Service Mar 24, 2009
ViasatOnDemand HD service for Scandinavia was announced March 18. Agreement extends Viasats long-standing relationship with NDS ... LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that Viasat, a leading digital satellite pay-TV operator serving Scandinavia and the Baltic region, has extended its long-standing relationship with NDS with the addition of NDS Progressive Download (PDL) technology to the ViasatPlusHD hybrid DVR.. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dreampark Replaces IPTV Middleware Competitor at Ireland's Magnet Networks - Zibb.com Mar 24, 2009
Clients include Boxer, Canal Digital, Dansk Bredband, Teracom, Smile Content and Viasat ... Dansk Bredband, Magnet Networks, Next Gen Tel, Teracom and ViaSat. (Multichannel News)
Stratos to Distribute New ViaSat Ruggedized BGAN Terminals Mar 19, 2009
BETHESDA, MD, March 19 /PRNewswire/ - Stratos Global Corporation, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced it has signed an agreement to become a global distributor of two new ViaSat ruggedized BGAN terminals ... The ViaSat terminals are the latest additions to Stratos' versatile portfolio of BGAN hardware products, which already includes offerings from Addvalue, Hughes Network Systems and Thrane & Thrane ... The ViaSat... (PR Newswire)
TECH: Video compression company expands to North County Mar 18, 2009
Other companies dealing with digital video in San Diego County include San Diego-based PacketVideo Corp, a developer of wireless video technology, and Digital OutPost and ViaSat Inc., both based in Carlsbad. Csathy is himself newly arrived to Sorenson Media. (North County Times)
Loral Reports 2008 Operating Results Mar 17, 2009
In 2008, Loral used approximately $250 million in cash largely to support growth at SS/L. Of this cash, $173 million went toward contract expenditures in advance of milestone payments from customers, $44 million was used to fund orbital receivables and $65 million went to capital expenditures including Loral's investment in the Viasat-1 satellite ... In 2008, SS/L was also selected by ViaSat, a producer of innovative satellite and other digital networking systems, to build what is expected to be... (Primezone Releases)
TV station Viasat1 to provide programmes in newspapers Mar 5, 2009
Accra, March 4, GNA - Viasat1, the newly introduced television entertainment channel in Ghana, on Wednesday announced plans to provide their programme information in newspapers, magazines and on radio stations to enable viewers to plan their viewing. Ms Laurence Miall-d' Aout, Chief Executive Officer for Free-TV Emerging Market at Modern Times Group (MTG), the mother company of Viasat 1, told journalists in Accra that the move was based on findings from an audience research conducted by the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
REGION: ViaSat earnings rise slightly Feb 12, 2009
CARLSBAD ---- ViaSat Inc. earned 10 ... ViaSat makes satellite and wireless communications equipment for military and civilian uses. (North County Times)
Africa: Continent's Pay TV Challenger GTV Runs Out of Financial Road Feb 10, 2009
On 7 January 2009 it launched Viasat 1, a new Free-To-Air channel in Ghana. It was also rumoured to have expressed interest in becoming a shareholder in new South African Pay TV player, OnDigital. (allAfrica.com)
