News Analysis

Ottawa, Canada, July 30, 2015--For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, Telesat reported consolidated revenue of CDN$ 227 million, an increase of CDN$ 1 million compared to the same period in 2014. During the quarter, the U.S. dollar was 13% stronger than it was during the second quarter of 2014, resulting in a positive impact on the conversion of U.S. dollar denominated revenue and a negative impact on the conversion of U.S. dollar denominated expenses.

McLean, Va., July 30, 2015--Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) ("Iridium") today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2015 and updated its full-year 2015 and long-range outlook. Net income was US$ 26.0 million, or US$ 0.21 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015, as compared to US$ 15.0 million, or US$ 0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014.

Tyson's Corner, Va., July 30, 2015--Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) today reported total revenue of US$ 598.1 million and net income attributable to Intelsat S.A. of US$ 60.2 million, or US$ 0.47 per common share on a diluted basis, for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The company reported adjusted net income per diluted common shareof $0.70 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

Video interviews with key industry executives from the Latin American Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Summit  (LATSAT) 2015 in Mexico City organized by Euroconsult, including: Dolores Martos, MD-Americas and Erwin Mercado, VP-Sales-Latin America of ABS; Ignacio Sanchis, Chief Commercial Officer-HISPASAT; Omar Trujillo, VP-Sales, Latin America and Africa-O3B Networks;  and Julio Villafañe,  VP-Commercial, Latin America-North of SES. To view the videos click here.

Betzdorf, Luxembourg, July 24, 2015–SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) reports financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 where it highlights the deevelopment of a global business delivering strong growth in revenue and net profit.

Dallas, Tex., July 24, 2015--AT&T said it has officially closed on its (NYSE: T) US$ 49 billion acquisition of DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) following the US' Federal Communications Commission's  approval of the transaction. The newly combined company will become  the largest Pay TV provider in the United States and the world.

Paris, France, July 23, 2015--Technicolor has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco to acquire its customer premises equipment (CPE) business for €550 million in a cash and stock transaction. The acquisition includes all of Cisco’s cable modem and set-top box businesses.

The July-August 2015  issue of  the  Satellite Executive Briefing magazine  sponsored by ABS is now available.  Featuring:

San Francisco, Calif., July 15, 2015--Planet Labs has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the BlackBridge geospatial companies, including the RapidEye suite of core offerings.

Ottawa, Canada, July 14, 2015–C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), a global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today financial results for its second quarter ended May 31, 2015. The company has generated revenues of CDN$ 3,101,579 and a net after tax profit of CDN$ 313,201 or 1 cent per share. This compared with revenues of CDN$ 3,754,738 and a net after tax profit of 782,188 or 2 cents per share as reported in 2014, representing a decrease of 17.4% and 60% respectively.