News Analysis

San Jose, Calif., December 8, 2015--Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), today announced it has signed a binding offer to acquire Thomson Video Networks (TVN). Under the terms of the offer which is in the form of a "put" option agreement, subject to the selling shareholders exercising the put option following a consultation process with TVN's employee works council in France, Harmonic would acquire all of TVN for approximately $75 million in cash plus up to $15 million in post-closing adjustments.

Tempe, Ariz., November 23, 2015--Comtech Telecommunications and TeleCommunication Systems announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Comtech will purchase TCS in a cash transaction.

November 12, 2015, New York City—At an awards ceremony held on the first day of the SATCON Conference and Exhibition in New York City, the Fourth Annual Vision Awards announced winners in three categories:   David Myers, President and CEO of Datapath won the Visionary Executive of the Year; ScheduAll’s Portal won the Innovative Product of the Year and Crystal won the Promising Company of the Year.

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

Ottawa, Canada,  November 2, 2015--DTV Innovations, a leading supplier of digital broadcasting solutions to the world's foremost television broadcasters today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the professional video contribution product line from International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC), a technology provider for the world's premiere broadcasters in radio, television, data and digital cinema. The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain closing conditions which are expected to be satisfied in the next two weeks.

New York, NY, October 21, 2015--SintecMedia today announced that it has acquired Broadway Systems, a provider of broadcast management solutions. Broadway Systems manages several billion dollars in advertising revenues across news, sports, music, and entertainment networks for leading customers in the media industry, including three of the Top 15 rated cable television networks in the US.

Ottawa, Canada, October 14, 2015–C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI), a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today financial results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2015. The company has generated revenues of $2,798,793 and a net after tax profit of $487,802 or 1 cent per share. This compared to revenues of $2,935,311 and a net after tax profit of $410,500 or 1 cent per share as reported in Q3 2014, representing a decrease of 4.7% and an increase of 18.8% respectively.

Petah Tikva, Israel – October 12, 2015 – Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT),, today announced it is streamlining its organization to better benefit from significant growth opportunities in the market.

Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2015--Satellite Industry Association (SIA) President Tom Stroup today issued the following statement urging Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States:

Rochelle Park, NJ, October 6, 2015–ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of WAM Technologies LLC (WAM), an affiliate of Mark-It Services, Inc.