The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Steve Mosko, Sony Pictures Television president, will participate in the opening keynote conversation at NAB’s Content and Communications World (CCW) on Wednesday, November 11. CCW will be held November 11-12 in New York City.

Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT.L) reported continued mobile satellite services business growth for the half year ended 30 June 2015. Total revenues were  US$616.2 million (2014: US$ 652.3 million). Revenues from LightSquared was US $35.0 million  (2014: US$ 47.1 million). Wholesale MSS revenues were US$ 403.8m, up +4.2% (2014: US$ 387.6 million).

Total EBITDA ws US$ 342.7 million  (2014: US$ 369.7 million) and frofit after tax was US$ 131.6 million  (2014: US$ 136.7 million).

WORK Microwave, a manufacturer of advanced satellite communications, today announced that it has opened a new office in Tucker, Georgia to broaden the company's market reach across the Americas. Waylon Sun has been appointed as vice president, business development and sales, at this location. 

New data from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices will number 38.5 billion in 2020, up from 13.4 billion in 2015: a rise of over 285%.

The World Radiocommunication Conference, the international treaty-making Conference, will review the international regulatory framework for radiocommunications – the Radio Regulations – and revise them as needed to take into account the rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT), ensuring that reliable radio services are available  everywhere, enabling people to live and travel safely and enjoy high performance radiocommunications.

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.

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.

Eutelsat reported revenues of €1,476m up 4.0% , and 9.5% on a reported basis for the full year ending June 30, 2015. With an EBITDA margin of 76.7% the cmpany reported high level of profitability and the results wee fully in line with objectives.

According to the worldwide TV market report from Futuresource Consulting, 4K TV shipments are expected to grow by 147% in 2015, despite overall 2% fall in TV sales.

SpeedCast International Limited  today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SAIT Communications, a fast-growing maritime communications service provider in southern Europe.  SAIT Communications is one of the leading suppliers of L-band satellite services in the southern European maritime market, in particular Greece, which is one of the largest maritime markets in Europe, as well as Cyprus.