News Analysis

Suwanee, Ga., Jan. 4, 2016-- ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS), the new parent company of ARRIS Group, Inc., today completed its US$ 2.1B (£1.4B) acquisition of Pace plc – combining the two companies' strengths in entertainment and communications delivery.

Sydney, Australia, December 29, 2015–SpeedCast International Limited today announced it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of NewCom International a satellite communications service provider specializing in the South and Central American regions.  The acquisition opens a new growth frontier for SpeedCast in a region where satellite is widely used and SpeedCast did not have a direct presence.  The acquisition will strengthen SpeedCast’s capabilities to serve and support its customers globally, including in the important and growing South American market.

Melville, NY, December 10, 2015--Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) today reported its operating results for the three months ended October 31, 2015. Net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2015 were $64.1 million compared to $76.4 million for the three months ended October 31, 2014.

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.