The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Lieutenant General John “Jay” Raymond, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, will provide the keynote for SATCON, part of NAB’s Content and Communications World (CCW), on Thursday, November 12. CCW will be held November 11-12 in New York City.

ARRIS’ acquisition of Pace created the largest set-top manufacturer, with 22% worldwide market share of the set-top box market. ARRIS is about three times larger than most competitors including EchoStar, Technicolor, Cisco, and Humax. Set-top semiconductor leader Broadcom was also acquired by relative newcomer Avago, an acquisition not directly impactful to the set-top market, but a sign of the significant consolidation that will continue to impact the market in the next few years.

The Global Space Innovation Conference dubbed GLIC 2015 to be held in Munich, Germany from 23-25 June 2015, co-organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology will welcome experienced entrepreneurs during Panel 2 and Panel 3 where the subjects of socioeconomic environment for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial education and training will be analyzed

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced the release of a new research report: Inside the Top Operators 2015. The report analyzes data from the Top Operator Rankings of 2014, released by WTA in December

Septentrio Satellite Navigation announces the completion of the acquisition and integration of Altus Positioning Systems. The integrated company will continue to focus on developing emerging markets across the globe and increase advancements in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is on contract to build ABS-8, the third all-electric propulsion 702SP (small platform) satellite for ABS, a commercial satellite provider based in Bermuda and Hong Kong. This satellite will expand broadcast and enterprise services to Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

RR Media (NASDAQ: RRM), a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has announced the acquisition of Satlink Communications, an Israel-based global provider of content distribution, management and playout services for US$ 19 million subject to bank debts and other certain adjustments.

Global Invacom Group Limited signified its intention to acquire Skyware Global, a  U.S. manufacturer of satellite terminals, for as much as US$ 11.6 million by issuing approximately US$ .6 million in treasury shares and entering into a cash earn out model to pay Skyware up to a maximum of US$5.0 million.

ND SatCom today announced the official launch of the SKYWAN 5G at the CommunicAsia in Singapore on June 2nd.ND SatCom’s SKYWAN 5G will transform the way communication networks are created and behave by converging VSAT & comprehensive IT capabilities into ONE single hardware device.

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today reported revenues for the third quarter and nine months ended 31 March 2015. It  reported third quarter revenues of €368 million up 4.5% from last year.

The company reported a growing backlog of €6.4 billion representing  4.6 years of revenues.