For the quarter ended December 31, 2014, consolidated home entertainment solutions provider Netgem announced a consolidated revenue of € 14.3 million, bringing total consolidated revenue for 2014 to € 72.5 million, down 11% compared to 2013.

Over 2014, Netgem Group's development in Europe, Latin America and Asia did not offset the termination of decoders delivery in Australia in the last quarter, as announced in early October 2014. However, the group will continue to provide software maintenance for the decoders base in Australia (currently more than 700,000).

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed production of the world’s first all-electric propulsion satellites for ABS and Eutelesat as preparations continue to launch the satellites, as a vertically stacked pair, next month.

The Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellites are affordable and lightweight, and provide more options for movement to different orbital positions. The 702SP is one of three new satellite designs Boeing has introduced in four years, the others being the 702MP and 502 Phoenix.

With the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) media market expected to grow from US$16 billion in 2014 to US$24 billion in 2019 according to Strategy & Analysis,  CABSAT will examine the global impact of industry-evolving mega trends and highlight how regional companies can adopt products and strategies to drive monetisation and growth opportunities.

Telestream, a provider of live and on-demand digital video tools and workflow solutions, today announced that the private equity investment firm Genstar Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Telestream, Inc. The transaction is expected to close mid-January.

TICRA has acquired all rights to the software brand SATSOFT and will market the product as part of its portfolio of software for the satellite business. SATSOFT is used by engineers to quickly develop shaped beam and multi-beam antenna designs, assess antenna coverage and gain, conduct antenna trade studies, and perform other payload engineering tasks.

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.

RigNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNET), a provider of managed remote communications solutions, telecoms systems integration services and collaborative applications to the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has acquired Timas Munaicom TOO ("Munaicom"), an oilfield communications company based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Le Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, French Guiana , December 18, 2014: Arianspace successfully launched four satellites for O3b using a Soyuz rocket from the Space Center in French Guiana.

Amino, leader in IPTV, and PerceptionTV, the IPTV multiscreen platform provider, today publish a new white paper addressing the challenge facing operators seeking to deliver a consistent off net multiscreen TV experience.

With consumers increasingly turning to a TV everywhere experience – with viewing on tablets and smartphones rising by almost 400% in the last two years* - operators must now rapidly create and deploy new ways of delivering “anytime, anyplace anywhere” content.

International Launch Services (ILS), successfully launched Gazprom Space Systems' Yamal-401 satellite into geosynchronous orbit today on a Proton rocket. This was the landmark 400th mission for the Proton launch vehicle since its first flight in 1965.