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The Arabsat-5A and Badr-5 satellites have been handed over to Arabsat by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space as part of the in-orbit delivery contract andhave entered commercial service. Both satellites have been deployed and tested in orbit in the same period due to their close launch dates.

Rapid TV News reports that the Showtime-Orbit merger has now started to affect jobs. The first batch of lay-offs has already started in Orbit’s headquarters located Bahrain.

Rapid TVNews reports that the pay-TV merger between Showtime Arabia and rival Orbit was concluded on time at the end of last month, according to reports out of Kuwait on Aug 11. A statement from Kuwait-based Kipco said the agreement was formally wrapped on July 31.