Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Both International Launch Services (ILS) and Arianespace completed successful launches May 20. Arianespace successfully launched ST-2 for ST-2 Satellite Ventures, a joint venture of SingTel and Chunghwa...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11]  SES Astra has signed a new capacity deal for a 3-D TV channel, the company announced May 23.      The agreement is with Penthouse Digital Media Productions...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Eutelsat has hooked up with one of Scandinavia’s biggest telcos to enable them to provide a satellite broadband service based on the Ka-Sat satellite, the operator announced May...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-24-11] Broadcasters see 3-D TV as a low priority. This is one of the key findings of new research released by U.K. research company, Ovum. In its...

[Satellite News 05-24-11] MTN Satellite Communications’ new President and COO, Errol Olivier, says one of the main challenges he faces in this new role is to generate revenues in non-core...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the design phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), the company...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar, has signed an authorized distribution agreement with Spanish company Equipos Navales Industriales. Equipos Navales will act as a national...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  Broadcom has launched its next-generation 40nm HD satellite set-top box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. Broadcom says its new technology will enable low-cost HDTV and interactive services in emerging...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Orbcomm’s Asia Pacific plans have been boosted by the signing of a new agreement in one of the region’s key markets. It has signed a MoU with Taiwan’s...

[Satellite News 05-23-11]  Eric Béranger has been appointed as the new Chairman of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA). As CEO of Astrium Services, he has been the key architect...