Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-25-11] Australian satellite pay-TV operators Foxtel and Austar reported disappointing subscriber growth in 2010 due to the challenging market environment created by the economic recession, the companies...

[Satellite News 02-24-11] In 2009, Showtime Arabia and Orbit merged and created a join platform, OSN, now the dominant pay-TV service in the Middle East.     Under the direction of...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-23-11] The Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) has contracted Astrium Services to deliver AirPatrol airborne satcom terminals to support Canada’s Radar and Imaging for the Land/Littoral...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-11] Inmarsat expects to sign the launch contract for its Inmarsat-5 constellation fleet of three Ka-band satellites later this year to support the launch of its Global...

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a deal with Spacecom to provide Ku-band capacity on the ABS-7 satellite, the satellite operator confirmed Feb. 21.     SpaceCom plans to...

[Satellite News 02-18-11] European Commission (EC) Vice President and Commissioner Antonio Tajani wants to make sure businesses in the European Union (EU) emerge strong from the recent stretch of difficult...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-17-11] SES Astra and Eutelsat Communications continue to ramp up their capacity market rivalry, as both companies secured long-term deals with major broadcasters in Europe, the FSS...

Visit Via Satellite’s Digital issue for an exclusive video interview with Petra Mateos.  When appointed chairwoman of Hispasat in 2004, Petra Mateos felt the company needed to have more of...

[Satellite News 02-16-11] Croatia’s T-Hrvatski Telecom is using satellite capacity from the three transponders it leased from Eutelsat in January to extend the reach of its MAXtv pay-TV service. T-Hrvatski...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-16-11] Avanti Communications expects its 2011 full-year revenues to see a significant upward curve in the second half of the year following the launch of its first...