Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 09-25-10] Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a Swiss-based set-top box and software company, is hoping to develop its business more in Asia, ADB CEO François Pogodalla told Satellite News....

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] Investment bank UBS is bullish about the prospects of Nordic DTH service provider the Modern Times Group (MTG), according to a research report released Sept. 22.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has enlisted Thales Alenia Space to build the payloads for its Express AM8, AT1 and AT2 satellites, Thales announced Sept. 22....

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] SES Astra signed a deal with Belgian telecom provider Mobistar to provide capacity for a new DTH platform in Belgium, SES announced Sept. 21.     The capacity...

[Satellite News 09-23-10] Pakistan is an intriguing market for satellite communications, as the importance of the platform was only heightened recently by catastrophic flooding in the country. Paksat, Pakistan’s commercial...

[Satellite News 09-23-10] France Telecom (Orange), one of Europe’s biggest, was one of the first to launch pay-TV services via satellite as well as IPTV. Xavier Couture, executive vice president,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-10] The European Commission (EC) outlined initiatives to bring high-speed broadband throughout Europe, however, satellite platforms barely were mentioned in the proposals released Sept. 20.     Aarti Holla-Maini,...

Two of Indonesia’s major telcos PT Indosat (Indosat) and PT Telkom (Telkom) are teaming up to deploy a new satellite to benefit the entertainment, communications and cellular backhaul markets in...

[Satellite TODAY 09-21-10] Australian DTH operator Foxtel plans to launch the first dedicated 3-D channel in Australia at the beginning of November, the company confirmed Sept. 20.     Foxtel 3-D...

CNBC is one of the leading broadcasters in the arena of business news, an area where there is not much push to move to HD, but instead the focus is...