Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 10-31-08] France Telecom (Orange), which launched Orange TV via satellite in France in July, has reached 70,000 subscribers for the service, the company announced Oct. 30. The service...

[Satellite News 10-28-08] ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite.     The spacecraft, placed in orbit...

[Satellite News 10-23-08] Cyfrowy Polsat has staked a place as a satellite success story in Eastern Europe, as the company has overtaken Cyfra+ Cyfrowy to become the largest DTH operator...

[Satellite News 10-21-08] Paradise Datacom won a significant satellite modem contract in Asia, which the company believes shows it can compete better with archrival Comtech EF Data.     Paradise Datacom...

[Satellite News 1016-08] U.K.-based set-top box vendor Pace is trying to transform itself into a company that could play an integral role in the networked home of the future, CEO...

[Satellite News 10-14-08] The rebuilding of Iraq’s communications infrastructure topped the agenda at Iraq Telecoms 2008, and satellite is one of six main areas the Iraqi government is focusing on...

[Satellite News 10-09-08] The spiralling cost of launch services remains a major concern for fixed satellite services (FSS) operators around the globe.     “I believe satellites and launchers are too...

[Satellite News 10-09-08] Premiere, Germany’s leading satellite pay-TV operator, is in a state of flux, mired in a scandal over bloated subscriber figures which already has claimed the company’s CFO...

Orange (France Telecom) is one of the top performing telcos in the TV space, with about 1.4 million IPTV subscribers for its Orange TV service in France. The operator leads...

[Satellite News 10-06-08] Serbia Broadband is the largest pay-TV operator in Serbia and one of a growing number of operators offerings services on multiple infrastructures. The operator started life as...