Author: Mark Holmes

[11-08-07 – Satellite News] DirecTV, the U.S. satellite pay-TV operator, issued a strong set of third quarter results, which largely were ahead of analyst forecasts. Spencer Wang, a satellite equity...

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News]   Vizada aims to use its improved product portfolio and distribution reach to become a greater force on the satellite communications landscape. Vizada now incorporates the...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the newer players in the launch services market and hopes it can build a strong business and tempt customers from the...

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is another U.S.-based player, along with Boeing, that would like to return to the commercial launch services market. David Markham, president of the unit, talks...

[11-01-07 – Satellite News] NDS, the conditional access and middleware vendor which generates around 80 percent of its revenues from satellite players, has signed another deal with a start-up direct-to-home...

The September failure of an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket is the latest incident that has led to a tightening of capacity in the launch services market. The Proton...

Approximately a year after becoming an independent company, International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) was in the midst of a record year in 2007 before a September Proton failure halted the...

[10-31-07 – Satellite News] SES Global is likely to order two new satellites over the next few weeks, SES Global CEO, Romain Bausch said Oct. 29 during a conference call...

Boeing, which has had a limited role in the commercial launch market for several years, could be set to make more of an impact in this area, according to Ken...

[10-30-07 – Satellite News] Finding the next generation of executives and talent is one of the key challenges facing the space industry, and the Isle of Man is set to...