Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 02-11-10] ESPN is taking stock in Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano’s gut feeling that live 3-D HD broadcasts will drive market success and keep the broadcaster […]

The Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) deal with Intelsat to purchase a specialized UHF communications payload aboard the IS-22 satellite represented the best value-for-money tender received during its industry solicitation process, […]

[Satellite News 02-19-10] Tensions ran high on day one of the Arabsat Broadcasters Forum held in Beirut, Lebanon, as a number of keynote speakers lashed out at perceived U.S. interference […]

[Satellite News 02-08-10] Morgan Stanley expects SES to outperform in 2010, according to a research report issued Feb. 5 The report, “Stellar Choice,” highlights three potential growth trends for SES, […]

[Satellite News 02-03-10] Technical problems on the W2A satellite have been a major setback for Solaris Mobile, CEO Steve Maine told Satellite News.     The joint venture of rivals SES […]

[Satellite News 02-02-10] Intersat Africa is confident that the time is right for satellite broadband to make a strong impact across many markets in Africa and has teamed up with […]

The World Cup will take place in Africa for the first time, presenting unique challenges for broadcasters such as ITV, one of the biggest broadcasters in the United Kingdom. “This […]

Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, Arabsat Arabsat is expected to post double-digit percentage increases in revenues and profits, as operational revenues jumped from $157 million in 2008 to $192 million in 2009, […]

[Satellite News 01-29-10] Vizada will make a major product push in the maritime market this year, with Inmarsat,Iridium and Thuraya as partners targeting ship crew communications, Vizada CEO Erik Ceuppens […]

[Satellite News 01-21-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications in November. He does not have a long history in the satellite communications sector, but […]

[Satellite News 01-19-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November.     For most of the previous decade, de Rosen had […]

[Satellite News 01-19-10] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up […]

[Satellite News 01-15-10] The Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) deal with Intelsat to purchase a specialized UHF communications payload aboard the IS-22 satellite represented the best value-for money tender received during […]

[Satellite News 01-12-09] SES Astra believes its second hosted payload deal with the European Commission (EC) is a major step in the company’s attempt to become more of a force […]

[Satellite News 01-12-10] The success of Lufthansa Airlines’ project to re-launch FlyNet, its on-board broadband Internet service, with Panasonic is a key element of the airline’s product strategy, Lufthansa Product […]

[Satelllite News 01-04-09] Avanti Communications will begin 2010 in good spirits after ending 2009 with a secured a debt facility of £194 million ($313.34 million) for Hylas 2 from The […]

[Satellite News 12-18-09] In 2009, Telesat focused its efforts on selling capacity aboard new satellites, culminating with a September deal with EchoStar to take the full capacity on  Nimiq 5. […]

[Satellite News 12-17-09] Ondas Media hopes to bring a successful satellite radio platform to Europe but has experienced a setback in its plans due to the anomaly that occurred on […]

[Satellite News 12-14-09] YahLive will spend the next year searching from contracts and figuring out how to market its upcoming DTH satellite service to broadcast customers in the Middle East, […]

[Satellite News 12-08-09] After hitting 50,000 connections for Astra2Connect in October, SES Astra now is looking outside of Europe, particularly to the Middle East and Africa, to expand the service, […]

[Satellite News 12-07-09] In one of the biggest pay-TV consolidations of 2009, Middle East DTH platforms Showtime Arabia and Orbit merged in August to create Orbit Showtime. The platform, equally […]

On Nov. 14 2008, it was announced that the Eurozone (European Union Member States) had gone into recession, and on Nov. 27, the European (EU) unveiled the EU Recovery Plan […]

The Asian satellite landscape is a melting pot of opportunity and frustration. The opportunities are many, as the potential for satellite TV and communication services in markets such as India, […]

Piracy is a plague that has an impact on pay-TV operators worldwide, and the problem has become even more acute in a distressed economic environment. The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting […]

[Satellite News 12-01-09] Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel is at the forefront at bringing advanced TV services to the regional market. In early November, Foxtel added 10 new HD channels, giving […]

[Satellite News 11-30-09] Asian pay-TV regulation may better equip the regional broadcasting industry to handle piracy issues, Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) CEO Simon Twiston Davies told […]

[Satellite News 11-25-09] Eutelsat’s decision to team up with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to co-locate the Eurobird 4 satellite at 75 degrees East with ABS-1 and ABS-1A puts Eutelsat a […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-09] Analysts had a reactions to SES’ $75 million investment in emerging market broadband provider O3B Networks – a move that made SES a key shareholder in the […]

[Satellite News 11-18-09] Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems is planning to offer new solutions and service to deal with interference on satellites and hopes to be in position to […]

[Satellite News 11-17-09] Marcus Englert, director of new media and diversification at ProSiebenSat.1, believes that the German consumer broadcast market is now ready for HD.     ProSiebenSat.1 Media, one of […]