Mark Holmes

[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 […]

[Satellite News 11-17-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite’s (ABS) deal to acquire Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (MSC) was seen as an aggressive approach from the company as it looks to boost is fleet […]

[Satellite News 11-16-09] SES CEO Romain Bausch admitted it was not beyond the realms of possibility that SES could become a majority shareholder in O3B Networks in the future. Now, […]

SpeedCast, a subsidiary of AsiaSat, is a multi-faceted service provider in Asia specializing in delivering to land or sea communications solutions ranging from broadband Internet to managed bandwidth to triple-play […]

After the cancellation of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program earlier this year, both U.S. military officials and commercial satellite companies realized that military satellite plans would have to […]

[Satellite News 11-09-09] After the cancellation of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program earlier this year, both U.S. military officials and commercial satellite companies realized that military satellite plans […]

Digi International CEO Joe Dunsmore is confident that the company can make a strong impact in the satellite market using the recently acquired assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore […]

Orbit Technology Group believes it is in a strong position to sell one of its latest satellite communications antenna solutions to train operators in Asia, after successful trials in Europe, […]

Telecommunications experts and executives from offshore exploration and energy companies were highly critical of the affordability and performance satellite-based solutions during the Offshore Communications trade show opening panel session, "What’s Here […]

ND Satcom, an SES Astra company, unveiled a product it believes sets new standards in terms of latency. The zero latency product, which has yet to be named or branded, […]

[Satellite News 11-03-09] I have just returned from Kourou, French Guiana where I witnessed the spectacular launch of both the NSS-12 and Thor 6 satellites on Thursday, Oct. 29.     […]

[Satellite News 11-02-09] It has been a busy time for Middle East satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). The operator has seen the launch of its Yahsat 1A […]

The Internet and wireless communications have had a major impact on the consumption of video content. TV operators no longer can think of just offering services via a single device […]

The Internet and wireless communications have had a major impact on the consumption of video content. TV operators no longer can think of just offering services via a single device […]

[Satellite News 10-28-09] Middle East satellite operator SmartSat, a joint venture between Jordanian private shareholder company Smartlink and Kuwaiti investors, is likely to partner with a major FSS operator to […]

[Satellite News 10-26-09] Pace CEO Neil Gaydon is optimistic that other operators will soon follow Canal Digital’s lead and deploy Pace’s MultiDweller technology solution. Canal Digital, the Nordic pay-TV operator, […]