Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 02-10-09] The closure of the GTV satellite pay-TV service is a huge blow to the nascent sub-Saharan Africa pay-TV market. GTV was one of the first low-cost pay-TV […]

Newtec CEO Serge Van Herck hailed the company’s prospects in the Middle East after the company announced that it is playing a key role in a new advanced broadcast network […]

[Satellite News 02-05-09] SingTel is set to announce details of a new satellite with an as yet unnamed new partner, Titus Yong, SingTel’s vice president of satellite told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite News 02-04-09] European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) Secretary General Aarti Holla-Maini is preparing for a busy year as she looks to lobby the European Commission (EC) to provide funds […]

[Satellite News 02-02-09] Avanti Communications Group, the U.K.-based fixed satellite services operator, is set for a crucial year as the countdown starts to the launch of its HylasOne satellite, which […]

The digital signage industry faces several challenges as the global economy sours. Will companies cut back on capital intensive projects, or will they see the benefit of using these solutions to reach more

The field for the Satellite Executive of the Year award is one of the deepest in recent memory, as seven worthy executives guided their respective companies to new levels of […]

[Satellite News 01-28-09] Swedish Space Corp.’s (SSC) company’s acquisition of Universal Space Network (USN) will satisfy customers who wanted a one-stop shop for commercial satellite tracking services, SSC CEO Lars […]

[Satellite News 01-23-09] IPTV Americas (IPTVA) searching for outside investment as it looks to go to the next level of its growth strategy, CEO Alvaro Gazzolo told Satellite News.     […]

[Satellite News 01-21-09] EchoStar Corp. hopes it can become a force in the Mexican pay-TV market after signing a deal in late 2008 with MVS Multivision to form a joint […]

[Satellite News 01-15-09] TP Group, the largest telco in Poland, is one of an increasing number of telecoms that is complementing its IPTV offering with satellite service. Despite tough competition […]

[Satellite News 01-13-09] Eurosat, which signed a distribution agreement with SES Astra late last year to distribute Astra2Connect in the United Kingdom, is confident it will reach the breakeven point […]

The mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Europe was given a significant shot in the arm in August when the European Commission (EC) announced there would be a new pan-European […]

JSAT, the Japanese fixed satellite services (FSS) operator, is targeting the mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Japan, because with little room for growth in its traditional business market, it […]

[Satellite News 01-09-09] NATO’s demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, Malcolm Green, chief of CAT […]

[Satellite News 01-07-09] BSkyB hopes its Sky Player online TV service, which launched late last year, will find a strong niche among new customers in the United Kingdom.     Sky […]

[Satellite News 01-06-08] TeamCast, a broadcast networks infrastructure solutions provider, is confident it will see strong market demand for its hybrid solutions encompassing terrestrial and satellite and is aggressively seeking […]

Mobile TV is seen as one of the great new market opportunities for satellite players. With users demonstrating a seemingly insatiable desire for video and wanting content on demand, the […]

[Satellite News 12-30-08] The satellite industry was largely shielded from the full impact of the global recession in 2008 and some companies posted record-setting yearly profits, a majority of executives […]

[Satellite News 12-22-08] SES Americom will stop offering its IPTV service in North America by mid-2009. IP-Prime had been a key part of the operator’s strategy to tap into the […]

[Satellite News 12-17-08] Boeing Satellite Systems International (BSS) President Stephen O’Neill said the company’s year cannot really be viewed as a success after the loss of a major U.S. government […]

[Satellite News 12-16-08] SES and Eutelsat Communications are attractive propositions for investors in a credit crunch era, according to Morgan Stanley satellite equity analyst Sarah Simon.     “We are sufficiently […]

[Satellite News 12-11-08] With Turksat 3A successfully launched in June 2008, Turksat Director General Őzkan Dalbay is already thinking about the company’s next satellite.     In an exclusive interview with […]

Belgium-based Newtec provides satellite products and solution to operators around the globe, and is among many companies expanding their IP offerings. Product lines, such as the Elevation product family for […]

[Satellite News 12-08-08] Astrium Services CEO Eric Béranger believes the company’s focus on the institutional market means it is less likely to be impacted by the credit crunch due to […]

[Satellite News 12-04-08] APT Satellite Satellite Holdings was formed in 1992 and provides satellite communication and TV broadcasting services to broadcasters and telecoms operators in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and […]

While the satellite sector generally remains in good health, a financial crisis that has cast a huge shadow over the globe also threatens the necessary funding that many companies will […]

Mobile TV is one of the hottest topics in the video arena globally, but in 2008 it seems as though the role of satellites and satellite technology in this area […]

[Satellite News 11-28-08] JSAT Mobile CEO, Kei Shibuya, said the reasons behind his company’s strategic move to team up with Stratos Global to form a company targeting the MSS space […]

[Satellite News 11-25-08] The failure of the Nigcomsat-1 satellite is a significant blow to the nascent African fixed satellite services (FSS) industry, according to analysts.     Nigcomsat, which already was […]