Mark Holmes

Looking toward determining and developing the payload for AlphaSat, Inmarsat submitted a bid before the March 26 deadline. If successful (a contract award is expected in July), Inmarsat would use […]

[3/24/07] If Fleet Street rumors are correct, BSkyB will be involved in a four-way battle for Pipex Communications, a major telco in the U.K. telecoms markets. Pipex has nearly 1.1 […]

With the heated dispute between BSkyB and Virgin Media still fresh in the memory, United Kingdom communications regulator Ofcom will launch a market investigation into the pay-TV industry. Following a […]

The role of space in the military arena is set to intensify in upcoming years, with nations apart from the United States also looking to be more proactive in the […]

When Satellite News last spoke to Thuraya CEO, Yousuf Al Sayed, it was in the immediate aftermath of the NSS-8 launch failure, and the potential impact of when its Thuraya-3 […]

The satellite cellular backhaul market is increasing in importance and proving to be a more lucrative one for satellite operators around the world. According to Patrick French, an European analyst […]

Shin Satellite had a tough year in 2006, reporting a net loss of Baht 46 million ($1.3 million). However, the operator said this was down to Thaicom 3’s  write-off of […]

Shin Satellite had a tough year in 2006, reporting a net loss of Baht 46 million ($1.3 million). However, the operator said this was down to Thaicom 3’s write-off of […]

[2/27/07] In response to Virgin Media’s rhetorical broadside on Feb. 23 claiming BSkyB (Sky) was charging an exorbitant price to carry its basic channels, Sky’s CFO Jeremy Darroch parried with […]

Alcatel Alenia Space CEO Pascale Sourisse believes the market for satellites will be very strong throughout the next few years and hoped the company could maintain a strong position. According […]

[2/19/07 edition] Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta believes 2007 will prove to be a good year for the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) sector, with continued strong performance fueled by possible regional […]

While satellite radio has blazed a trail in the United States, it is still amidst its early days in Europe, although there have been one or two significant recent developments. […]

Despite initially losing the key soccer (Bundesliga) rights in Germany, pay-TV operator Premiere has bounced back in style, ending 2006 with a subscription base totalling just shy of 3,410,000 million. […]

Nearly three decades of war have left Afghanistan’s communications infrastructure in ruins. The new government is determined to rebuild these links in order to improve the quality of life for […]

The controlling interests in European satellite operator Eutelsat changed significantly during the first week of December, as a number of key shareholders announced plans to sell their stakes of the […]

SES Astra‘s Entavio initiative has suffered a blow with the news that ProSiebenSat.1 will not bring its free-to-air channels to Entavio due to antitrust concerns raised by the German government. […]

The launch of BT’s Internet protocol (IP) TV service, BT Vision, brings another strong competitor for satellite operator BSkyB in the U.K. pay-TV market. BT has set a subscriber goal […]

Jetix Europe, one of the key kids and youth entertainment providers to direct-to-home (DTH) platforms around the globe, has had a busy 2006 but is not expecting strong growth in […]

Arqiva, which recently reached an agreement to acquire BT‘s satellite broadcast business for 25 million British pounds ($47.9 million), hopes the acquisition will provide a springboard to a stronger position […]

While in most markets in western Europe – i.e., France, Italy and Spain – consolidation has taken place in recent years, among DTH operators in the Nordic markets, competition between […]

While providing services for operators across all platforms, interactive TV software company Ensequence hopes to strengthen its role in the satellite pay-TV industry by helping operators deploy the latest advanced […]

News of Eutelsat and SES Global’s decision to jointly develop a new mobile broadcasting system for Europe is good news for other players such as Alcatel, which is hoping to […]

In one of the most significant announcements of the year in the European satellite industry, traditional rivals SES Global and Eutelsat will team up to launch a satellite-based mobile broadcasting […]

High-definition (HD) TV remains one of the hottest talking points among European digital television markets. HD developments in Europe have trailed that the United States and Asia, but with consumer […]

The competition between satellite pay-TV operators in Poland already is intense and the pay-TV market as a whole is being stoked even more by the growing presence of cable services. […]

Satellite operators are leading the charge in the Interactive TV Advertising arena, according to top executives from direct-to-home operators BSkyB and Multichoice. The companies are being very progressive, providing strong […]

All eyes will be focused on Germany in the coming weeks as the World Cup gets underway, ushering in advanced high-definition (HD) and Internet Protocol (IP) TV technology for broadcasters. […]

Euronews, the pan-European channel provider, is hoping to do deals with satellite pay-TV operators in the United States as it bids to expand the reach of its news services, Philippe […]

Tandberg Television CEO Eric Cooney believes direct-to-home (DTH) operators are faced with difficult decisions when looking at making the transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG- 4. With DTH players leading the […]

It has been a busy week for U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB. Along with being involved in a frenetic auction for English Premier League soccer rights, the operator announced details […]