Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 04-18-12] Sky Deutschland has paid a heavy price to win the latest set of Bundesliga soccer rights in Germany that was way above analyst expectations. Sky agreed to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-16-12] Intelsat has announced details of a slew of new agreements with broadcasters/media companies in Latin America. The operator announced details of recent agreements with Discovery Communications, […]

[Satellite News 04-16-12] TP, the major Polish telco, is making headway with its DTH strategy. The operator’s main shareholder is France Telecom, which has deployed satellite very effectively in France […]

As editor of a communications publication, I receive a number of press releases related to new research and forecasts on the satellite market. I often think it would be interesting […]

Broadcasting remains the lifeblood of the satellite industry, but as we enter a more fragmented broadcast landscape, the impact of the new environment on satellite and broadcasters themselves remains uncertain. […]

The milsatcom market could be an interesting one to watch this year given that governments around the world are still in the process of shaping their future plans. What is […]

[Satellite News 03-28-12] The Swiss Space Center hopes to obtain investments from international firms to support its recent efforts to develop a solution that will clean up space debris in […]

[Satellite News 03-05-12] While Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) hopes to make more of an impact in the Earth Observation (EO) market, its new director of Earth observation and science […]

I would like to start this month’s issue by congratulating Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, who has been selected as our 2011 Satellite Executive of the Year. It is always […]

The MSS market is currently one of the most dynamic markets in satellite and Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the Middle East-based MSS operator, is looking to expand its presence in the […]

The Middle East is a vibrant region for satellite communications. With HD on the cusp of major growth and operators like Yahsat and Arabsat delivering a stock of new capacity […]

MBC Group, one of the Middle East’s strongest FTA broadcasters, signed a significant HD agreement with YahLive in December to broadcast its portfolio of high-definition channels. As a result of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Adam Schaffer has been appointed as the new Publisher of Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY. In this role, Schaffer will oversee all of the Access Intelligence print and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-29-12] Talia has signed a long-term transponder deal with APT Satellite Holdings as it looks to boost its offerings in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. Talia […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Intelsat has signed a major new deal with one of the biggest telcos in the Middle East. The operator has inked a multi-year deal with Etisalat for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES as it looks to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future replacement […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Inmarsat has signed a deal with one of Singapore’s leading shipping companies. The MSS operator and its distribution partner AND Group will provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband and AND’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral, the company announced Feb. 27. The satellite will be readied for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned, the company announced Feb. 28. However, Ahuja will continue to serve as chairman of the board. In other news, Philip Falcone, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-28-12] Measat Satellite Systems has announced a key partnership agreement for its soon-to-be launched Africasat-1 satellite. Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) has secured C-band capacity on Africasat-1a with […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Yahsat has launched a new VSAT service based on the iDirect Evolution Platform, VT iDirect (iDirect) announced Feb. 27. The introduction of the new managed VSAT service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  There are likely to be 105.1 million IPTV subscribers in 2015. This number is one of the highlights from the new IPTV forecast given by U.S. research […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product family. Hughes announced details […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Raytheon’s U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 02-28-12] Serbia Broadband (SBB) is one of Eastern Europe’s more progressive pay-TV operators and offers TV services both via cable and satellite in five markets in Eastern Europe. […]

[Satellite News 02-22-12] AsiaSat is the latest operator to sign a launch services deal with SpaceX. The company announced the deal earlier this month, joining fellow operators Thaicom and SES […]

[Satellite News 02-17-12] Thaicom could be one of 2012’s satellite sector turnaround stories, according to several reports from regional investment bank analysts following the operator’s full-year results published earlier this […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  SES has relocated its AMC-3 satellite as it looks to better serve markets in Latin America. The AMC-3 satellite is moving from its former location of 87 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  LightSquared’s ambitions of building a next-generation mobile broadband network in the United States have been dealt a severe blow after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Avanti Communications signed a new capacity deal for its Hylas-1 satellite. The operator announced Feb. 15 that STM will be buying satellite capacity from Avanti to enable […]