Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-10-11] The number of worldwide broadband subscriptions now exceeds 500 million, according to a market report prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum Jan. […]

[Satellite News 01-06-11] Video transport solutions provider Nevion expects to produce double-digit revenue growth in 2011, which follows a strong performance in 2010, CEO Oddbjørn Bergem told Satellite News.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-07-11] Eutelsat has secured another capacity deal with an up and coming operator in Central and Eastern Europe, the operator, announced Jan. 6.     Eutelsat signed a […]

[Satellite News 01-07-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.’s (SSTL) 10 million euro ($13.10 million) contract award to provide a Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) spectrometer for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-06-11] ESPN is ramping up efforts for its 3-D TV platform with plans to start airing content 24 hours a day, the broadcaster announced Jan. 5. Since […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-05-11] A lack of 3-D content has slowed sales of 3-D TVs, according to a report issued Jan. 4 by DisplaySearch.  Shipments of 3-D TVs had made […]

[Satellite News 01-03-10] 2010 was the year when 3-D TV went from being a far out technology to being part of the mainstream with a slew of announcements throughout the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-03-11] DishTV has inked a new long-term capacity deal with AsiaSat as it looks to build on its strong market position in India. The DTH operator, which […]

In times of economic gloom, investment banks, export credit agencies and private equity companies look to find safe investments in companies that provide few risks. Over the past year, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-30-10] Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has wasted little time in wielding the axe after the loss of a number of satellites in Russia’s high profile Glonass program […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-20-10] PakSat is optimistic that the DTH market in Pakistan will see some movement in 2011, as the operator gets ready to launch its Paksat-1R satellite. However, […]

[Satellite News 12-17-10] SES Astra signed deals with Ukrainian state enterprise Ukrkosmos and Central European Media Enterprises (CME) that the satellite operator hopes will ramp up its presence in Ukraine, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-10] The Bolivian Space Agency has been selected by China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) to build its TKSat-1satellite, the agency announced Dec. 14.     The satellite […]

[Satellite News 12-16-10] Attitudes towards U.S. defense spending and budget management are changing as new economic realities compel the U.S. government to get the most value for money for its […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-15-10] Astrium and the The Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN) have created Astri Polska, a joint venture that will focus on […]

Operator O3b Networks has raised a total of $1.2 billion through a multi-layered finance deal from a group of investors and banks, including the African Development Bank. The deal also […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-14-10] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA has gained full Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification for its Fast News Gathering (FNG) terminal — a crucial development for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-14-10] Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), a satellite pay-TV operator in the Middle East, has announced a series of initiatives in 3-D, piracy and HD DVR services launching in […]

[Satellite News 12-14-10] The European Commission (EC) has selected Prague as the future location of the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Agency (GSA). The decision will see the first […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-09-10] Softel hopes to follow up a deal with Bulgarian DTH operator Bulsatcom with more deals in Central and Eastern Europe.     Softel announced Dec. 6 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-10] BSkyB admitted defeat in its attempts to develop a rival to iTunes and others in the online music market, announcing it will close its Sky Songs service […]

[Satellite News 12-08-10] Two members of the U.K. Parliament’s space committee who witnessed the Nov. 26 launch of the Hylas 1 and Intelsat 17 satellites aboard an Ariane 5 are […]

[Satellite News 12-06-10] U.K. operator Avanti Communications has signed its third managed services deal since the launch of its Hylas 1 satellite in November. Under a three-year contract, Avanti will […]

[Satellite News 12-07-10] Eutelsat signed a contract with French broadcaster France Télévisions to deliver more digital channels to the Reunion and Mayotte islands in the Indian Ocean region.     To […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-03-10] Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) is targeting four markets in Scandinavia through a contract signed Dec. 1 with pay-TV operator Canal Digital to use the ADB-5720SX hybrid […]

[Satellite News 12-03-10] Austrian utility company Bewag Group expects to double the subscriber base of its Total TV DTH platform in Croatia over the next 12 months, Bewag Group Management […]

  2010 proved to be a solid year for the satellite sector during an economic pe riod that has curtailed many other business around the globe. Satellite companies remained active […]

The areas of communications, broadcasting and Internet are developing at a pace that sometimes can be difficult to comprehend. As customers demand better communications, Internet access and video services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-01-10] Inmarsat has launched its handheld service, as well as the 176kbps streaming-rate BGAN service in Vietnam, the company announced Nov. 30.      Inmarsat Director of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-10] Polish DTH operator N will launch what it claims to be Poland’s first regular 3-D TV service, nShow 3D, the company announced Nov. 29     The new […]