Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 01-19-10] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up...

[Satellite News 01-15-10] The Australian Defense Force’s (ADF) deal with Intelsat to purchase a specialized UHF communications payload aboard the IS-22 satellite represented the best value-for money tender received during...

[Satellite News 01-12-09] SES Astra believes its second hosted payload deal with the European Commission (EC) is a major step in the company’s attempt to become more of a force...

[Satellite News 01-12-10] The success of Lufthansa Airlines’ project to re-launch FlyNet, its on-board broadband Internet service, with Panasonic is a key element of the airline’s product strategy, Lufthansa Product...

[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...