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| 12.01.2008 |
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Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar
ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16 Ku-band and 38 C-band transponders that allows DTH operators to provide services...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
The European broadcasting landscape has seen unprecedented change in recent years. With more competition than ever in television markets and new customer behavior altering the way content is distributed and consumed, developing niches such as mobile TV are...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Dean Olmstead, President, EchoStar Satellite Services
Dean Olmstead is well known in satellite circles, building a career in high-profile positions at companies such as SES Americom and Loral Space & Communications. So it makes sense that when EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen, another star in the industry, was...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Dave McGlade, CEO, Intelsat
David McGlade joined Intelsat as CEO in April 2005, following the company’s acquisition by a group of private equity firms. Since then, McGlade led the acquisition of PanAmSat and guided Intelsat through its own acquisition by a group of investors led...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Mary Cotton, CEO, VT iDirect Inc.
Mary Cotton cannot be accused of thinking small, which makes her the perfect fit to head VT iDirect Inc. Cotton joined iDirect as CEO in September 2007 bringing more than 18 years of experience in helping technology companies turn their expertise into...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Joseph Wright, Former Chairman, Intelsat Ltd.
After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different business, but his impact will be felt in the satellite field for years to come. “I spent 12 years with...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the new breed of satellite operators trying to make an impact in Asia. The company, founded less than two years ago, was established to meet the growing demands of broadcast and telecommunications operators in the...
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| 05.01.2008 |
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Eric Béranger, CEO, Astrium Services
Astrium Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astrium, offers a one-stop shop in the satellite services market, targeting secure communications, Earth observation services and navigation services. The company has posted strong increases in revenue throughout...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Enrique Rodriguez, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft TV
Earlier this year, Microsoft revealed that its Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform is delivering video entertainment to more than 1 million set-top boxes around the globe. The company, through its Microsoft TV division, has been working hard to...
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| 03.01.2008 |
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Tim Bryan, CEO, ICO Global Communications
ICO Global Communications Ltd. debuted its new digital video broadcasting-satellite services to handhelds (DVB-SH) service in January. Alcatel-Lucent is providing the system architecture, design and installation for the mobile interactive media (mim) service...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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Robert Placek, CEO, Wegener Corp.
Keeping ahead of the technology curve is becoming more important for equipment suppliers, as their customers are demanding the latest advancements to help fuel their business plans and satisfy the demand for content. Wegener Corp. provides equipment such as...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Eric Cooney, President and CEO, Tandberg Television
Digital TV solutions company Tandberg Television found itself as the center of attention in 2007 as a variety of suitors stepped up to the plate to try and acquire Tandberg. Arris launched what would become a two-horse race with a $1.2 billion bid for...
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| 12.01.2007 |
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Pascale Sourisse, President and CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space, one of the major players in the satellite manufacturing arena, has been boosted recently by winning a huge satellite contract in the Middle East. Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) awarded a contract to a joint team of Astrium...
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| 11.01.2007 |
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Anthony Navarra, President, Global Operations, Globalstar Inc.
Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space for 48 second-generation satellites. The first of these...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Frank McKenna, President, International Launch Services
Approximately a year after becoming an independent company, International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) was in the midst of a record year in 2007 before a September Proton failure interrupted the company’s momentum. ILS was formed in 1993 by Lockheed Corp...
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| 09.01.2007 |
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Maxime Saada, Managing Director, Canalsat
With more than 5 million subscribers, Canalsat is the leading pay-TV operator in France and the second biggest direct-to-home operator in Europe behind BSkyB. As part of the Canal+ Group, a major producer of French pay-TV channels and one of the top channel...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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T. Ahmed Rufai, CEO, Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (Nigcomsat)
Africa remains a hotbed of opportunities for satellite operators, but what traditionally has been a market reserved for international operators is finally seeing some homegrown competition. Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (Nigcomsat), a public-private...
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| 07.01.2007 |
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Ed Horowitz, President and CEO, SES Americom
Broadcasting remains the main revenue driver for satellite operators, but the means of delivering that service is changing constantly. Internet protocol (IP)-based services are likely to be the next big fundamental shift in broadcasting, says Ed Horowitz...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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Pradman Kaul, Chairman and CEO, Hughes Network Systems LLC
Following several years of transition, Hughes Network Systems LLC established itself as an independent entity in January 2006. Since then, Chairman and CEO Pradman Kaul has found that life free of the demands of a corporate owner brings a mixed set of...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium Satellite
Only seven months have passed since Matt Desch was named chairman and CEO of Bethesda, Md.-based Iridium Satellite LLC, the global supplier of mobile satellite communications services. The former CEO of New Jersey-based Telcordia Technologies, a supplier of...
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