Effective June 15, Paul Molinier will be appointed as CEO of Viaccess-Orca, a provider content protection and delivery solutions, and a subsidiary of the Orange Group. Paul Molinier will take over responsibilities from François Moreau de Saint Martin, who has joined Orange Business Services as vice president of industry and IT large accounts. 

Artel Video Systems, an employee-owned global provider of broadcast-quality video transport solutions, today announced the appointment of Mike Rizzo as president and CEO.  Rizzo joins Artel with more than 20 years in executive management positions.

The OMVC (Open Mobile Video Coalition) took a prominent position at NAB this year with the Mobile DTV Marketplace set up in the Central Lobby and a Mobile DTV Pavilion in the South Hall, as well as hosting a breakfast and speaking at several sessions. The OMVC is an association of nearly 900 TV broadcasters supporting the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard which was adopted by the ATSC in October 2009. This is an in-band system providing the mobile service as part of the terrestrial transmission within the same 6MHz channel used for ATSC HD and SD programming.  

Rockwell Collins announced today that Steve Nieuwsma has been named vice president, Corporate Strategy for the company effective immediately. In this newly created role, Nieuwsma is responsible for developing strategies to accelerate organic and inorganic growth at Rockwell Collins. He reports to Jeff MacLauchlan, senior vice president, Corporate Development.

Nieuwsma has held key leadership roles throughout his career and most recently served as vice president, Commercial Systems Engineering for Rockwell Collins.

Comtech EF Data has announced the promotion of Louis Dubin to Senior Vice President, Product Management. In this role, Dubin will lead the company’s Product Management organization and direct CEFD’s primary technology and marketing thrusts.

At the NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Peter Ostapiuk, Head of Media Services-Intelsat on the new IntelsatOne Prism multimedia networking platform and portfolio of managed services built on an automated hybrid satellite and terrestrial converged IP.

ETL Systems, a designer and manufacturer of RF signal distribution equipment for satellite communications, is adding a key hire to its Global Sales team to expand its presence in Latin America. Rafael Zamora joins ETL with a focus on expanding ETL’s footprint in Latin America.

At the NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Steven Corda, VP, Business Strategy and Planning--SES on the new IP-based Ultra HD content delivery system they launched at the show.

At the NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Roger Franklin, CEO of Crystal on their recent rebranding and the products they are highlighting at the show.

At the NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with Jonathan Crawford, CEO-The Spaceconnection on the changes in satellite service segment of the industry and his plans for the company in the near term.