CASBAA, the association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across geographic markets throughout the Asia-Pacific has honored Steve Marcopoto with its Lifetime Achievement Award and Chairman’s Award.

Production & Satellite Services, Inc. (PSSI), a satellite transmission and event management company, has hired Matt Scalici as its new general manager.

Richard Minter has been named Chief Operating Officer of Signalhorn. Anver Anderson has also been named Chief Sales Officer.

CASBAA, the Asia Pacific multichannel TV association, today announced the election of Todd Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Celestial Tiger Entertainment and William Wade, President and CEO, AsiaSat to the Board of Directors. Re-elected as Chairman of CASBAA was Marcel Fenez, Global Leader, Entertainment & Media Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers and re-elected for additional terms on the Board were Janice Lee, Managing Director, TV and New Media, PCCW Ltd. and Mark Patterson, CEO Asia Pacific, GroupM.

Kymeta Corporation, the company commercializing innovative metamaterials-based antennas for satellite communications, today announced the appointment of an advisory board of industry luminaries to assist in the growth of Kymeta as it moves toward bringing its innovative satellite antenna products to market.

The newly formed Kymeta advisory board consists of:

T. Allan McArtor – Chairman of Airbus Americas, Inc.;

Tuvia Barak – former head of Tadiran, Inc.’s North American operations and a leading aerospace industry expert;

Tedial has appointed Nigel Stoddart as Sales Director, Latin America. With more than 18 years’ experience in key account management, direct and channel sales management in the South American market, Tedial said Stoddart is well positioned to oversee and develop sales across the region.

View video and audio interviews with key satellite executives from the IBC 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  Including: Peter Ostapiuk, VP-Media Product Management, Intelsat ; Doron Revivi, COO of Satlink Communications; Dr. Peter Siebert, Executive Director, DVB Project; Martin Meisunburg, Director International Sales & Marketing, and Volker Brands, Regional Sales Manager, Narda Safety Test Solutions; Bernd Lehr, Sales Director of ND Satcom; Sanford Jewett, VP-Marketing and John Huddle, Head of Media Services, Thuraya and Alessandro Alquati, Head of Global Contribution, GlobeCast.

Surrey Satellite Technology US has named Doug Gerull as its Chief Operating officer. In this capacity, Gerull will be assisting SST-US in building out its U.S. manufacturing capacity and cultivating the markets for satellite technology within the U.S. commercial, civil government, and Department of Defense sectors.

Globecast announced today that Mr. Michele Gosetti will take on the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer of Globecast Americas, effective immediately, following the departure of Lisa Coelho.

Astrium Americas has appointed Ed Spitler as president of its subsidiary Astrium Services Government, Inc. Spitler, who served as Astrium Services Government, Inc.'s chief operating officer since May 2012, brings more than 25 years of senior executive level experience in military, government and commercial satellite operations. He will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the company's overall business strategy.