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Stockholm, Sweden February 10, 2025 - Ovzon today announced the appointment of André Löfgren as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective May 1, 2025. He will also be a member of Group Management. Ovzon’ s interim CFO Viktor Bremer continues within the company as Group Finance Manager.

Ashevile, N.C., February 9, 2025--On February 7, 2025, the satellite industry lost an industry pioneer and innovator, Jim Oliver, Founder and CEO of Asheville, NC-based satellite equipment manufacturer AvL Technologies. Jim was inducted into the  Space and Satellite Hall of Fame in 2021, for his life work as a mentor, innovative design engineer and successful entrepreneur.

Dubai, UAE,  February 4, 2025--ABS (Agility Beyond Space), a global satellite operator announces the appointment of Sameer Karimbhai as its new General Counsel. Sameer brings over 15 years of extensive legal expertise spanning corporate and commercial law, Mergers and Acquisitions, joint ventures, finance, governance, regulatory and compliance within the satellite, telecommunications, and energy sectors.

Pfäffikon, Switzerland, February 4, 2025--At this month's NRB Convention focusing on the religious broadcast market to be held in Grapevine, Texas from February 24-27, religious broadcasters from all over the world will congregate to to see the latest innovations in content distribution specifically geared for the religious market.  One company to watch at the show is media services and content distribution company iKO Media Group (iKOMG) which launched recently FaithTime, a revolutionary Over-the-Top (OTT) platform designed to serve Christian audiences worldwide. FaithTime offers a comprehensive library of Christian content, including live TV, on-demand programming, sermons, and educational series, accessible across all devices.

Boca Raton, Florida, February 1, 2025 - Terran Orbital announce the appointment of Michael E. Young as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Newport Beach, Calif., January 27, 2025 — Bitcentral, a provider of media solutions for broadcast and digital video, proudly announced the appointment of John Kennedy to its Board of Directors. 

Stockton, Calif., January 21, 2025  Applied Aerospace, a  manufacturer of spacecraft and aircraft systems for commercial and military applications, announced the appointment of satellite industry veteran David Myers as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). The newly created position will leverage the company's 70-year heritage and unique capabilities to drive market expansion. Target sectors include space launch vehicles, satellite constellations, hypersonics, missiles, and uncrewed (UAS) systems, as well as radar and communications.

Pfäffikon, Switzerland, January 19, 2025 - iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a provider of end-to-end media solutions and broadcasting innovation, announced the appointment of Galia Dolev as Vice President of Global Human Resources. This strategic addition reinforces iKOMG’s commitment to cultivating a people-first culture while driving its ambitious growth and innovation agenda accoridng to the company.

London, UK., January 15, 2025 – Stephen Nuttall has been appointed as the new Chair of IBC’s Partnership Board. Made up of representatives from each of the six partner organisations which own IBC (IABM, IEEE, IET, RTS, SCTE and SMPTE), the IBC Partnership Board provides the governance and strategic oversight of IBC. 

By Bernardo Schneiderman

Los Angeles, Calif., January 15, 2025 - BryceTech announced the new edition of its annual Smallsats by the Numbers report. In 2023, a record number of 2,680 smallsats (≤1200kg) were launched, an 18% increase from 2022 and a 61% increase from 2021. Smallsat broadband megaconstellation operators dominated smallsat activity in 2023 and are continuing deployments in 2024.