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Hauppauge, NY, May 21, 2014 - In his first interview since taking the helm as CEO of Globecomm Systems, Inc. in February, Keith Hall discusses the company’s acquisition by Wasserstein & Company in December 2013 and outlines a new direction for the global company.  Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm maintains a far-flung group of offices outside North America, including locations or facilities in the Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan.

Washington, D.C., May 9, 2014--Talia Limited, a teleport, satellite, and terrestrial network operator providing global IP communications with headquarters in London and offices in Germany, Nigeria, Iraq and Dubai, today announced its expansion into North America and the appointment of Senior Vice President, Joel Allen.

Backnang, Germany, May 8, 2014 – The World Teleport Association recently announced the election of Signalhorn’s Robert Kubbernus to its Board of Directors.

El Segundo, Calif, April 30, 2014--DIRECTV, announced today that Jennifer Cho has joined DIRECTV as senior vice president and treasurer, reporting to 
Pat Doyle, executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer.

View videos of interviews with key executives at NAB 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada including: Elias Zaccack, Senior Vice-President-Americas,SES; Keith Buckley, President and CEO of ASC Signal; Gerhard Mocker, Director-Satcom Technologies, Work Microwave; and various other executives from the NAB2014 exhibition floor; plus the Hispasat Launch of the First 4K TV Channel in North and Central America.  To view the videos click here.

Englewood, Colo., April 29, 2014--DISH Network announced that it has appointed Steven Swain to lead its Programming Group. Swain, formerly a vice president of DISH’s Corporate Finance Group, is being promoted to senior vice president.In his new role, Swain will be responsible for the acquisition and renewal of programming content, including national network and cable channels, Latino content, local broadcast stations and premium services such as HBO, Showtime and Starz.

Middletown, RI, April 22, 2014-- KVH Industries, Inc.  announced today that Ms. Anneley Pickles has joined the company as Head of Business Development for the social network, the world’s largest online network dedicated to seafarers. One of her first priorities is overseeing Crewtoo Jobs, the online maritime jobs board that was launched last month to help match the right companies with the best seafarers.

Leesburg, Va., April 15, 2014-- MTN Government (MTNGOV), a subsidiary of  MTN Communications (MTN), announces the formation of an MTNGOV Advisory Board with veteran military, intelligence and industry business leaders. Members of the Advisory Board include: U.S. Marine Corps Major General George J. Allen (retired), U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Albert J. "Al" Edmonds (retired), Blu Venture Investors co-founder James Hunt, U.S. Army Major General N. Lee S. Price(retired), and U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Thomas Verbeck (retired).

Hong Kong, April 14, 2014--GapSat announced the appointment of Mark Rigolle, as Chief Financial Officer.  Rigolle is  a seasoned industry veteran, having previously held the senior roles of CEO of O3b and CFO at SES.

Middletown, RI, April 8, 2014 – KVH Industries, Inc. announced today that Candice Pascal has joined KVH as Vice President, Content Acquisition, to head the company’s efforts in managing commercial maritime distribution rights for entertainment content. Ms. Pascal, an experienced licensed-content executive based in Los Angeles, becomes KVH’s key person for securing and managing rights to the studio and independent film and television content that will be delivered via KVH’s new IP-MobileCast content delivery service.