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New York City, February 4, 2014, – The World Teleport Association today announced that Avi Cohen, CEO of RRsat, has been named as its 2014 Teleport Executive of the Year. Mr. Cohen will be honored during WTA’s Teleport Awards for Excellence luncheon on March 11 during SATELLITE 2014. The Teleport Executive of the Year award is presented to an individual for demonstrated entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.

Singapore, January 30, 2014-- Start-up satellite operator Kacific Broadband Satellite announced the appoinments of Jacques-Samuel Prolon as General Manager and Eley Querner as Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

Silver Spring, Md., January 16, 2014-- Discovery Communications today announced that JB Perrette will become the next President of Discovery Networks International. Perrette takes over for 23-year Discovery veteran Mark Hollinger, who announced his resignation in September.

Dubai, UAE, January 8, 2014--Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya today announced the appointment of Ahmad Al Shareef as Senior Director of Human Resources and Support Operations as of January 2, 2014. As Thuraya’s new Head of Human Resources, Al Shareef is responsible for managing employee relations as well as overseeing the procurement and administration divisions. He reports to Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer of Thuraya and will serve as a member of the company’s leadership team.

Wilmington, Delaware, January 8, 2014 – NSR  today announced the appointment of Prashant Butani to the position of Senior Analyst. Based in Mumbai, India, Butani will serve as a regional and applications expert on satellite communications for NSR.

View a video of the The 2013 Vision Awards Ceremony and interviews with key executives at SATCON and MILCOM 2013 including: David Hershberg,, CEO, Globecomm Systems;  Mohamed Youssif, COO, ABS; David Anhalt, VP & GM, Iridium PRIME; Jamie Smith, Director of Marketing and Sales EM Solutions.  To view the videos click here.

View videos of the pre-launch briefing of the SES-8 satellite with Spacex Chief Designer and CEO Elon Musk  in Cape Canaveral, Florida as well as interviews with SES executives  Martin Halliwell, CTO;  Deepak Mathur, SVP-Asia, Pacific and the Middle East; and Elias Zaccack, SVP-Americas.  To view the videos, click here.

Herndon, VA, December 30, 2013 – Andrew Ruszkowski has been named Chief Commercial Officer at XTAR, LLC, a provider of satellite capacity to U.S. and Allied governments in the X-band frequency. In the newly created position, Ruszkowski will continue to support XTAR’s fleet development to sustain current and anticipated government and military requirements, including working with the Department of Defense to assist its acquisition and procurement of commercial satellite communications.

Sydney, Australia, December 2, 2013 – Globecast Australia has announced a new management team to best effect a structure for continued efficiency and innovation.

Hong Kong, December 2, 2013 — Fox International Channels (FIC) Asia has appointed Helena Choe as Vice President of Syndication, effective November 18, while Rahul Sood was also named Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Commercial, effective December 9

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