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Hong Kong, October 23, 2014 – SpeedCast International Limited, today announced that Keith Johnson has joined SpeedCast as senior vice president / General Manager in charge of Energy services globally.  In this role, Johnson will oversee all of SpeedCast’s business activities for the Energy sector (Oil and Gas in particular), including strategic planning, program management, business development and global sales for SpeedCast’s worldwide operations.

San Dimas, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014--Wavestream, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. ) providing solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems, announced today the appointment of Wavestream past President and co-founder James Rosenberg as CTO.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 1, 2014 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the promotion of Yau Chyong Lim from Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning to Chief Commercial Officer.  

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Surrey, UK, October 1, 2014-- Susan Harvey, formerly CFO at Vocality, is moving to the position of CEO. Susan joined Vocality in 2009.  She replaces founding shareholder Julian Bradford, who is stepping down as CEO.

Cologne, Germany, September 8, 2014 – Ulf Heggenberger, 43, will assume executive responsibility for sales and marketing at MEDIA BROADCAST, on October 1, 2014. In his new role as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO) he will report to MEDIA BROADCAST’s Management Board Chairman and CTO, Wolfgang Breuer.

Ottawa, Canada, September 5, 2014--International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) (TSX:IDC), a broadcast technology provider, announced the appointment of Daniel Thunberg as Vice-President, International Sales. Thunberg will be responsible for growing IDC's business in the EMEA and APAC regions, and will report to Doug Lowther, IDC President & CEO.

Miami, Fla., September 3, 2014 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the appointment of Aymeric Genty as Chief Executive Officer of Alterna’TV, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Americas based in Miami.

Wilmington, DE, September 2, 2014-- Research and consulting firm NSR today announced the appointment of Ali Younis to the position of Analyst, Satellite Communications. Based in Washington, D.C., Younis will expand NSR's leading FSS/HTS coverage across all satellite applications and markets.

Dubai,UAE, September 1, 2014 – Leticia Diaz Del Rio joins mobile service provider Thuraya Telecommunications as Market Development Manager, Maritime, based in Dubai, while Phoebe Wang joins the company as Sales Manager, Maritime, based in Singapore.