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Houston, Tex., September 15, 2014--RigNet today announced that Pål Jensen has been named to the position of vice president - Energy Maritime. Initially based in Oslo, Norway, Jensen will be responsible for leading RigNet's business of providing remote communications solutions to maritime vessels operating in upstream oil and gas around the globe.

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.

Englewood, Colo., August 27, 2014--Echostar announced that DISH Media Sales Senior Vice President, Warren Schlichting, will assume leadership of the company’s programming group effective Oct. 1. Schlichting will succeed DISH Senior Vice President, Steve Swain, who has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for DISH, also effective Oct. 1.

Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, August 25, 2014 - Ross Video announced that Jaz Wray has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager for Southern California.

Dubai, UAE, August 19, 2014--Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications today announced the appointment of Mark Courtney as General Counsel. Courtney leads the Legal Affairs Department where he is responsible for providing counsel on corporate strategy, key contract negotiation, regulatory affairs, policies and procedures as well as legal strategy and compliance. He reports to Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer of Thuraya and will serve as a member of the Company’s Leadership Team.