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Washington, D.C., July 29, 2013--ETL Systems, a satellite communications specialist which designs and manufactures equipment for the broadcast, telecoms, satellite communication and government sectors, has appointed Bill Pryle as its new International Sales Manager.

Levallois-Perret, France – July 25, 2013 – Dalet Digital Media Systems, a provider of Media Asset Management solutions and services for content producers, has appointed Massimo Berardi to the newly created post of General Manager, Dalet-Italy. Berardi, a broadcast industry veteran and a founder of the Italian company Gruppo TNT, joined Dalet in 2010 with the acquisition of TNT.

St. Petersburg, Fla., July 23, 2013--ITC Global, a provider of satellite communication solutions to the mining, energy and maritime sectors, announced the appointment of David Myers to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Myers brings twenty years of experience driving strategy, sales, brand management, and product development for rapidly growing companies in the satellite communications, information technology and industrial controls industries.

Redondo Beach, Calif., July 19, 2013-- Northrop Grumman announced the appointment of  Carol Erikson as Vice -President of engineering for its Space Systems business.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York, NY, July 10, 2013-- SSPI's Director of Development Lou Zacharilla spoke with Globecomm’s CEO David Hershberg and former Navy SEALS Team Six commander and founder, Richard Marcinko on the vital security issues that impact the world we live in and the role satellite play in cyber security. 

Denver,Colo., July 9, 2013--Harris Broadcast has appointed Charles Vogt as CEO. The 25-year information technology and communications leader joins Harris Broadcast following nine years as President and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel’s VoIP Business.

View video interviews with key executives from the Satcom Africa 2013 exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa.   Featuring interviews with: Felix Damiba, Managing Director, Africa  Asia Broadcast Satellite; Nabil al Shanti  COO, ARABSAT; Omar Trujillo,VP-Africa and Latin America,O3b Networks; Jerome van der Putt, CCO and Fulvio Sansone, CTO, SatADSL and  Pradeep  Unni, EVP–Marketing and Sales, MEA,Thaicom.  To view the videos click here.

At the NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewd key industry executives including: Brian Morris, SVP-Media and Entertainment, Globecomm Systems; Roger Franklin, President, Crystal Solutions; Arnaud Perrier, VP-Solutions Marketing, Envivio; Lisa Coelho, CEO, GlobeCast Americas; and  Thomas Wrede VP– Reception Systems, SES.  To view the videos, click here.

New York City,  May 1, 2013--Lou Zacharilla goes back and forth with with Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.  His venture is designed to empower large numbers of people where they live, whether “home” is a remote Pacific Basin community or one in the hills of Pakistan or Africa.  We discussed the vision of a profoundly interconnected world.

During Satellite 2013 in Washington, D.C. Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador spoke with key executives including Steve Collar, CEO, O3B Networks ;Jack Waters, CEO of Xiplink; Ofer Greenberger, CEO of Orbit Communications Systems ; Dolores Martos, VP-Sales, Latin America and Steve Bunke, VP-Sales, North America of SES ; Timofey Abramov, Commercial Director of Intersputnik ; Jordi Bosom, Director of Strategy and Business Development of Hispasat and Hagay Katz, Head of VSAT business, Gilat Satellite Networks.  To view the videos click here.