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At the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) held in Bucharest, Romania in September 2022, Doreen Bogdan-Martin was elected as the first woman to be the Secretary-General of the ITU (to view the full conference report on the PP-22: http://www.satellitemarkets.com/events/highlights-itu-plenipotentiary-conference-2022).  The ITU is one of the oldest multilateral international organizations founded in 1865 and based in Geneva, Swit

Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP (WBK) is pleased to announce Davina Sashkin has joined the firm as a Partner. Davina joins the firm with extensive experience in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory compliance, strategic policy advocacy, and FCC-regulated transactions, and is widely recognized as an industry leader in broadcast media law.

Nextologies LIMITED, leader in custom end-to-end broadcast video and streaming solutions, specializing in full-time video delivery to cable and streaming platforms, announced today that it is expanding its remote production division with the acquisition of the businesses of The Video Call Center, LLC (VCC). The acquisition was finalized on December 23, 2022, and the new division will retain the VCC brand and continue serving its entire client portfolio. 

Prior to his appointment, Funtua worked at BUA Cement PLC as its Director of Health, Safety and Environment.

Tukur.jpgNigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Eng. Tukur Funtua as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, following the retirement of Dr Abimbola Alale.