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03.01.2010 Michel de Rosen CEO, Eutelsat Communications
Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, he served as chairman and CEO of ViroPharma, a U.S. pharmarceutical company and since 2008 as chairman and CEO of SGD, a...
02.01.2010 David Gelerman CEO, Chairman, Advantech Wireless Broadband
David Gelerman did not set out to serve the satellite sector when he founded Advantech in 1988, but more than 20 years later, he has positioned the Canadian company as one of the leading suppliers of communications network components and solutions for...
01.01.2010 Fred Pope CEO, Satcom Resources
Fred Pope comes from an economics background and says he entered the satellite sector “by accident.” But as CEO of Satcom Resources, a business that relies in large part on an interactive Web site launched in 2000, he helps customers understand...
12.01.2009 Evert Dudok CEO, EADS Astrium Satellites
Despite a tough economic climate, Astrium Satellites CEO Evert Dudok believes there are enough potential orders in the market to feel comfortable about the company’s prospects throughout the next 12 months. Dudok discusses the potential for new orders...
10.01.2009 Giuliano Berretta Chairman and CEO Eutelsat Communications
Giuliano Berretta will step down as CEO of Eutelsat in November, turning over leadership of the FSS operator to Michel de Rosen.Berretta, who will continue as chairman, discusses the issues facing Eutelsat, the growth potential in markets such as broadband...
09.01.2009 David Haslingden CEO, National Geographic Channels International & National Geographic Channel U.S.; CEO, Fox International Channels
David Haslingden CEO, National Geographic Channels International & National Geographic Channel U.S.; CEO, Fox International Channels In the HD broadcasting world , National Geographic Channel (NGC) stands...
07.01.2009 Reynald Seznec CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Reynald Seznec succeeded Pascale Sourisse as CEO of Thales Alenia Space in May 2008, taking over a company with a strong backlog that included the next-generation constellation for Globalstar. He quickly added an order from O3b to Thales’ projects, but...
06.01.2009 Masanori Akiyama, CEO, Sky Perfect JSAT
Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. has embarked on a unique growth strategy in recent years, strengthening its position in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region and making it one of the largest satellite operators around the globe. In 2007, JSAT merged with Sky Perfect...
05.01.2009 Khaled Derbas Managing Director, SmartSat
Khaled Derbas Managing Director, SmartSat The Middle East is a market in desperate need of more satellite capacity. It seems as fast as the satellites are going up, the capacity is being snapped up by...
04.01.2009 Higginbotham: Satellite Collision Shows Need For More International Coordination
Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham believes the Feb. 11 collision of an Iridium satellite with a defunct Russian military satellite will test global diplomacy, legal and unilateral military and commercial space issues for years to come. Higginbotham says...
04.01.2009 Lisa Hobbs Vice President, Business Development, Satellite & Broadcasting, Tandberg Television
Tandberg Television’s operations are based on the progress of multimedia technology delivery methods. In the last year, the company has made notable steps in advanced compression systems, on-demand and content distribution solutions that are used by...
03.01.2009 Mike Antonovich President and CEO, The SpaceConnection
As an independent provider of C-band and Ku-band satellite space segment, The SpaceConnection serves as "sort of a tripwire" for the satellite industry, says president and CEO Mike Antonovich. The company’s main focus is selling satellite...
02.01.2009 Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairman and CEO, Arianespace
Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairman and CEO, Arianespace Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, earned Via Satellite ’s 2005 Satellite Executive of the Year award by returning the European launch...
01.01.2009 Elon Musk, CEO, CTO and Founder, SpaceX
In June 2002, Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk started Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to achieve what many in the satellite industry believe is an impossible task — to lower the cost of launching satellites into orbit. Musk has vast...
12.01.2008 Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar
ProtoStar hopes to make an impact in the promising DTH markets in Asia by providing capacity aboard its ProtoStar 1 satellite. The spacecraft, placed in orbit in July, carries 16 Ku-band and 38 C-band transponders that allows DTH operators to provide services...
11.01.2008 Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
The European broadcasting landscape has seen unprecedented change in recent years. With more competition than ever in television markets and new customer behavior altering the way content is distributed and consumed, developing niches such as mobile TV are...
10.01.2008 Dean Olmstead, President, EchoStar Satellite Services
Dean Olmstead is well known in satellite circles, building a career in high-profile positions at companies such as SES Americom and Loral Space & Communications. So it makes sense that when EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen, another star in the industry, was...
09.16.2008 Harmonic CEO Sees More Flexibility in Video Strategies
Harmonic provides next-generation video delivery solutions to pay-TV operators, and the company is seeing its business jump as customers make the move to high-definition (HD) content and on-demand services. Harmonic CEO Patrick Harshman spoke with IBC e-daily...
09.15.2008 euronews Seeks Multiplatform Strategy
Providing a European focus to news, the popular euronews can be found on pay-TV platforms around the world. However, the rules of the broadcast landscape have changed, raising a number of new challenges for broadcasters. euronews is no exception, and as users...
09.14.2008 Thomson Official Outlines Next-Generation Broadcast Vision
Thomson is one of the key technology vendors to satellite pay-TV operators world-wide, and its technology will be key in helping satellite pay-TV operators stay ahead of cable and IPTV competition. The IBC e-Daily spoke to Georges Laplanche, senior vice...
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