Latest News

Intelsat Appoints International Video Sales Executives

By Staff Writer | July 1, 2003

      Washington, D.C.-based Intelsat has appointed Doug Triblehorn and Jean-Philippe Gillet to head regional sales efforts for its Media and Entertainment Business Unit in Asia and Europe, Africa and the Middle East, respectively.

      Triblehorn is responsible for leading and managing sales activities in Asia. Prior to joining Intelsat, Triblehorn served as CEO of GlobeCast Asia. Gillet is responsible for the direction of overall development and execution of sales/customer service strategies for existing and potential customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Gillet comes to Intelsat from GlobeCast North America, where he served as vice president of international sales.

      Separately, Intelsat announced that it has agreed to work with TIBA, a Latin American satellite telecommunications carrier, to provide TV receive-only antennas to approximately 800 cable head-ends in Latin America to provide an expanded viewing area for programming carried over the Intelsat 805 satellite located at 304.5º East Longitude.