[Satellite TODAY 09-23-09] Vitec Group, a U.K.-based provider of products and services for the broadcast, imaging and live event industries, named Jerry Gepner CEO of Vitec’s services division, the company announced Sept.  21.
    Gepner, an Emmy Award winner and holder of 11 U.S. television and virtual imaging patents, joined Vitec in 2005, previously serving as interim president for Bexel, a broadcast equipment provider in the United States.
    Gepner also was cofounder and COO of Sportvision, the technology company that created the “virtual first down line” for American football telecasts.

Analysts Expect Healthy Increase in U.K. Pay-TV Revenues    Satellite Today   September 21, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 09-18-09] Pay-TV revenues in the United Kingdom are set to increase from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion in 2014, according to report issued by Pyramid Research, released Sept. 17.

Mobile Satellite Broadband Partnership Formed in U.K.   Satellite Today   September 15, 2009
Beyond DSL, Ten Haaft and Conrad Anderson have formed a mobile satellite broadband Internet technology partnership in the United Kingdom, the companies announced.

Former UKTV COO Takes on Arqiva Role   Satellite Today   September 7, 2009
[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Arqiva has appointed John Keeling platform controller for its new Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in the U.K., the company announced Sept. 4.