Beijing - China’s Long March 3B (LM-3B) launch vehicle successfully sent the ChinaSat 11 telecommunications satellite into the predetermined orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC). Based upon the DFH-4 platform developed by China on its own, the satellite was designed and manufactured by China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). It is the 14th geostationary satellite operated and managed by China Satellite … [Read more...] about China successfully launches ChinaSat 11 telecommunications satellite
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Newtec appoints Mario Querner as VP Asia
Singapore and Sint-Niklaas, Belgium – Satellite communications specialist, Newtec, has appointed former-Technicolor, Alcatel-Lucent, and ECI Telecom executive Mario Querner as the company’s new VP Asia. He has more than 25 years of international business experience in telecommunications and media working in both Europe and Asia. Based in Singapore, Querner will manage Newtec’s Singapore and Beijing offices, and lead the business activities for Newtec in Asia Pacific. … [Read more...] about Newtec appoints Mario Querner as VP Asia
SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days
Luxembourg - SES, together with partners Harmonic and Broadcom Corporation, has pioneered the first Ultra HD transmission in the new HEVC standard live from an ASTRA satellite at 19.2 degrees East. The HEVC standard features an up to 50% encoding efficiency improvement, compared to previous test broadcasts in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264). The end-to-end demonstration, which was presented at the SES Industry Days in Luxembourg, used Harmonic’s ProMedia Xpress and a HEVC decoder reference-design … [Read more...] about SES to pioneer first Ultra HD transmission in new standard at SES Industry Days
Martial Arts TV joins MEASAT’s HD lineup
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has announced an agreement with Martial Arts Networks Ltd (Martial Arts TV) to distribute the Martial Arts TV HD channel (Martial Arts TV HD) via the MEASAT-3a satellite. Martial Arts TV HD provides a wide variety of combat sports, such as mixed martial arts and kickboxing, as well as martial arts programmes including anime, movies, reality, video game and lifestyle programming. Jarod Lopez, Vice-President, Broadcast Sales, MEASAT, … [Read more...] about Martial Arts TV joins MEASAT’s HD lineup
MEASAT appoints new Vice President for Broadcast Sales
Kuala Lumpur – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has announced the appointment of Jarod Lopez as Vice President – Broadcast Sales. Lopez will be responsible for leading all of the broadcast distribution sales activities across the MEASAT and AFRICASAT fleet of satellites, as well as, supporting the expansion of the MEASAT business into the African region. Prior to assuming this role, Lopez – who has been with MEASAT since 2006, was MEASAT’s Senior Director of … [Read more...] about MEASAT appoints new Vice President for Broadcast Sales
CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 to be held in Singapore on June 17
CASBAA’s Satellite Industry Forum 2013 “An Industry In Transition” - organised by CASBAA and sponsored by AsiaSat, MEASAT and Space Systems/Loral, will be held in Singapore on June 17 at the Shangri-La. With opening keynote by Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, the forum aims to provide beneficial insights into the state of the satellite industry and what lies ahead. Attendees of the forum include Andrew Jordan, CEO of Eutel Asia, Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks … [Read more...] about CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2013 to be held in Singapore on June 17
