Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT announced that the MEASAT-3a satellite has now been returned safely to the US for repairs. The satellite, which had been damaged during pre-launch operations in Baikonur, had undergone a complex de-fueling and decontamination procedure prior to its return to US. The satellite is currently undergoing further decontamination in White Sands. After this, the satellite will be returned to the Orbital factory for the replacement of a damaged Nadir Reflector, before shipment back … [Read more...] about MEASAT-3a returns to US
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PGK Media signs MOU with I2R
Singapore - PGK Media and A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on NextGen TV programme. The signing ceremony was held on the newly launched Fusionopolis building and included multinational organizations and local industry players such as Philips, Motorola, PGK Media, EVVO Media and Zentek Technology. PGK Media and I2R will work on the key focus areas of I2R's NextGen TV research programme which encompasses scalable media coding and … [Read more...] about PGK Media signs MOU with I2R
Promotions at NDS
London/New York - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, announced that Sue Taylor has been promoted to NDS senior vice president and general manager Asia Pacific with responsibility for all operations across the region. She continues to be a member of the NDS executive committee. Taylor joined NDS in 1995 at its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, where she supported STAR TV as it launched its digital TV service using NDS conditional access systems. She continues … [Read more...] about Promotions at NDS
MPAA CEO Dan Glickman delivers industry address at 3DX Festival
Hong Kong/Singapore - Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) chairman and CEO Dan Glickman delivered the industry address to delegates attending the 2008 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival (3DX). Speaking to an international audience of film exhibitors, distributors and industry representatives at the GV Max Hall at Golden Village VivoCity, Glickman commended the international gathering, saying that it was confirmation of the dawn of a new era, an era filled with … [Read more...] about MPAA CEO Dan Glickman delivers industry address at 3DX Festival
New appointments at SPENA
Singapore - SPE Networks - Asia (SPENA) has three new senior appointments to its head office in Singapore. Kim Sang-Im has assumed the newly-created position of director, Korea and new media. Having joined since September 1, she has already successfully concluded a deal with KT to launch AXN on its IPTV platform, Mega TV. Reporting to Ang Hui Keng, senior vice president, channels management and finance, Kim will also oversee the management of SPENA's branded SVOD services PIX and PIX Thriller, … [Read more...] about New appointments at SPENA
India’s Tata Sky to launch Tata Sky+ PVR service based on NDS technology
New Delhi - NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has been chosen by Tata Sky to supply its industry leading XTV DVR solution for Tata Sky+, the service that offers full personal video recorded (PVR) functionality and is a breakthrough in the Indian pay-TV market. Tata Sky+ (Tata Sky Plus) combines elegant style with a range of unique in-built functionality that offers a viewer the power to plan and control his TV viewing experience with features such as record … [Read more...] about India’s Tata Sky to launch Tata Sky+ PVR service based on NDS technology
