Singapore - the 3DX Film and Entertainment Technology Festival, being held from November 19 - 23 in Singapore, will feature actors Brendan Fraser and Christopher Lloyd to Jeffrey Katzenberg (CEO, Dreamworks Animation); James Cameron (Academy Award winning director and producer); Jim Gianopulos (chairman, 20th Century Fox); Dan Glickman (president, Motion Picture Association of America) and Mark Zoradi (president, Walt Disney Motion Pictures) making statements about the future trend and impact of … [Read more...] about Singapore rolls out the red carpet for 3DX: 3D Film and Entertainment Technology Festival
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STAR appoints Chief Technology Officer
Hong Kong - STAR announced the appointment of David Radoczy as its chief technology officer. Radoczy, who joins STAR from Nine Network Australia, succeeds Guo Xiao Yong who has decided to leave STAR for personal reasons. Reporting to STAR's chief operating officer Laureen Ong, Radoczy is scheduled to join STAR in November. Radoczy will be responsible for overseeing STAR's technical and engineering departments. He will lead the team in its pursuit of offering the highest quality broadcast … [Read more...] about STAR appoints Chief Technology Officer
Gateway Communications leases capacity on AFRICASAT-1
Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn Bhd (MEASAT) announced that Gateway Communications, a leading provider of high quality satellite communication services in Africa, signed an agreement for C-Band capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite. Under the agreement, Gateway will lease multiple C-band transponders on AFRICASAT-1, commencing October 2008. The capacity will further develop Gateway's market leading position in the provision of high quality, secure and reliable voice, data and … [Read more...] about Gateway Communications leases capacity on AFRICASAT-1
Protostar links with PLDT; Intersputnik announcement irks AsiaSat
ProtoStar Ltd. (ProtoStar) and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and PLDT's subsidiary, Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (Mabuhay) announced the signing of several agreements covering multiple areas of cooperation. Key aspects of the agreements include: an exchange of certain Mabuhay assets for an equity position in ProtoStar; expanded use of Mabuhay's Subic Space Center for the operation and control of satellites; an option for PLDT to make further investments in ProtoStar and … [Read more...] about Protostar links with PLDT; Intersputnik announcement irks AsiaSat
Showtime for GlobeCast
London - GlobeCast has signed a new five-year deal with Showtime Arabia to provide content management and delivery services for 13 of its global channels, with services provided ranging from multiplexing, uplink, and aggregation to playout from GlobeCast's central London Technical Operations Centre. Dubai-based Showtime Arabia, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has a three-year working relationship with GlobeCast and has now expanded that relationship to include … [Read more...] about Showtime for GlobeCast
Intersputnik to lease capacity on AFRICASAT-1
Kuala Lumpur - MEASAT announced it had signed a contract to provide satellite capacity to the INTERSPUTNIK International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik). In the agreement, Intersputnik will lease capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite to provide satellite services into the Africa region. The contract was signed within the framework of the Distribution Agreement that appoints Intersputnik as an non-exclusive distributor of transponder capacity on the AFRICASAT-1 satellite. … [Read more...] about Intersputnik to lease capacity on AFRICASAT-1
