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  • Measat Satellite Systems elevates G Selvaraj as CCO & J Rao becomes AVP of network engineering & operations

    Measat Satellite Systems elevates G Selvaraj as CCO & J Rao becomes AVP of network engineering & operations

    Mumbai: Measat Satellite Systems on Friday has elevated Ganendra Selvaraj and Jeevan Rao to new roles. Selvaraj has been named the chief commercial officer (CCO) and Rao has been appointed as the associate vice president (AVP) of network engineering & operations.

    Selvaraj first joined Measat in 2004 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas. With close to 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Ganendra has performed a broad spectrum of technical & commercial roles within Measat leading up to this appointment.

    In his new role, Selvaraj will oversee Measat’s sales, customer engineering, business development and corporate communications functions. As a member of Measat’s executive committee, he will focus on building the Measat customer base and expanding its commercial activities in support of the Measat Group’s long-term strategy.

    Rao has been with Measat since 2008 and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (Mechatronics) from University Technology Malaysia & Master of Science in Communications and Network Engineering from University Putra Malaysia.

    With close to 25 years of experience in satellite communications, broadcast and telecommunications industry, he brings experience in both space and ground segments; video broadcasting and DTH; VSAT and cellular backhaul networks.

    In his new role, Rao will oversee Measat’s service delivery, network management centre, remote site support, system development and information technology departments.

  • eSports channel Every Good Game available for pay TV operators via MEASAT

    eSports channel Every Good Game available for pay TV operators via MEASAT

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd (MEASAT) announced today the launch of eGG, or Every Good Game, South East Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 HD eSports channel. The channel is now available to pay TV operators via MEASAT-3a at 91.5°E.

    eGG’s exciting content includes gaming tournaments, walkthroughs, expert guides, documentaries, game house tours and more. The High Definition channel fills a gap in Asia’s eSports market, a market which is experiencing phenomenal growth especially amongst the highly coveted millennial segment. eGG is produced by Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) with Astro’s professional high quality production values.

    “MEASAT is proud to distribute eGG, a pioneer in eSports, in Asia,” said MEASAT chief commercial officer Yau Chyong Lim. He further added, “This unique channel strengthens the diversity of offerings from MEASAT’s 91.5°E video hotslot.”

    MEASAT’s 91.5°E orbital slot is Asia’s leading video broadcast neighbourhood. With three collocated satellites, powerful wide-coverage beams and high recognition from regional head ends and Pay TV operators, 91.5°E continues to be the preferred choice for Asian video distribution.

  • eSports channel Every Good Game available for pay TV operators via MEASAT

    eSports channel Every Good Game available for pay TV operators via MEASAT

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd (MEASAT) announced today the launch of eGG, or Every Good Game, South East Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 HD eSports channel. The channel is now available to pay TV operators via MEASAT-3a at 91.5°E.

    eGG’s exciting content includes gaming tournaments, walkthroughs, expert guides, documentaries, game house tours and more. The High Definition channel fills a gap in Asia’s eSports market, a market which is experiencing phenomenal growth especially amongst the highly coveted millennial segment. eGG is produced by Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) with Astro’s professional high quality production values.

    “MEASAT is proud to distribute eGG, a pioneer in eSports, in Asia,” said MEASAT chief commercial officer Yau Chyong Lim. He further added, “This unique channel strengthens the diversity of offerings from MEASAT’s 91.5°E video hotslot.”

    MEASAT’s 91.5°E orbital slot is Asia’s leading video broadcast neighbourhood. With three collocated satellites, powerful wide-coverage beams and high recognition from regional head ends and Pay TV operators, 91.5°E continues to be the preferred choice for Asian video distribution.

  • MEASAT names Prashant Butani as senior sales director – S. Asia

    MEASAT names Prashant Butani as senior sales director – S. Asia

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems (MEASAT) has named Prashant Butani as senior sales director – South Asia.

     

    In his new role, Bhutani will be responsible for building and supporting MEASAT’s customer base and managing government agencies across the South Asian region.

     

    Prior to joining MEASAT, Bhutani was a senior analyst in a leading satellite industry research company and regional head for a multinational telecommunications services company.

     

    With an experience of 10 years in the satellite and telecommunications industry, Bhutani holds a Master of Sciences in Satellite Communications Engineering from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom and a Degree in Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India.

  • MEASAT-3/3a HD platform tips 50

    MEASAT-3/3a HD platform tips 50

    MUMBAI: Good news for HD lovers. MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has announced that the MEASAT-3/3a platform has become the first Asian C-Band satellite platform to exceed 50 high definition (HD) channels, confirming the maturing of the HD content business in Asia.

     

    MEASAT started offering HD distribution services on the MEASAT-3 satellite in July 2007. Working with a select group of channels, technology partners and uplink providers, MEASAT developed a flexible solution for the launch and distribution of HD channels across the Asia-Pacific region. The services were expanded in

    2009 with the launch of the collocated MEASAT-3a satellite. This strategy, underpinned by significant financial and technological investments and an innovative business model, helped develop the HD segment in Asia to what it is today.

     

    “In 2007, MEASAT had already developed the long-term vision to introduce tailor-made HD solutions to the Asian market,” said Encompass managing director Deepakjit Singh. “Encompass is now using the MEASAT MCPC platform at 91.5°E to distribute 20 premium HD channels across Asia.”

     

    “MEASAT had the vision and foresight to propose a partnership business model with leading teleports and MCPC platforms in which the Asian HD segment would be promoted jointly. This innovative approach has led to  Globecast  Asia  distributing  12  top  HD  channels  across  Asia.”  added  Globecast Asia senior VP sales Yew Weng Soo.

     

    “The coverage provided by RRsat’s MCPC platform on MEASAT-3/3a at 91.5°E extends across 102 countries across Asia, from Japan to Africa,” added RRsat chief commercial officer Lior Rival. “This coverage is an essential factor in RRsat’s decision to choose MEASAT as our Asian HD distribution partner for 10 high quality HD channels. This premium platform is an important part of our value-added media services portfolio that enables our customers to reach more places, in more ways on more devices.”

     

    “In collaboration with our partners we developed an innovative business model to help ‘jump start’ the Asian HD segment” said MEASAT CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon. “Through this collaboration, we announced the first Asian regional C-Band distribution of an HD channel in 2007. We are delighted to be able to celebrate the maturing of the HD segment with the announcement of the 50 HD channels on our platform this week. We continue to work with our partners and our customers to ensure that our services are tailored for channel operators, and the MEASAT-3/3a satellites are the key HD location for Asian HD content.”

     

    Today MEASAT works with the industry’s leading uplink providers, including Encompass Digital Media (Encompass), Globecast and RRsat America – Global Communications Network Inc (RRsat) with an HD video distribution solution tailor-made for the Asian market. In addition to the channels distributed by the uplink partners, the satellite also supports HD channels uplinked by the channel operator.

  • MEASAT elevates Vishal Mathur to senior sales director

    MEASAT elevates Vishal Mathur to senior sales director

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has elevated Vishal Mathur from director (south Asia) to senior director, sales and marketing.

    In his new role, Vishal will be responsible to build the MEASAT’s customer base with a focus in the broadcasting and DTH customer segments.

    Vishal will be responsible to build the MEASAT’s customer base with a focus in the broadcasting and DTH customer segments

    Vishal joined MEASAT in 2006. During his seven years with MEASAT, he has been instrumental in expanding the company’s position across south Asia.

    Prior to joining MEASAT, Vishal has also served as assistant VP at Zee Telefilms – international division, ESPN Star Sports and Ten Sports channels handling the affiliate sales business in India.

    Vishal holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a post graduate diploma in Business Management from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

    MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to leading international broadcasters, DTH platforms and telecom operators. With capacity across five satellites, the company provides satellite services to over 150 countries representing 80 per cent of the world’s population across Asia , Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia.