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  • SES appoints Vishal Mathur as senior sales director – Asia

    SES appoints Vishal Mathur as senior sales director – Asia

    MUMBAI: Satellite operator SES Asia has roped in Vishal Mathur as senior sales director. Mathur brings with him almost 20 years of experience in the satellite and broadcasting industry in the region.

    He will be tasked with implementing the company’s regional sales strategy to support the growth of the company’s fixed data, mobility and video customers, and developing strong customer relationships in the South Asian markets.

    Mathur has led the sales and marketing, business development, strategic planning and regulatory approval efforts of broadcasters such as ESPN Star Sports channel and Zee TV, as well as of satellite services provider MEASAT during his career.

     

  • 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 names Santosh Desai as sales director – Africa

    MEASAT names Santosh Desai as sales director – Africa

    NEW DELHI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has appointed Santosh Desai as sales director – Africa.

    Desai will be responsible for opening new markets in Africa, developing sales channels, and managing customer accounts for the company.

    Prior to joining Measat, Desai was head of products for satellite communications, media & managed services for a global telecommunications company based in India. 

    He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from Pune University and also completed an Executive Programme in International Business Management from Indian Institute of Management.

    Desai has more than 14 years of experience covering international projects, network operations, products, and sales in satellite and media.

  • Fashion One launches new Ultra HD channel worldwide with MEASAT

    Fashion One launches new Ultra HD channel worldwide with MEASAT

    MUMBAI: Malaysian communication satellite operator, MEASAT and New York-based Fashion One Television LLC have launched Fashion One 4K, the first English language Ultra HD channel in the world on the MEASAT-3a satellite.

     

    Distributed free-to-air through the MEASAT-3a satellite at the 91.5 degrees East video hot slot, the channel will reach over 130 million viewers across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Australia and East Africa.

     

    Speaking on the launch Fashion One, Television LLC COO Gleb Livshits said, “We are tremendously excited to launch Fashion One 4K, the world’s first global Ultra HD channel dedicated to fashion and entertainment. We have invested heavily in producing Ultra HD content over the last two years, and I’m delighted that we are finally able to share the channel with our viewers.” 

     

    MEASAT CEO Paul Brown-Kenyon added, “Fashion One is a global lifestyle and entertainment TV network, supporting a large and rapidly expanding customer base.”

     

    “Our flexible solutions and collaborative approach led Fashion One to select MEASAT for the launch of Fashion One 4K. We look forward to working with more channels and content providers to help jump start this exciting new video segment,” Brown-Kenyon added.

     

    Fashion One 4K was launched concurrently on SES Satellite, reaching over 67 million households across North America at 103 degrees West (SES-3) and over 23 million households across South America at 47.5 degrees West (NSS-806). 

     

    Fashion One has been upgrading its production format from HD to ultra HD since 2014 and now owns an extensive library of ultra HD content with 100 per cent content rights.

     

    In Europe, the channel is broadcast under the brand Fashion 4K, reaching over 116 million households at 19.2 degrees East.

  • Globecast, MEASAT to aid Bright Lights’ HD pay-TV channel launch

    Globecast, MEASAT to aid Bright Lights’ HD pay-TV channel launch

    MUMBAI: Bright Lights Media has selected Globecast to provide a comprehensive suite of services for the launch of a new High Definition pay-TV channel in Southeast Asia called Simply Money.

     

    The HD channel will be carried on the MEASAT-3 satellite, the premier satellite for HD channel distribution across the wider Asia Pacific region. MEASAT-3 is co-located with MEASAT-3a and MEASAT-3b at 91.5°E, creating Asia’s most vibrant and robust video hotslot.

     

    Producing locally relevant high-quality personal finance-lifestyle content, Simply Money will also acquire programming from around the world, carefully selected for viewers in Southeast Asia.

     

    Globecast will be supplying Simply Money with an end-to-end media management solution from its media centre in Mediapolis, Singapore. The solution includes fully managed playout, content preparation and quality control. Globecast will also be providing regulatory compliance review and editing to ensure that content is compliant with regulatory requirements for distribution across Southeast Asia.

     

    Bright Lights Media CEO Anshuman Misra said, “We are very pleased to engage with Globecast, using a range of its services to ensure both high-quality output as well as a cost-effective result. Globecast has a clear understanding of what we are trying to achieve and has helped us to develop our content management and playout and distribution plans.”

     

    Globecast Asia managing director Yew Weng Soo added, “This deal reinforces Globecast’s position as the complete media services company with our highly evolved global expertise across the content and channel preparation sectors. This sits alongside our long-established playout and distribution services and we’re very pleased that Simply Money has selected us.”

     

    MEASAT vice president – broadcast sales Jarod Lopez said, “We are pleased to partner with Globecast in the distribution of Simply Money, which further strengthens MEASAT’s HD bouquet at 91.5°E. The 91.5°E video hotslot leads Asia with more than 60 distributed HD channels.”

  • APAC to witness increased satellite usage: CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2015

    APAC to witness increased satellite usage: CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2015

    MUMBAI: On 1 June, more than 150 industry speakers and delegates gathered at Grand Hyatt Singapore for the Satellite Industry Forum 2015. This year’s CASBAA event included a number of keynotes and panels exploring the question, “Is the satellite game changing?”

     

    Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler gave an opening keynote outlining the wave of changes currently affecting the satellite sector. Technological progress is increasing competition and generating  shifts  in  consumption  patterns,  and  he  emphasized  the  ever-growing  need  to innovate in order to keep up. “To compete, we need to improve performance, economics, and accessibility,” he said.

     

    Top executives then shared their insights on incoming industry trends during the Asia Pacific Satellite Leadership Round Table. The panel members were optimistic about opportunities for increased satellite usage in the Asia Pacific region, but also saw regulatory challenges ahead for efforts to consolidate. ABS co-founder & CEO Thomas Choi commented, “As long as regulations don’t change, consolidation will not happen.”

     

    In the next panel, Game Changers?, several officials executing “left field” satellite projects spoke on how these developments will impact the industry. Each panelist described their business ventures and their relevance to the Asia Pacific.

     

    With the advancement of technology also comes new forms of content distribution such as OTT and IPTV. The third panel, Staring the Future of TV in the Face – A Watershed for the Satellite Industry?, discussed the distinct preferences of millennia’s and how these consumers could be captured in the satellite industry, as well as debated the importance of on-demand vs. linear television.

     

    Eutelsat Chairman  &  CEO Michel  de  Rosen delivered  an  emphatic  speech  to  engage delegates with the issue of protection of C-band for exclusive satellite industry use at the upcoming World Radio communication Conference 2015 (WRC ’15). In the face of the pending legislative change, which would transfer more spectrum to mobile service providers, he asserted the need for a unified front to protect the industry. “It’s a collective challenge as an industry,” he said. “If we don’t fight it today, they will only be back for more tomorrow.”

     

    The following panel discussed in more detail the steps to be taken before the WRC ‘15. “We must convince the government of the important usage of C-band,” said Ali Ebadi, SVP, Space Systems Development, MEASAT.

     

    Regulations  aren’t  the  only  obstacle  satellite  service  providers  face;  at  the  same  time, customers are also raising their expectations.  Another set of panelists discussed cost-effective provision of service in Reducing Costs for Consumers: Are High Throughput Satellites the Answer? “Customers will expect more and more without expecting to pay more,” commented Viasat programme manager Erwin Hudson,

     

    The discussion was followed by an interview with Myanmar’s ICT Deputy Minister for U Thaung Tin. He described the current state of satellite in Myanmar, as well as national goals to develop the domestic industry and institutional challenges that must be met.

     

    To close the forum, the final panel answered questions about the next 10-15 years for the satellite industry, expressing optimism for the development of new technology and the continued robustness of satellite in the Asia-Pacific market.

     

  • MEASAT elevates Alex Tan as senior sales director – broadcast sales

    MEASAT elevates Alex Tan as senior sales director – broadcast sales

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has roped in Alex Tan as its senior sales director – broadcast sales. Tan is moving from his previous role as senior sales director, Telecoms & VAS – Asia Pacific.

     

    In his new role in broadcast sales, Tan will be working with MEASAT’s vice president of broadcast sales to develop and drive sales strategies and programmes in the broadcast segment.

     

    Tan has 18 years of experience in the satellite and telecommunications industry and has been with MEASAT since 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering (Hons), majoring in telecommunications, from the University of South Australia, Australia.

     

  • Globecast and MEASAT to distribute HGTV across Asia

    Globecast and MEASAT to distribute HGTV across Asia

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has decided to tie up with Globecast to distribute Scripps Networks’ channel HGTV which will cater to the home and lifestyle category in Asia.

     

    The channel will launch on 4 December with content on property, hybrid construction, design and extreme spaces. HGTV will be beamed off MEASAT 3.

     

    Globecast Asia senior VP of sales and marketing Soo Yew Weng said, “Globecast is honoured to work again with MEASAT and Scripps Networks’ in bringing HGTV to audiences in Asia. Globecast looks forward to HGTV becoming as popular here as it is in the US, where it has been ranked as the number one lifestyle brand, reaching over 99 million households.”

     

    Globecast provides playout, content preparation and select post-production services for all four of Scripps Networks’ regional channels-HGTV, Asian Food Channel, Food Network and Travel Channel across the APAC.

     

    Says MEASAT senior VP sales and marketing Raj Malik, “MEASAT is delighted to continue working with Globecast to bring more high quality programming to Asia. We see great potential in HGTV and look forward to be part of its launch to the market. With the addition of HGTV, MEASAT’s 91.5 degree E video neighbourhood has grown to 57 HD channels distributed and remains Asia’s strongest C-band HD platform.”

  • PGN and MEASAT lock deal for international distribution

    PGN and MEASAT lock deal for international distribution

    MUMBAI: MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced its agreement with Pilipinas Global Network (PGN) for capacity on MEASAT-3.

     

    Under the terms of the agreement, PGN will use MEASAT-3’s global beam to distribute Aksyon TV International and Kapatid TV5 channels to over 120 countries across Asia Pacific, Australia, the Middle East and Eastern Africa.

     

    Kapatid TV5 is a 24-hour general entertainment Tagalog language channel and prides itself in its ability to capture the pulse of the Filipino people. AksyonTV International is a 24-hour Tagalog language channel dedicated to bringing the latest in News and Philippine Sports.

     

    “PGN will leverage on MEASAT-3’s excellent coverage to expand international distribution of Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International,” said PGN president and CEO Claro Carmelo “Ito” Ramirez. “MEASAT-3’s established orbital location is already accessible to many pay TV operators and we look forward to bringing our homegrown content across to more Filipinos all over Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa,” he added.

     

    “MEASAT is pleased to welcome PGN to Asia’s premier video neighbourhood,” said MEASAT SVP – sales and marketing Raj Malik. “We wish PGN much success in bringing high quality Filipino programming to audiences across Asia and Africa,” he concluded.

  • Measat appoints Jarod Lopez VP – Broadcast Sales

    Measat appoints Jarod Lopez VP – Broadcast Sales

    MUMBAI: Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) has appointed Jarod Lopez as Vice President – Broadcast Sales.

    In this role, Jarod leads all the broadcast distribution sales activities across the Measat and Africasat fleet of satellites. Jarod is also supporting the expansion of the Measat business into the African region.

    Prior to assuming this role, Jarod was Measat‘s Senior Director of Sales and Marketing. Jarod has been with Measat since 2006

    and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK.