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Los Angeles, Calif., August 15, 2013--Robert N. Wold, who left a successful career as an advertising executive to become a pioneer in the use of satellite technology for broadcasting, died Saturday, August 10^th, 2013 in Irvine, Ca.  He was 87.

London, UK, August 14, 2013-- Vislink announced a significant strengthening of its sales management staff with the hiring of John Dulany as Business Development Manager for the Broadcast Division and Richard Harvey as Product Line Manager for Satellite & Video Compression Solutions.

Mclean, Va., Aug. 9, 2013--Iridium Communications Inc. announced the promotion of two Company executives, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick and S. Scott Smith, expanding their roles to further round out its leadership team and support the development of Iridium NEXT, Iridium's second-generation satellite constellation.

Washington, D.C., July 29, 2013--ETL Systems, a satellite communications specialist which designs and manufactures equipment for the broadcast, telecoms, satellite communication and government sectors, has appointed Bill Pryle as its new International Sales Manager.

St. Petersburg, Fla., July 23, 2013--ITC Global, a provider of satellite communication solutions to the mining, energy and maritime sectors, announced the appointment of David Myers to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management. Myers brings twenty years of experience driving strategy, sales, brand management, and product development for rapidly growing companies in the satellite communications, information technology and industrial controls industries.

Redondo Beach, Calif., July 19, 2013-- Northrop Grumman announced the appointment of  Carol Erikson as Vice -President of engineering for its Space Systems business.

by Lou Zacharilla

New York, NY, July 10, 2013-- SSPI's Director of Development Lou Zacharilla spoke with Globecomm’s CEO David Hershberg and former Navy SEALS Team Six commander and founder, Richard Marcinko on the vital security issues that impact the world we live in and the role satellite play in cyber security. 

Denver,Colo., July 9, 2013--Harris Broadcast has appointed Charles Vogt as CEO. The 25-year information technology and communications leader joins Harris Broadcast following nine years as President and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel’s VoIP Business.

At the NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Satellite Markets and Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador interviewd key industry executives including: Brian Morris, SVP-Media and Entertainment, Globecomm Systems; Roger Franklin, President, Crystal Solutions; Arnaud Perrier, VP-Solutions Marketing, Envivio; Lisa Coelho, CEO, GlobeCast Americas; and  Thomas Wrede VP– Reception Systems, SES.  To view the videos, click here.

New York City,  May 1, 2013--Lou Zacharilla goes back and forth with with Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks.  His venture is designed to empower large numbers of people where they live, whether “home” is a remote Pacific Basin community or one in the hills of Pakistan or Africa.  We discussed the vision of a profoundly interconnected world.