HONG KONG, June 9, 2008 -- Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Arlene Kahng as its General Counsel responsible for all legal matters associated with developing and operating satellite-based businesses.

SYDNEY, May 6, 2008 -- Optus announced last weekend several key appointments to its senior leadership team. Andrew Buay was appointed managing director, Products and Delivery, and will take up the role on June 1.  Andrew has successfully led the Optus Wholesale and Satellite team for more than a year.  Prior to this position he was chief operating advisor at Globe Telecom in the Philippines.

HONG KONG April 21, 2008 -- Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has appointed Khodadad (Ken) Betaharon as its Chief Technology Officer responsible for the ABS-2 Program, including spacecraft development and planning, satellite payload operations, regulatory and strategic development.

HONG KONG, April 2, 2008 -- STAR announced recently the appointment of Eddy Tan as vice president, Programming of Channel [V]. Based in Hong Kong, Tan will report to Todd Lituchy, president of STAR Entertainment.

SYDNEY, March 26, 2008 – Austar United Communications Limited (AUSTAR) (ASX code: AUN) has reappointed its Chief Executive Officer, John Porter, for a 4 year term.

Hong Kong, March 26, 2008 – Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co.  Ltd (AsiaSat)has appointed Roger Tong as its new General Manager Engineering.

LONDON, Mar. 17, 2008--Matthew Anderson has been named Group Director, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Europe and Asia of News Corporation. Mr. Anderson joins News Corporation from British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) where he has most recently served as Group Director, Communications and Brand Marketing. In his new role, beginning on 15th April, Mr Anderson will report to James Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, Europe and Asia, News Corporation.

Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 19, 2008--The acknowledged “father of the communications satellite”  Arthur C. Clarke passed away at the age of 90 at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka , where he has lived since 1956.

HONG KONG, March 13, 2008 -- Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced on Wednesday that Gregg Daffner has decided to step down as company president.

Satellite Markets & Research Editor-in-Chief Virgil Labrador and Peter I. Galace, Asia-Pacific editor, spoke with Measat COO Paul Brown-Kenyon who gave his candid views on the Asian satellite industry and developments at Measat during the Satellite 2008 Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C.  Excerpts: