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Oslo, Norway, August 29,  2013 — Content security provider Conax has named Andreas Binderlehner as new Director of Area Sales for the German-speaking countries.Binderlehner will be responsible for development of business opportunities and expansion of sales of Conax Conditional Access and DRM solutions to cable, satellite, DTH and DTT operators, ISPs and telcos in the “D-A-CH” countries.  

Whitley, Hampshire, UK, August 24, 2013 —RF specialist company Cobham Broadcast announced the appointment of Sam Medler as technical services manager - Broadcast. Medler will be a direct liaison for existing and prospective Cobham Broadcast customers worldwide, providing pre- and post-sale technical expertise. 

Dubai, UAE, 19 August 2013--Former Siemens Enterprise Communications and Gulfsat Communications executive Eric Van Hoecke has been appointed by satellite communications specialist Newtec to lead many of its sales activities in the Middle East.

Kuala Lumpur, 16 August 2013 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced today the promotion of 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.  

London, UK,  August 15, 2013 - WRN Broadcast announced the appointment of Andrew Davies as the company’s Head of Sales and Business Development.  Davies joins WRN Broadcast from TSL Middle East, where he was General Manager and instrumental in winning and delivering a number of high profile projects – including the award-winning, multi-million dollar Sky News Arabia project.

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.

London, UK, August 8, 2013--iSat  announced the appointment of Daniel Kuflom to lead iSat business development in the rapidly growing and technologically challenging Broadcast market sectors. Formerly Director of Engineering for the Eritrean Ministry of Information. Daniel is extremely knowledgeable and competent in the design, specification, system integration and operation, maintenance and support of broadcast communication systems, from studio to listener or viewer. 

Beit Shemesh, Israel, August 1, 2013--Foxcom announced that it has expanded its sales presence in the USA with the recent appointment of two regional sales managers. Randy Witten will serve as Director of Government Sales. Randy brings more than 20 years’ experience supporting commercial, civilian, DoD and the Intelligence Community.

Levallois-Perret, France – July 25, 2013 – Dalet Digital Media Systems, a provider of Media Asset Management solutions and services for content producers, has appointed Massimo Berardi to the newly created post of General Manager, Dalet-Italy. Berardi, a broadcast industry veteran and a founder of the Italian company Gruppo TNT, joined Dalet in 2010 with the acquisition of TNT.