The annual marquee event of the Asian video industry, the Asia Video Summit, returned in full swing, hosting over 300 delegates in person and online as a hybrid conference, amidst a time of immense innovation and disruption in the video industry.

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP- 22) was held from 26 September to 14 October 2022 in Bucharest, Romania.  It was hosted in the actual Parliament House--a palace built by former Romanian President Nikolai Ceausescu.  The Parliament House is bigger then the Pentagon and decorated like Versailles, a very comfortable venue.

The SATELLITE 2023 Conference and Exhibition has unveiled its conference program, with close to 60 breakout sessions and more than 100 speakers already confirmed, representing the world’s most innovative satellite and space companies.

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Total preliminary registered attendance reached 9,576 for the 2022 

Marlink, has completed the acquisition of the satellite communications business of Hellenic Radio Services (HRS). Through this transaction Marlink has acquired the satellite communication assets, the experienced staff and the customer support structure of HRS, substantially increasing its installed base in the Greek market with over 750 additional satcom-equipped vessels.

The satellite communications business of HRS will be combined with Marlink CG, creating an even stronger local company and leading force in the Greek and Cypriot markets.

The September-October 2022 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the broadcast market sponsored by Spacebridge is now available. Featuring: The Role of Satellites in Delivering OTT Content by Elisabeth Tweedie Trends in Satellite Video Broadcasting by Thomas Wrede TECHBrief: IP Cores for Satellite Applications Company Spotlight: Satellite Mediaport Services Product Spotlight: Amphinicy's Blink AMI Wideband Satellite Software Modem Now Available on Amazon Web Services Happiness is a Warm Rocket by Lou Zacharilla Women in Space Engagement by Elisabeth Tweedie Mastering the Business of Space  by Martin Jarrold PLUS Products and Services Guide to the IBC 2022, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Moves, Market Briefs, and many more. 

After a hiatus of three years, IBC is back as an in-person event at its usual venue, the RAI in Amsterdam.  The show runs September 9th – 12th.  The main IBC conference takes place on the first two days only, and is centered around the theme: “What’s next?

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to recognize that the space and satellite industries are predominantly a male enclave.  According to data from the United Nations, “the number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22% of the workforce, roughly the same proportion as 30 years ago.”  The difference is, that now women are becoming more visible.  30 years ago, when I joined Hughes, industry conference rooms were a sea of dark suits, alleviated by the odd splash of color, from the few women in the industry that were senior or important enough to attend c

29 August the long-anticipated launch of the Artemis-1 SLS launch vehicle was postponed at countdown T-40 minutes due to an engine coolant problem. This must have been disappointing not only for NASA and ESA (which developed the Artemis program Orion spacecraft Service Module) but to the millions who were looking forward to the spectacle of the most powerful launcher ever blasting-off, signaling the beginnings of the human return to space beyond the low Earth orbit of the ISS, and in preparation for a new generation of Moon landings… and more.