SatNews has confirmed with SES WORLD SKIES that the company's Senior Vice President of Media Services, Mr. Bryan McGuirk, will be leaving the company effective June 1st to initiate a new company within the media environs. McGuirk's responsibilities will now be tackled by current SES WORLD SKIES Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Mr. Scott Sprague. As far as exactly what new venture Bryan will be involved in is unknown as of this writing, but odds are, considering his enthusiasm and expertise within the world of 3DTV and HDTV, the new endeavor will certainly have some connection to that technology. Given his past successes, odds are certainly with him that his new role will be one definitely of interest to this industry.

McGuirk, who joined SES WORLD SKIES in 2003, spearheaded a number of initiatives that have ultimately led to industry breakthroughs and milestones. Much of SES WORLD SKIES' HD distribution success and expertise was developed under McGuirk's leadership of HD Prime. Additionally the company developed a state-of-the-art IP platform under his watch, enabling the honing of MPEG-4 compression skills ahead of global HD and IP services growth. The firm's deep understanding of the cable industry eventually led to Comcast Media Center moving the HITS platform to SES WORLD SKIES. Other examples are the recent inception of an 3D TV testbed, the smooth integration of SES WORLD SKIES' Occasional Use teams, and continuous support some of the company's largest media customers.

SatNews wishes both Bryan and Scott much success in their new positions.