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PanAmSat Named Best Satellite Carrier at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards

PanAmSat Named Best Satellite Carrier at 2006 Telecom Asia Awards PanAmSat has received a top honor from Telecom Asia magazine. The publication awarded PanAmSat with the Best Satellite Carrier award at the 2006 Telecom Asia Awards, held in Phuket, Thailand, on April 24. PanAmSat was selected for the award due to its market leadership, innovations in technology and services as well as its strong financial performance in one of the worlds most challenging telecommunications markets. PanAmSat has been dedicated to serving the Asia-Pacific region with world-class satellite services for more than 10 years, said David Ball, PanAmSats vice president for Asia Pacific,

Saudi Arabian is Asia’s footballer of the year

Saudi Arabian is Asia's footballer of the year Hamad Al Montashari of Saudi Arabia won the Asian Football Confederation's Player of the Year award amid controversy, after prominent players from Japan, South Korea and Iran were deemed ineligible for the region's highest individual accolade. The award was presented in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday evening to the 23-year-old defender, who earlier this year helped his country to qualify for the 2006 World Cup finals and his club Al Ittihad to win the AFC Champions League. He beat Uzbekistan's striker Maksim Shatskikh, the only other contender for the honour. Al Montashari's Saudi national teammate Sami

Malaysia : eWarna selected for Red Herring 100 Asia award

Malaysia : eWarna selected for Red Herring 100 Asia award eWarna, the global leader in online color collaboration solutions, has been selected by Red Herring as a finalist for its coveted Red Herring 100 Asia award for 2006. The Red Herring 100 award highlights those companies who have shaped the future of technology innovation and transformed markets. Nominees were evaluated on financials, management, and overall strategic integration into the marketplace. Through a stringent application review process, Red Herrings editorial team vetted Asias hottest technology startups to select 200 finalists. The 100 Asia winners will be profiled in a August 21 Special Issue

Indiantelevision.com’s Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch

Indiantelevision.com's Media, Advertising, Marketing Watch MUMBAI: The Promax&BDA 2005 Asia, which was held in Singapore on 28 and 29 November saw Channel [V] India and UAE based MBC Creative Services hogging the limelight with the maximum number of awards. Channel [V] bagged the gold and silver awards for the Best In House Station Image Promo for V Gyaan- Phart Silencer and V Gyaan- Seedha Sar respectively. It also bagged the gold for Best Comedy Promo for V Gyaan - Phart Silencer. The gold for the Best Interactive Promo went to Channel V's Scooty Get Colourful promo. On the other hand, the award for

H&Q Asia Pacific Retains MarketcomPR for U.S. Communications

H&Q Asia Pacific Retains MarketcomPR for U.S. Communications MarketcomPR today announced that it has been selected by H&Q Asia Pacific, a leading private equity firm that invests throughout the Asia Pacific region, as lead agency for communications in the U.S. In that role, MarketcomPR will develop communications initiatives to increase awareness of H&Q Asia Pacific among key audiences in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East including potential investors, deal sources, and potential partners. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to work closely with H&Q Asia Pacific in this important effort," said Gregory Miller, President of MarketcomPR. "H&Q Asia Pacific