Satellite Stories

What does the future of space actually look like from a lawyer's perspective - and is the industry ready for it?In the second of two conversations with Pankaj, an associate legal counsel at SES in Chennai, we hear his take on the biggest trends reshaping the space sector right now: the rise of private sector leadership, the shift from exploration to governance, and why space sustainability and orbital congestion have moved from a technical concern to a central policy priority.Plus - the project he's most proud of at SES, what it means to lead a governance initiative in the middle of a major merger, and the most unexpected answer to our closing question yet.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Is that even a thing?! That was Pankaj's first reaction when he heard the words 'space law' in a university lecture. Six months later, he knew it was exactly what he wanted to do.In the first of two conversations with Pankaj - policy specialist turned commercial legal team member at SES - we hear how a small-town law student from central India navigated his way to one of the most prestigious air and space law programmes in the world at Leiden University, landed an SES internship six kilometres from his front door, and eventually found his place in the combined SES and Intelsat team in Chennai.Plus, what does a commercial lawyer at a satellite company actually do all day? The answer might surprise you.Find out more about this new chapter for SES: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

How do you take a team of 150 people and grow it to nearly 600 - while keeping the culture, the quality, and the momentum intact?Vinod is VP of Operations and Engineering at SES's Chennai site - one of the fastest-growing locations in the SES global network. He joined through the Intelsat merger, but his connection to the satellite world goes back two decades, to his very first project building a digital video broadcasting terminal for a Norwegian customer.In this conversation he talks about what it takes to lead a diverse team across multiple time zones, what he looks for when hiring, and his vision for the Chennai centre by 2030.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

What does it actually feel like to walk into an empty office and know that you're the one who has to fill it?Soniya is one of the very first employees at SES's India operations and as the person leading talent acquisition there, she's had the remarkable task of building a team almost from scratch.In this conversation she talks about what it takes to hire strategically in a fast-growing global company, why getting the culture right matters just as much as getting the skills right, and what she'd tell herself on day one if she could go back.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Step behind the scenes into an outside broadcast truck, and you’ll meet the passionate and talented production team at the International Judo Federation.In this episode we explore the role SES has in taking cutting-edge gripping content from an on-site tournament to a global audience.Featuring Jack Willingham, Television Director for International Judo FederationThank you to IJF for archive and interview footage.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Increasing reach, building a new audience, and connecting with the younger generation are key focuses of any sport broadcaster. And here at SES, we’ve been working with the International Judo Federation to help them do just that for the last 15 years.In this episode we hear how the audience and their expectations have changed, as well as how the partnership between SES and the IJF has had to grow and flex too.Featuring Robin Willingham, presenter and producer for Judo TV and IDF social media channels.Thank you to IJF, Judo Tv and Fighting Films for archive and interview footage.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

What does it take to broadcast one of the most-watched Olympic level sports across the world?This time on the Satellite Stories podcast, we go behind the scenes of the 2026 Judo Grand Slam in Paris.SES and the International Judo Federation have been working in partnership for 15 years.So to celebrate this milestone, we’re exploring what the relationship entails, and meeting some of the team - on both the IJF and SES side - to find out the journey from the tatami in the arena to the television screen in your living room…Featuring:Michele Gosetti, VP of sales for SES sports and eventsJulia Resnik, head of sales operation and project management for SES sports and eventsThank you to IJF for archive and interview footage.Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.comSatellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.