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.com

Satellite 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 events

Julia Resnik, head of sales operation and project management for SES sports and events

Thank you to IJF for archive and interview footage.

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

The importance of connecting the unconnected.

Charu Verma, product manager at SES, shares how SES offers online learning opportunities to schools in an under-served internet community. With the help of our partners Microsoft.

And how SES is keeping up with changing TV viewing habits to ensure the services we provide are accessible to all.

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

A powerful conversation about what it takes to build a safe space ecosystem.

Eduardo (Edy) Valdes, new products and space solutions manager at SES shares why he’s a big advocate for sustainability not just here on earth but also in space.

Plus an explanation of what a clean up project looks like when the objects you’re trying to ‘recycle’ are moving thousands of kilometres an hour!

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Why cultural diversity matters just as much as technical skillset when it comes to uniting more than 200 employees across the world.

Today we meet Vinit Duggal, Senior VP of Service and Network Engineering at SES.

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

A chance to hear where next for SES - including innovation direct to device tech for the automotive industry, and cutting edge security with quantum key distribution.

Featuring Mohammad Marashi, senior VP of Future Business and Innovation at SES

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Have you ever been curious on where they even begin designing a satellite, let alone how an earth it’s launched into space?

Well, having spent more than 15 years working for SES, Valvanera Moreno, director of GEO space systems at SES really is someone who has been at the forefront of some of the biggest news in SES and our industry.

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications

The story behind creating a brand new brand. When SES and IntelSat joined forces…

Sequel, a branding and digital agency based in New York City, talks about the creative process to building a new tagline, motto and set of values.

This episode features:

Jen Decker (IntelSat/SES Brand and Digital Marketing Manager)

Alex Reed (Head of Strategy and Research at Sequel)

John Nishimoto (Partner and Executive Creative Director at Sequel)

& Dana Gonsalves (Creative Director at Sequel)

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com 

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

Solve. Empower. Soar…

The story behind building a new brand to capture the essence of who we are as a company going forwards. It’s not just about satellites rising into orbit, but about elevating what’s possible!

Featuring Maureen Stevens (Senior VP of Marketing and Communications at SES) and Louise Scott (SES Director of Brand Strategy and Development).

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com 

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.

A new brand. A new era. Endless possibilities.

In our first episode of a brand new series, we celebrate the satellite industry as it is today and hear more about the new merger between SES and Intelsat. We explore what’s changed, why these two market leaders have joined forces and what that means for customers and partners.

Featuring Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of SES; Nihar Shah, Chief Strategy Officer at SES; and Mike De Marco, President of Aero Vertical at SES.  

Find out more about this new chapter for SES and Intelsat: www.ses.com 

Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES Content Creative and Strategy Manager, Global Marketing Communications.