Mike Antonovich

Current

President and CEO at Genesis Networks

Past

President and CEO at The Spaceconnection, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing at PanAmSat
Engineer at Group W Satellite Communications

Engineer at ESPN

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Education

Fairfield University
Southern Connecticut State University

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Telecommunications

Websites

My Company

Mike Antonovich’s Summary

A globally recognized leader in the satellite communications industry with over 25 years of direct experience in delivering high quality satellite services to the world's leading broadcast, programming, enterprise and government services customers.

Mike Antonovich’s Specialties:

Executive Management, Sales and Marketing, domestic and international, satellite communications, broadcasting, cable programming, enterprise networks, government services, channel partner management

Mike Antonovich’s Experience

President and CEO

Genesis Networks

(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

May 2009 — Present (7 months)

Executive leadership of an industry leading Video-over-IP fiber services company that connects over 200 customers in 60 cities on five continents.
President and CEO

The Spaceconnection, Inc.

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 10 months)

The Spaceconnection, Inc.
50 Washington Street
Suite 724
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-354-4515 office
203-354-4517 fax

Leadership and management of one of the satellite industry's largest resellers of occasional and fulltime services. Catering to key customers in the broadcast, program distribution, enterprise and government market sectors. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat, Canada, one of the world's oldest and most respected satellite fleet operators. Home office in North Hollywood, California, but Mr. Antonovich has recently opened an East Coast office in Norwalk, CT. The SPACECONNECTION has preferred access to Intelsat, Echostar, SES and other domestic and international satellite capacity, and welcomes inquiries from end users, systems integrators and channel partners looking for an excellent combination of best possible price and superior customer service.
Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing

PanAmSat

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PA; Telecommunications industry)

March 1989 — August 2006 (17 years 6 months)

A member of PanAmSat’s executive management team with a history of outstanding leadership and sales performance. Further recognized for building the best marketing organization in the satellite communications industry and in the launch of innovative satellite service solutions. Highlights:
• Successful execution of PanAmSat’s HDTV “neighborhood” campaign, winning 70% of the initial HDTV cable channels launched
• Launch of Galaxy Gateway, PanAmSat’s international video transport service connecting international broadcasters to premiere North American cable satellite capacity
• Business planning, partner selection and execution of PanGlobal TV; PanAmSat’s Direct To Home television service in Australia and for the launch of QuickSpot (an automatic satellite acquisition system) and PanAmSat On Demand (the industry’s first automated bandwidth provisioning service for broadcaster news gathering, emergency first responders, disaster recovery/business continuity, telemedicine)
Engineer

Group W Satellite Communications

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

March 1981 — March 1988 (7 years 1 month)

A variety of operations and engineering positions at one of the country's premiere satellite teleport and television playout facilities.
Engineer

ESPN

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

October 1980 — March 1981 (6 months)

A variety of broadcast operation positions during the infancy of the nation's premiere sports entertainment broadcasting networks.

Mike Antonovich’s Education

Fairfield University

MA , Communications , 1984 — 1988
Southern Connecticut State University

BA , Communications , 1976 — 1980

Additional Information

Mike Antonovich’s Websites:

My Company

Mike Antonovich’s Interests:

satellite communications, satellite broadcasting

Mike Antonovich’s Groups:

Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Inter Systems Operations Group (ISOG), Cable and Satellite Broadcast Association of Asia (CASBAA), World Teleport Association (WTA)