Coastal Media Group Provides Global Transmission Management for "Operation MySpace - Live from Kuwait"
Los Angeles, CA
March 10, 2008

Coastal Media Group (formerly Coastal Satellite), the premiere provider of production, event, fiber and satellite uplink services provided the Global Satellite and Transmission Management for "Operation MySpace - Live from Kuwait" that took place on March 10, 2008 bringing together acclaimed music artists; thousands of troops; and video web streams to the global MySpace portal - all live from Kuwait.

Coastal Media Group deployed its staff of Engineers and technical team to Kuwait providing event management, satellite and transmission management and support for this amazing event.

To learn more about the Event Management Services that Coastal Media Group provides please visit www.coastalmediagroup.com/eventmgmt.html.

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Coastal Satellite, Inc. Provides Global Transmission Architecture Management for Live Earth
Los Angeles, CA USA
July 24, 2007

Coastal Satellite, Inc. the premiere provider of production, event, fiber and satellite uplink services provided the Global Transmission Architecture Management for Live Earth, the 24-hour, 7-continent concert series that took place on 7/7/07 bringing together more than 150 music artists; 2 billion people and unprecedented 55 million video web streams - triggering a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Live Earth was the largest global entertainment event ever held.

For months in advance of the event, Coastal Satellite, along with it's partners, worked around the clock managing multiple global sites enabling Live Earth to reach its worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels.

Live Earth reached its massive audience through an unparalleled media architecture of more than 500 media partners covering television, radio, Internet and wireless channels in more than 130 countries. Live Earth was broadcast across television networks in more than 100 countries with more than 20 of the world’s leading broadcasters, including NBC (U.S.) Shanghai Media Group and CTV (China), BBC (UK), Pro Sieben (Germany), TVGLobo (Brazil), Fuji TV and NHK (Japan), South Africa Broadcast Company (South Africa) and Foxtel (Australia), dedicating a combined total of more than 100 channels to Live Earth concert coverage.

Coastal Satellite deployed it's staff of Producers, Engineers, Production Crews and Web Developers around the world providing event management and production support for this record breaking global event.

To learn more about the Event Management Services that Coastal Satellite provides please visit www.coastalmediagroup.com/eventmgmt.html.

More on Live Earth from TV TECHNOLOGY magazine:

The Live Earth internationally televised concert event was truly worldwide, utilizing high-definition video from 10 venues spanning six continents, plus a garage band of polar scientists who shipped an HD tape of their performance off Antarctica for inclusion in the 24-hour Live Earth world feed.[...] Robert Adler, whose company, Coastal Satellite, was engaged by Live Earth to provide transmission management... Click here to read the reprint of the article on our web site.

Coastal Satellite, Inc. Adds C/KU HD Truck to Fleet
Los Angeles, CA, USA
April 25, 2005

Coastal Satellite, Inc. the premiere provider of satellite uplink and production services in the west, announced the arrival of its fourth uplink truck. Truck four is a C/KU Band hybrid complete with Tiernan HE 4000 HD/SD Encoders. The new addition is state-of-the-art and was built by Frontline, Inc. and Coastal Satellite Truck four is the second truck added to the fleet in the last 12 months. Truck three came on-board in May of 2004 and also has HD. The encoders are mobile and can be shipped to any location a client desires. Other features include: dual path analog and digital capability, a 2.4 meter antenna, cell phones, Betacam editing, Grass Valley 100 switcher, 16 channel audio mixer, RTS and wireless IFB and a full complement of monitoring and test equipment. Bob Adler, Coastal¹s president, said, "The truck is spacious, featuring seven racks and work stations for up to 8 people. Also, the HD transmission and a 32x32 router makes six or more paths an easy set up." The truck also features a sleeper that allows for a quicker response time on long haul road trips. Adler concluded his comments by saying, "The demand by our customers for C-band has increased 10 fold and we expect truck four to become one of the favorites"

Coastal Satellite, Inc. Adds HD Transmission
Los Angeles, CA, USA
March 23, 2004

Coastal Satellite announced the acquisition of Tandberg E5788 High Definition Encoders offering all formats of high definition standards used by broadcasters today. Coastal Satellite's owner, Bob Adler said, "The 5788 is state of the art and is upgradeable to 4:2:2 HD when it becomes available." Adler added, "Coastal Satellite, Inc. continues to emerge as the most dependable vendor in the Western United States. This acquisition along with the addition of our third uplink truck (May) will allow us to provide more clients with our reliable services."

Coastal Satellite, now in it's fifth year of operations, continues to be on the forefront of emerging technologies. Adler said, "High Definition transmission is what our clients have been requesting. He added, "Although HD transmission goes along with our vision for being the premier choice in the southwestern United States, our HD transmission package is available to travel worldwide."

In addition to HD transmission, Coastal Satellite is a superior provider of KU satellite trucks, ENG crews and production packages and maintains an insert studio in Northwestern Los Angeles County. Coastal Satellite has in depth experience in live special events programming, news, sports, entertainment and corporate communications.