Walter Cronkite the CBS network coverage as violence and protests occurred outside the convention, as well as scuffles inside the convention hall. When Dan Rather was punched to the floor (on camera) by security personnel, Cronkite commented, "I think we've got a bunch of thugs here, Dan." The first publicly transmitted live trans-Atlantic program was broadcast via the Telstar satellite on July 23, 1962, at 3:00 pm EDT, and Cronkite was one of the main presenters in this multinational broadcast. The broadcast was made possible in Europe by Eurovision and in North America by NBC, CBS, ABC, and the CBC. The first
ABS (satellite operator) estimated 3,700 high tech jobs," according to the bank. Originally founded as in 1996 as Asia Broadcast Satellite, the company was renamed "ABS" in 2014. In September 2012, the CEO of ABS received the "Satellite Executive of the Year in Asia Pacific Award" by APSCC (Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council). The following year, Via Satellite announced the CEO of ABS as the "Satellite Executive of the year 2012". In 2017, the co-founder and CEO of ABS, Thomas Choi, was inducted into the "Satellite Hall of Fame, 2017" by the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI). ABS, a newly formed satellite