PlanetCast is a technology service provider specializing in uplinking and downlinking services for broadcasting and satellite communication industries. 
It is into media broadcasting, teleporting, content management, pre, and postproduction, distribution for multi-platform/multi-devices along with satellite-based telecom services and mobile connectivity via DSNG vans.

The company is on its way in adopting cloud technology and going forward will focus its approach on international markets including SAARC, SEA, Middle East, and Africa. 

PlanetCast (formerly Essel Shyam) wins the world's First Green Teleport Award. Recognition by the World Teleport Association (WTA) on the green initiatives of PlanetCast.

The company has been providing complete playout and broadcast facilities for STAR TV, Disney-UTV and Sony in India and installed satellite earth station and newsgathering network for India TV. 

It also has helped broadcasters in Bangladesh and Afghanistan. 

PlanetCast has also been instrumental in transmitting the high definition feeds for the third season of IPL. It supports the live streaming feeds for YouTube as well. 

Not just media, the company has also installed a hub and over 300 remote VSAT terminals nationwide for ONGC in C and Ku Band and implemented its SAP ERP. 

For Maharashtra Police, Essel Shyam had also provided the first police network of voice & data using VSAT's. 

It was also the key vendor for the e-governance project of the treasury department of the Madhya Pradesh government.

The company has also diversified into defence contracts, high-end hydrometeorology system for the management of Bhakra Beas Management Board's water reservoirs. 

PlanetCast is responsible for the supply, installation, and commissioning of the system located in the Sutlej and Beas basins.

Broadcasting

Media & Entertainment

Telecommunications

Planetcast Media Services Limited

Sanjay. Duda

Baby Thomas

Dileep Kumar M

Rahul Sharma

Neeraj Bhatnagar

Deepesh Nair

Ankush Madan

Sakthibalan B

Manish Dutta

Joydeep Shome

Anil Chaudhary

Vivek Pathak

Venugopal Iyengar

Suresh Varghese

The Broadcast and IT Team at Planetcast Media Services Limited is responsible for ensuring seamless uplinking and downlinking services, managing complex broadcast and IT infrastructures, and supporting content distribution across multiple platforms and devices. This team maintains and upgrades broadcasting facilities, ensuring high-quality and reliable service delivery for major clients like STAR TV, Disney-UTV, and Sony in India, as well as international broadcasters. They also spearhead the company’s transition to cloud technology and contribute to global expansion efforts.

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