March 17, 2015 – SES has released its annual ‘Satellite Monitor’ numbers and say they have expanded their worldwide reach to 312 million (up 7 per cent) which means the 6500 channels they carry on their satellites are collectively reaching more than 1.1 billion people

The market research shows that the growth is coming from emerging markets of Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America, where SES reaches 7 million, 44 million and 24 million homes respectively. In Europe, the household reach has increased to 154 million, and in North America to 84 million…

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March 17, 2015 – LONDON/JOHANNESBURG: A+E Networks UK has snapped up the exclusive linear rights to Starz’s pirate drama series Black Sails for broadcast on HISTORY in the U.K. and Africa…

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March 17, 2015 – Cablevision has confirmed it will be the first cableco to offer HBO’s new steaming-only service, HBO Now, to its customers in the coming weeks. Cablevision didn’t disclose the deal’s terms or how much it’ll charge its customers.
HBO said it will launch its HBO Now service early next month — in time for Season 5 of Game of Thrones — initially on Apple TV. Priced at $14.99 per month, HBO Now on Apple TV would allow customers to access to all of HBO’s content, including the shows that have already aired.
“We are enabling Optimum Online customers to enjoy content in any way they choose to receive it,” Cablevision COO Kristin Dolan said in a statement…

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Alberta, Canada, Paris, France, 17 March 2015 – Hunter Communications Canada and Eutelsat Americas, part of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL), announce that with the successful launch of the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite from Cape Canaveral on 1 March, a milestone has been reached for the provision of premium Ku-band bandwidth across Canada.

EUTELSAT 115 West B will provide a variety of services that include broadband, cellular backhaul, and VSAT solutions for industries that include oil and gas markets of Alberta, mining sectors in Northern Canada and maritime use for commercial and military applications.

Panasonic has been one of the first customers to take advantage of the benefits provided by this new satellite service offering. The partnership between Hunter and Eutelsat via EUTELSAT 115 West B will allow Panasonic to provide in-flight connectivity across the totality of the Canadian territory.

Brent Perrott, President of Hunter, stated: “We are pleased with our partnership with Eutelsat, which has enabled us to go from an initial phase of selling inclined orbit services on the Canadian market with EUTELSAT 115 West A to this important new phase with EUTELSAT 115 West B that adds significant capacity designed and dedicated for use over Canada”.

Patricio Northland, CEO of Eutelsat Americas, further stated: “Hunter’s success using Eutelsat satellites reinforced our decision to serve the Canadian market with specifically designed high-performance resources. EUTELSAT 115 West B has been exceptionally well received by customers like Panasonic and we are excited by the prospect of making it available to customers in the region and to expanding services in new markets”.

The multi-transponder agreement between Hunter Communications and Eutelsat Americas (then Satmex) was announced in 2012. Hunter was deeply involved in the design of the satellite’s Canadian service area, which offers an excellent solution for aeronautical, maritime and mobile land VSAT from the Aleutian Islands through the Canadian north. EUTELSAT 115 West B is a breakthrough all-electric satellite that is scheduled to go into full commercial service in late 2015 at the 114.9° West orbital position.

About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 34 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.

Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.

Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.

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Mumbai, March 17, 2015: Dance Singapore Dance, Zee TV APAC’s first reality dance competition in Singapore, is ready to catapult local dancers into fame by providing them with a platform to showcase their talent on international television.

Auditions for Dance Singapore Dance, held on 14th-15th March at MDIS Campus received an overwhelming response. The dancers were judged by Shakti Mohan, winner of Dance India Dance Season 2, and Zaini Mohammad Tahir, artistic director and choreographer of National University of Singapore (NUS) dance Ensemble.

Talented dancers auditioned for the golden opportunity to create history and perform on the most celebrated dance stage ever. The auditions drew dancers from different nationalities and backgrounds further enforcing Singapore’s cultural diversity. The dancers exhibited original choreography, strong technique, immaculate timing, never-before-seen passion and a universal appeal. Contestants at the auditions were are young as 16 years and the oldest contestant was 68 years old.

Tripta Singh, Senior Vice President – International Business, Zee TV APAC said, “We are delighted to replicate ZEE’s highly successful reality dance show in Singapore, but of course with a local twist. As a cosmopolitan city, Singapore has a unique blend of cultures and talent, which we believe, will stand out. We are launching this now as we wanted to celebrate the amazing talent and diversity in the 50th year of Singapore’s Independence .”

Mr. Sushruta Samanta, Business Head Asia Pacific enthused, “We are thrilled to present the inaugural season of Dance Singapore Dance that will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for dancers in Singapore. This will not only give the mainstream advertisers to ride on our channel but also make the brand an household name across the various ethnicities in Singapore. The Reality show is completely targeted towards the local audience including the Indians, Chinese & Malays, as dance doesn’t have language barrier.”

Singapore’s fully-integrated info-communications company, StarHub, is the presenting sponsor of Dance Singapore Dance.

Auditions were filmed and conducted over two days. Audition Day 1: At the end of the first day open auditions, the top 50 shortlisted dancers were invited to perform on the second day.
Audition Day 2: On the second day of auditions, the Super 12 that managed to impress the judges each received a “Hat of Destiny” in recognition of their dancing talent.

From here the “Super 12″ will train with some of the industry’s best choreographers and their performances will premiered in June on Zee TV APAC across 18 countries. The show will also be broadcasted on Zee Tamizh (Singapore feed) and StarHub’s Sensasi, a local malay free to air channel.

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March 16, 2015 – Sometime back BBC director general Tony Hall had spoken about his vision for the public broadcaster in the digital era. Hall had said that it would be the start of a “real transformation,” which would be called as the myBBC revolution. “But we will always be doing it in a BBC way – not telling you what customers like you bought, but what citizens like you would love to watch and need to know,” Hall had opined…

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March 16, 2015 – iTV Network launches a mega brand campaign for the first time since its inception covering all its media brands namely NewsX, India News (National and its four regional channels) and its two print publications – The Sunday Guardian and Aaj Samaj. Starting 16 March, 2015 iTV Network will also reveal a fresh look…

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Mumbai, March 16, 2015 – Zee World, the first English General entertainment channel from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, targeted specifically for African viewers has today announced their first week of official ratings post 30 days on air.

Zee World went live on DStv channel 166 on February 03, offering its viewers an extraordinary world of entertainment. The channel is the first of its kind fully dubbed in English, showcasing Bollywood movies, series, reality and variety shows and much more.

Ratings revealed that Zee World ranked in the top 10 channels on the DStv platform within the English General Entertainment space.
“Zee World delivered a weekly GRP of 31 which is an impressive figure for a new channel on a pay platform. Almost all the original telecast of programmes on Zee World has appeared within the top 50 programme list which is a great success for us. We are pleased with the results and can only grow from strength to strength” says Zee TV South Africa’s CEO, Mr. Harish Goyal.

Zee World’s leading series, Laali was positioned 17th in the top performing programmes within all the English GEC programmes having more than 30 sec average time spent per viewer; almost double than the leading series on other channels.

The channel is available in Sub Saharan Africa, channel 166 on DStv Premium, Extra, Compact and Family pack in South Africa and from the Access pack above within the rest of Africa. It is also available on the Multichoice Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), GO TV platform on channel 25.

Source: TAMS South Africa, TG DStv all Adults, Market – National, Period – week 10 ’15.
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Note to Editors

About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL):
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 120,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 730 million viewers across 169 countries. ZEE has been selected Business Superbrands 2010-11, Industry Validated.

Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Premier, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Zee Smile, 9X, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Ten Golf, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Jagran, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Music, Zee Khana Khazana, Zee Q, Zindagi and &TV. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamizh. The company’s recently launched HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD and Ten HD.

ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com

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March 16, 2015 – John Honeycutt, Discovery’s CTO, in an interview for the Satellite 2015 ‘Daily’ ahead of the show’s opening, says that even though the network is already making certain programming in 4K/Ultra HD, his channel has no immediate plans to launch a 4K service. He admitted that 2015 will see more hours produced in 4K than last year, “but that number is still a small percentage [of its total].”…

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Luxembourg/Washington, DC – March 16, 2015 – Satellite operator SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Global Eagle Entertainment (“GEE”, Nasdaq: ENT), a worldwide leading provider of content, connectivity and digital media solutions to airlines, today announced they have signed important capacity deals for services on three SES satellites. These agreements are part of a strategic partnership to deliver in-flight connectivity and services to airline passengers around the world.

Under the latest agreements, GEE will utilize Ku-band wide beam and High Throughput Satellite (HTS) spot beam capacity aboard the SES-12, SES-14 and SES-15 satellites. The three spacecraft, currently under construction, are scheduled for launch in 2017.

SES-14 and SES-15 offer a complementary coverage over busy air travel routes across the Americas and North Atlantic regions, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, while SES-12 will serve the burgeoning aeronautical market across Asia and the Middle East. As GEE expands its services to new airlines and regions, it can quickly and seamlessly leverage capacity across the global SES fleet of more than 50 satellites.

“This new series of capacity agreements with SES represents an exciting milestone for GEE, as we continue to deliver the leading satellite connectivity solution to airlines around the world,” said Dave Davis, CEO of Global Eagle Entertainment. “Together with SES, our companies are driving the next phase of in-flight connectivity for our current and future airline customers. The HTS satellites, coupled with SES’s broad network, will enable a sophisticated user experience and the most reliable, high-quality content and global connectivity to airlines and their passengers traveling around the globe.”

“SES continues to make major investments in the expansion and innovation of our global satellite fleet. This helps to ensure that our high-powered spacecraft and coverage are tailored to meet the exciting growth in in-flight connectivity and other mobility markets around the world,” said Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer of SES. “Our collaborative work with GEE is aimed at enabling this in-flight connectivity solutions leader to go anywhere it wants to grow and innovate to meet the needs of airlines and the connectivity demands for passengers on the move.”

About SES-12, SES-14, and SES-15

SES-14 is a high-powered hybrid satellite with C- and Ku-band wide beam coverage and both Ku- and Ka-band High Throughput Satellite (HTS) coverage across the Americas and North Atlantic region. SES-15 will provide complementary coverage over North America, enabling SES to serve its leading aeronautical customers and serve other traffic intensive data applications such as government, VSAT networks and maritime. SES-12 will expand SES’s capabilities to provide Mobility and HTS data connectivity services in the Asia-Pacific region, along with direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting and VSAT.

For further information please contact:

Markus Payer
Corporate Communications, SES
Tel : +352 710 725 500
Markus.Payer@ses.com

Melissa Pauléat
Global Eagle Entertainment
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pr@geemedia.com

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Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: ENT) is a worldwide provider of media content, technology, and connectivity solutions to the travel industry. Through the industry’s most comprehensive product and services platform, Global Eagle Entertainment provides airlines with a wide range of inflight solutions. These include Wi-Fi, movies, television, music, interactive software, as well as portable IFE solutions, content management services, e-commerce solutions and original content development. Serving over 150 airlines worldwide, Global Eagle Entertainment delivers exceptional quality and value to its customers to help them achieve their passenger experience objectives. The company’s headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, with offices and teams located in North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Oceania and South America. Find out more at www.geemedia.com