Cape Canaveral, Paris 2 March 2015 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the successful launch of the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite. The 2.2-tonne all-electric satellite built by Boeing was lofted into orbit on 1 March at 10.50 EST (03.50 UTC). It separated from the Falcon 9 launcher after a 35-minute flight, with telemetry subsequently received and processed at Boeing’s mission control centre in El Segundo, California.

Speaking from Cape Canaveral, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, said: “We are delighted to see EUTELSAT 115 West B on its way into space and thank SpaceX for this successful launch. With this satellite we are trailblazing a new era of electric propulsion for orbit raising that opens opportunities for greater efficiency and higher competitivity. It’s another first in Eutelsat’s 30-year track record of innovation that propels our industry onto the next stage.”

Patricio Northland, CEO of Eutelsat Americas, also commented from the launch site: “The EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite will transform the service we can offer clients delivering data services that include broadband, cellular backhaul, VSAT solutions and social connectivity. In addition to delivering high-performance C and Ku-band capacity, our footprint will extend beyond Latin American markets into Canada and Alaska. Tonight’s launch reaffirms us more than ever as the satellite company of reference for the Americas.”

Over the coming three days EUTELSAT 115 West B’s electric propulsion system will be prepared for orbit-raising that is scheduled to commence on 7 March and last for approximately eight months. Following this timeline, the satellite will undergo performance tests prior to commercial entry into service in November 2015.

The satellite will be followed into orbit later this year by the all-electric EUTELSAT 117 West B satellite that will be located at 117° West to boost capacity for Latin America broadcast markets. The third pillar in Eutelsat’s expansion in the Americas will be EUTELSAT 65 West A that is scheduled for launch in 2016 in advance of the Olympic Games in Brazil. It will feature high-power coverage of Brazil and Latin America in C, Ku and Ka-bands.

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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Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the completion of a trial of Targeted App Experience together with operator SmarTone, Hong Kong. App experience has become a key differentiator among mobile broadband operators. These days users care a great deal about time-to-content and smooth video playout – no longer only about dropped voice calls. The trial results show that app experience is impacted even at medium traffic loads, and that load levels in a radio cell often vary greatly over just a few milliseconds.

Stephen Chau, Chief Technology Officer of SmarTone, says: “The trial has proven that Ericsson’s Targeted App Experience significantly reduces time-to-content so that web page download becomes faster. At the same time it also ensures a great level of consistency in user experience independent of traffic load.”

Ericsson’s Targeted App Experience becomes available with the previously announced Ericsson Network Software 15B release featured at MWC 2015 in Barcelona. It builds on technology that has been standardized by 3GPP, and connects the LTE / 3G shared radio channel scheduler to the operator’s policy control system. This enables mobile operators to provide great app experience for targeted content while at same time maximizing the utilization of their spectrum assets.

Thomas Noren, Vice President and Head of Radio Product Management, Ericsson says “We are proud to be able to work together with SmarTone in trialing our latest technology. SmarTone sets high demands on superior network performance and has a strong focus on user experience. With our new Targeted App Experience we leverage our strength as a provider of end-to-end solutions. The unique solution combines software features across our market leading product portfolio spanning across LTE and 3G radio access, Evolved Packet Core, and Policy and Charging Control.”

In addition to Targeted App Experience, Ericsson recently launched the complementary App Experience Optimization service.

Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2015

During Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, Ericsson is showing world-leading technology, service capabilities, and innovations. The Networked Society is transforming entire industries. ICT tools have become fundamental everyday resources for businesses, people and society. We lead the way with hardware, services and software solutions that drive development in mobility, broadband and cloud, creating the foundation for new eco-systems, and transformation across industries. The change that transformation brings is in the hands of everyone. That is why we at Mobile World Congress this year will talk about how we enable change-makers in the Networked Society to advance digital experiences.

You can find us at MWC in Hall 2, Stand 2N60. Follow us during the event using @Ericsson and join the discussion using #MWC15. Insights from our experts and Networked Society evangelists are also published on our blog during the event.

NOTES TO EDITORS
Download high-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video at www.ericsson.com/press
Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society – a world leader in communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.
Our services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities.

With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and development ensure that our solutions – and our customers – stay in front.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.www.ericsson.com
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Barcelona, 2 March 2015 – Satellite has a key role to play in the architecture of future networks and the acceleration of digitization. This was one of the main conclusions of a keynote that Karim Michel Sabbagh, President and CEO of SES, delivered today at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. “Satellite is a key actor for digitization and an integral part of the mobile ecosystem, adding reach and efficiency to mobile network operations,” Sabbagh said at the conference. “Only combining terrestrial and satellite infrastructures and technologies will lead to significant cost efficiencies, competitive solutions and compelling consumer advantages.”

Referring to the expected exponential increase in video traffic in all networks, further driven by the introduction of Ultra High Definition (HD) TV, Sabbagh said: “Mobile players are facing enormous challenges and the risk that the evolution of network demand and usage lead to an unmanageable congestion, if we do not call for a mainstream integration of cellular and satellite infrastructures. Only by joining forces, both industries can develop converging ecosystems and hence maximize public and private benefits.”

Sabbagh underlined the urgency of such an overarching, “hybrid collaboration”: “If for example today’s video content was to be consumed fully on demand and only by terrestrial fixed network in Europe, data consumption per household would multiply by a factor of not less than 35; with Ultra HD, this would again multiply by 3 or 4.” Every monolithic approach to technology would therefore risk falling short of the enormous challenges ahead, he warned. “If we fail, the overwhelming demand for video content and streaming will even deepen the digital gap further.”

Integrating digital infrastructures and combining the strengths of broadcast and broadband technologies, on the contrary, would create a unique combination, Sabbagh concluded. “Where terrestrial networks deliver connectivity, on the one side, and satellites deliver the mass market distribution of IP video and non-video content to homes, on the other, we can offload heavy video traffic from terrestrial networks. This will help all of us control costs, add reach and create truly converged ecosystems that will help us to drive the demand for further and future consumer applications and solutions.”

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About SES
SES is the world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide.

SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements.

SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under: www.ses.com.

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Mar 2, 2015 – Tony Hall, the director-general of the BBC, has unveiled the creation of BBC Studios, a new production division that will operate independently of BBC Television…

Read more at World Screen

Mar 2, 2015  – Communications technology specialist Ericsson has enabled Tata Sky, India’s leading DTH operator, to launch the first commercial 4K video service in the subcontinent. With the launch of the Tata Sky 4K service, customers subscribing to this service can watch video up to four times the resolution of the standard HD video currently available. Ericsson will provide compression technology for 4K distribution using high resolution 1080P50 format. This will help boost TV viewing experience for Indian-based viewers subscribing to the 4K Tata Sky Video Service…

Read more at Advanced Television

Mar 2, 2015 – Disney XD has picked up LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, set to premiere later this year.

The 22-minute episodes re-tell the Star Wars movies through the eyes of two of its characters, C-3PO and R2D2, progressing in chronological order from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace through Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The network also currently airs the animated series Star Wars Rebels…

Read more at World Screen

Mar 2, 2015 – In a wide-ranging speech to staff on ‘The BBC in the Internet era’, Tony Hall, BBC Director-General, has said the Corporation will need to do even more to support creativity in the Internet age and warned against the consequences of a UK dominated by “global gatekeepers, partial news and American taste-makers”…

Read more at Advanced Television

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 02 March 2015 – A live demonstration of a unique satellite (DVBS2X)
and terrestrial (DVB-T2) hybrid 4K 60p transmission system is in the works for the
upcoming ABU DBS (Digital Broadcasting Symposium) 2015 Exhibition in Hotel Istana, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.

Village Island and Aviindos, in partnership with MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.
(“MEASAT”) are again pushing the limits of broadcasting standards to provide enhanced levels
of quality for end users. With the new DVB-S2X capabilities, the companies will transmit via
satellite two (2) 4K video (‘Ultra HD’) services at 60 progressive frames per second.

“It was extremely challenging to confirm all elements of the system were able to perform fully at
their maximum capacity in order to achieve what we had targeted” said Jonathan Triboulet,
Director of Village Island Singapore regional office. “Without the complete dedication of all
partners, this demonstration would never have been possible”.

The satellite transmission from MEASAT will be received via a 3m mesh-type receive antenna
to be installed by Total Communication Sdn. Bhd. on the rooftop of Hotel Istana. Village Island
and Aviindos will then redistribute the services in DVB-T2 as part of the live demonstration
during the exhibition.

“MEASAT is excited to be part of another innovative technical demonstration that presents an
enhanced broadcasting solution to our customers,” said Jarod Lopez, Vice President –
Broadcast Sales, MEASAT. “Customers using this solution will have greater bandwidth
efficiency to launch and distribute 4K channels on MEASAT’s satellites.”

All of the equipment required for the demonstration will be installed one day before the event. “As the local partner in Malaysia, we had the final responsibility to have the system running. The Sencore SMD989 support for DVB-S2X features out of the box, as well as Village Island’s VH-
4000 decoder with built-in 4K60p 10bits capability, enabled us to deploy the solution in only a few days” says Naveendran Murthy, CEO of Aviindos.

This year’s demonstration is a continuation of the project showcased at ABU 2014, in which
Village Island and Aviindos first developed with MEASAT the ability to broadcast multiple 4K
services over a satellite transponder.

About Aviindos

Aviindos sets its focus in providing solutions to the industry with its wide range of services,
from RF & Broadcast solutions to testing, system design & integration. With over 11 years of
combined experience and its business representation of technological partners from the
European, North American and Japanese continent, Aviindos brings to the industry the latest
technological advancement to suit the various industries’ need, for Wireless, Broadcast,
Satellite, IP/VOIP/TDM, Design and Manufacturing industry.

Contact Person:
Naveendran Murthy
Aviindos (M) Sdn Bhd.
+603-91333513
naveen@aviindos.com

About Village Island
Village Island provides a wide range of audiovisual solutions. Our core mission is the distribution
of broadcast technology and products from IP core, OEM hardware, software and SDK
platforms to stand-alone equipment and system for Head-Ends and digital broadcasting. The
switch from analog to digital brings revolution through all the ramifications of the
Communication, the Broadcast and the Audio visual industry, but more is to come in terms of
continuous evolutions of the hardware platform performances, and software flexibilities and intelligence, toward an ever widening range of business applications. We propose state-of-art, affordable and flexible technology in response to the reality of our customer needs.

Contact Person:
Michael Van Dorpe
Village Island Co Ltd / Village Island Asia Pte Ltd
+81364265420
michael@village-island.com

About MEASAT
MEASAT is a premium supplier of satellite communication services to leading international
broadcasters, Direct-To-Home (DTH) platforms and telecom operators. With capacity across six
(6) communication satellites, the company provides satellite services to over 150 countries
representing 80% of the world’s population across Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and
Australia.

Leveraging facilities at the MEASAT Teleport and Broadcast Centre, and working with a select
group of world-class partners, MEASAT also provides a complete range of broadcast and
telecommunications solutions. Services include ultra high definition, high definition and standard
definition video playout, video turnaround, co-location, uplinking, broadband and IP termination
services. For more information, please visit www.measat.com.

Contact Person:
Ilham Bakti Adnan
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.
+60 (3) 8213 2154
ilham@measat.com

About TotalComm
Total Communications Sdn Bhd was established in 1995 initially with the active participation of
three local partners and a foreign interest. Currently, the company is 51% owned by Bumiputra
interests. The primary objective of the company is to provide high performance and reliable
products & engineering services in the satellite, microwave and wireless communication and
broadband fields. The two most important business practices in the company are quality and
service assurances, two elements of which we feel forms the core of a high performance
engineering company. Therefore we are fully committed to provide high level and prompt
services, whether it is during installation or post-installation service & maintenance. We take
pride in developing & using the skills and knowledge of our technical personnel after the supply,
installation, testing, commissioning and the maintenance of more than 2500 satellite and
wireless sites throughout Peninsular and East Malaysia. We are constantly upgrading our
technical competence level with guidance and assistance from our international Principals &
strategic alliances. We NEVER STOP learning.

Contact Person:
Darryl Chong
Total Communications Sdn Bhd
+603-80818768
darryl@totalcomm.com.my

Mar 2, 2015 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced the start of the ‘5G for Sweden’ research program. Ericsson will work together with major industrial actors and key universities and research institutes to take the lead in the digital evolution.

Driven by Ericsson, the program aims to strengthen the competiveness among industries by effectively and efficiently developing and integrating ICT solutions in products and services based on 5G standards.

The program will initiate research that can be applied across industries and to create new projects at universities and research institutes, as well as several industry pilots of possible 5G solutions.

The academic and research partners are Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University, The Institute of Technology, Linköping University and Swedish ICT – Part of RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden).

Among the industry partners are leading enterprises, such as Scania and Volvo Construction Equipment.

An example of the 5G for Sweden program is a cooperation between Ericsson and Scania, which will address future transport solutions and take place within the Integrated Transport Research Lab at KTH.

Tony Sandberg, Engineering Director at Scania, says: “Scania welcomes Ericsson’s initiative and the cooperation within the Integrated Transport Research Lab, to create sustainable transport solutions for the future.”

Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency, is supporting research projects within the program.

Charlotte Brogren, Director General at Vinnova, says: “We are pleased to support projects that show how Swedish industry leads the digital transformation. By co-funding concrete pilot projects we see major opportunities for industries to show real examples of the digital revolution that 5G offers, which has the potential to change everything from production processes to business opportunities.”

Sara Mazur, Head of Ericsson Research, says: “By bringing strong industries and leading universities and research institutions together, we will gain valuable insights and innovations that will enable industries to become digital, using 5G as an enabler. We will establish a strong research community in the ICT field and its integration in industry processes, products and services. Our expectation is that in 2020 the network infrastructure will be capable of connecting everything according to a multiplicity of application-specific requirements.”

Ericsson at Mobile World Congress 2015

During Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, Ericsson is showing world-leading technology, service capabilities, and innovations. The Networked Society is transforming entire industries. ICT tools have become fundamental everyday resources for businesses, people and society. We lead the way with hardware, services and software solutions that drive development in mobility, broadband and cloud, creating the foundation for new eco-systems, and transformation across industries. The change that transformation brings is in the hands of everyone. That is why we at Mobile World Congress this year will talk about how we enable change-makers in the Networked Society to advance digital experiences.
You can find us at MWC in Hall 2, Stand 2N60. Follow us during the event using @Ericsson and join the discussion using #MWC15. Insights from our experts and Networked Society evangelists are also published on our blog during the event.

NOTES TO EDITORS
5G for Sweden partners
Scania
Volvo Construction Equipment
Royal Institute of Technology, KTH
Chalmers University of Technology
The Institute of Technology, Linköping University
Lund University
Swedish Institute for Computer Science
RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden

Download high-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video at www.ericsson.com/press

Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society – a world leader in communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

Our services, software and infrastructure – especially in mobility, broadband and the cloud – are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new opportunities.

With approximately 115,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and development ensure that our solutions – and our customers – stay in front.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.
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SINGAPORE, March 2, 2015 – Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud services for video, today announced that PrimeTime Entertainment, Thailand’s newest on-demand streaming service, has partnered with Brightcove to power transcoding for its over-the-top (OTT) entertainment channel. With Brightcove’s Zencoder cloud-based encoding service, PrimeTime is able to rapidly deliver high-quality video on-demand (VOD) content to satisfy audiences across platforms and devices.

“With the biggest on-demand selection of movies and TV series in Thailand, we manage a huge volume of content spanning popular movie franchises, indie movie jewels, all-time classics and whole seasons of TV dramas and comedies,” said Kasidit Kolasastraseni, Founder and CEO for PrimeTime Solution Pte., Ltd and PrimeTime Entertainment Pte., Ltd. “Our goal is to deliver video content to consumers quickly and on the connected device of their choice. This requires tremendous video processing power and the Brightcove Zencoder service gives us impressive savings in time, resources and costs throughout our media processing workflow.”

PrimeTime selected Zencoder for its consistently fast encoding times and its simplicity and ease of use over previous in-house deployments. Zencoder’s well-tuned encoding software, intelligent queueing algorithms and instant scalability, has enabled PrimeTime to release to market new movie and series titles every week. Up to 70 shows are encoded per day with Zencoder, enabling PrimeTime to deliver video to consumers in 720p and 1080p with 5.1 surround sound for a high-quality viewing and cinema-like experience. Zencoder’s well documented API, easy-to-use API Request Builder and rich integration libraries also allows PrimeTime to seamlessly integrate Zencoder into its broader content workflow to scale media processing operations in the cloud.

“We are focused on providing the best possible encoding performance, in terms of speed, reliability and efficiency,” said Mark Blair, Vice President of Asia Pacific at Brightcove. “PrimeTime is set to change the local OTT video streaming landscape in Thailand and we are excited for the company to take advantage of the power of our Zencoder cloud-based encoding solution to scale its video initiatives even further as a home-grown, world-class video streaming service.”

Brightcove Zencoder’s cloud-based approach gives media organisations access to unlimited video encoding power through a simple API, without the expense and complexity of traditional encoding hardware. Zencoder’s VOD service converts videos into interoperable formats so that content publishers can quickly distribute video to consumers on virtually any Internet-connected device. In addition to the VOD encoding service, Brightcove also offers the Zencoder Live Cloud Transcoding service that allows publishers to scale live event transcoding and easily deliver high-quality viewing experiences.

About PrimeTime Entertainment
PrimeTime Entertainment Company Limited is a provider of on-demand Internet streaming media that allows consumers to watch Hollywood movies and TV series on their mobile, tablet, laptop or smart TV. With the newest content than any home entertainment service or DVD retailer in Thailand, the biggest on-demand selection and the highest quality movie and TV series library, viewers can watch their favourite content on PrimeTime anytime and anywhere. To subscribe, visit www.GoPrimetime.tv

About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV) is a leading global provider of powerful cloud solutions for delivering and monetizing video across connected devices. The company offers a full suite of products and services that reduce the cost and complexity associated with publishing, distributing, measuring and monetizing video across devices. Brightcove has more than 5,500 customers in over 70 countries that rely on the company’s cloud solutions to successfully publish high-quality video experiences to audiences everywhere. To learn more, visit www.brightcove.com.

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