EUTELSAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES JEAN-MARTIN FOLZ TO SUCCEED GIULIANO BERRETTA AS CHAIRMAN

Paris, 13 October 2011

The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris : ETL) met today and unanimously decided to propose to shareholders at the General Assembly of 8 November 2011 to nominate Jean-Martin Folz as a Board member. If elected, Jean-Martin Folz will be appointed by the Board as Chairman to succeed Giuliano Berretta.

Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, said: “The Board is delighted to propose Jean-Martin Folz to join our Board and believes he has all the qualities to assume the role of Chairman, succeeding Giuliano Berretta whose mandate expires in November. Jean-Martin Folz’s extensive business experience on an international scale will add further strength to our Board’s ability to oversee the expansion of our business for the long term, building on the outstanding achievements accomplished under the chairmanship of Giuliano Berretta over the last six years.”

Jean-Martin Folz is a graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines. He began his career in the French administration where he served in various ministries from 1972 to 1978 before joining Rhône-Poulenc as plant manager. In 1984 he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jeumont-Schneider. He joined Péchiney in 1987 as Chief Executive Officer and was Chief Executive Officer of Eridania Béghin-Say from 1991 to 1995.

Jean-Martin Folz joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in 1995 and was the Group’s CEO from 1997 until February 2007. He was Chairman of AFEP (The French Association of private companies) from 2007 to 2010.

His current Board memberships include Alstom, Axa, Saint-Gobain, Société Générale and Solvay.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world’s three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 30 June 2011, Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting more than 3,800 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are broadcast via its HOT BIRD™ video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group’s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries. .www.eutelsat.com

For further information

Press
Vanessa O’Connor/Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91/voconnor@eutelsat.fr
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Investors & Analysts
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TRACE Sports HD Launches on TrueVisions in Thailand
Bringing Thai Sports Fans a Unique Sports Celebrity News & Entertainment Channel

(Hong Kong, 13 October 2011) TRACE Sports HD announces its launch in Thailand, bringing the best stories about sports celebrities to Thai sport enthusiasts, as it launches the channel on TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading cable and satellite TV provider. From 1 November, TRACE Sports HD will become part of TrueVisions’ Silver and Platinum package offerings. As Thailand’s most successful cable and satellite TV operator, TrueVisions broadcasts 124 channels which reach up to two million viewers across the country.

TRACE Sports HD is now available in High Definition to all distributors across the Asia-Pacific region via AsiaSat 5, with more exciting cable and satellite carriage agreements to be announced in the coming months.

TRACE Sports HD provides its viewers with behind-the-game information and news on their favourite sports heroes. It includes lifestyle and entertainment programmes which give an exclusive look into the lives of global stars like Manny Pacquiao, David Beckham and Yao Ming. With 100% original content all produced in high definition, TRACE Sports HD is the first channel of its kind, appealing to both male and female viewers.

With the 2012 London Olympic Games on the horizon, TRACE Sports HD is arriving just in time to satisfy viewers’ curiosity to know more about the games and the players. Leading up the Games, viewers can learn about champions who will be participating in the games in Going to London. During the Games, TRACE Sports HD will be spilling the beans about Olympic untold stories and scandals, while celebrating past legends who have made their mark in Olympian history.

James Ross, CEO of Lightning International, Representative for TRACE Sports HD in the Asia-Pacific region says, “We are really excited about TRACE Sports HD’s launch in Thailand and particularly with such a widely-watched operator as TrueVisions. We hope that as demand and distribution for TRACE Sports HD grows, we will be able to incorporate more and more programming featuring sports celebrities from the Asia-Pacific region.”

TRACE Sports HD is broadcast in English with subtitles in Thai, Chinese, and Korean, and made available to cable, DTH, broadband and mobile platforms across Asia, Middle East and Australasia.

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About TRACE

TRACE is an international media group providing music and sports entertainment via TRACE Urban HD and TRACE Sports HD channels. TRACE channels are available in 150 countries to 50 million subscribers via 26 satellites. The channels are ranked the Number 1, 2 or 3 music channels in 80 countries, and licensed in 9 countries to mobile and radio operators. TRACE launched TRACE Sports HD in June 2011. It is the first global channel dedicated to sport celebrities.

Olivier Laouchez created TRACE GROUP in 2003. With him, the group is owned by his associated managers and two investment foundations that are Entrepreneurs Venture and Citizen Capital. Additional information on TRACE can be found at http://eng.trace.tv/

TRACE Sports HD programmes include:

Up Close With… – High profile sports celebrities share their private life and open up to their fans to reveal who they really are. Watch Michael Phelps and Roger Federer talk about their true passions and what really gives them strength.

Sporty News – Intimate news, big sponsorship contracts, the latest tweets, the latest injuries, outstanding performances of the week, and all the other little details and revelations about sports celebrities

Entourage – Meet the friends and family of sports celebs like Olympians Sanya Richards and Mark Cavendish. Get to know more about our champions through the eyes of their inner circle

Going to London – Leading up the London 2012 Olympic games, viewers can learn about champions who will be participating in the games. Champions include Michael Phelps, Usain Bold, and Teddy Riner, and many more.

About TrueVisions Plc.

TrueVisions Plc. is a subsidiary of True Corporation Plc company. TrueVisions Plc. is Thailand’s largest provider of subscription-based television serving through CATV and DStv systems. TrueVisions is committed to providing leading popular programs from around the world on 124 channels covering information, news, sports, and entertainment, along with superior customer services. The services are offered in 4 packages: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Knowledge packages. In addition, the company offers a Convergence Package “TrueLife Free View,” allowing users of TrueMove mobile phone to spend 299 Baht on a monthly plan or 300 Baht on a TrueMove Pre Pay plan and get 53 channels Free View. The company also offers 3 supplementary packages, including HBO Package, Discovery Package, and Disney Package (plus international language channels like NHK World).

About Lightning International

LIGHTNING INTERNATIONAL is headquartered in Hong Kong, and was established to offer companies outside Asia a single platform from which to launch and/or consolidate their reach among Asian television viewers. Lighning’s CEO James Ross launched Bloomberg TV (Asia-Pacific) in 1996 and built a strong Asian distribution for the channel. After 10 years at Bloomberg he opened the first Asia office for the UK’s ITV, developing the ITV programme syndication business, and launched ITV formats in China, Korea and India. He also created the ITV Granada channel, and earlier this year created a production partnership, ITV Studios Asia, in collaboration with activeTV.

Media inquiries:

Tina Chu
Sinclair Communications
Tel : (852) 2915 1234
Email : tina@sinclairasia.com

James Ross
Lightning International
Tel : (852) 2815 7481
Email : james@lightninginternational.net

FIC AND STARHUB LAUNCH ENHANCED, MORE FLEXIBLE STAR CHINESE MOVIES PACK
SCM subscribers to enjoy greater value and convenience with three new channels at no additional cost

SINGAPORE, 13 October 2011 – FOX International Channels (FIC) and StarHub announce the roll out of a new STAR Chinese Movies (SCM) Pack, allowing movie fans to watch their favourite movies from all five SCM channels at the existing subscription rate, with no further extra charge, starting 15 October 2011.

The newly launched SCM Pack will include the current STAR Chinese Movies (StarHub TV Channel 866) and STAR Chinese Movies 2 (StarHub TV Channel 867) channels, as well as three additional channels: STAR Chinese Movies HD (StarHub TV Channel 877), STAR Chinese Movies On Demand (StarHub TV Channel 864), and STAR Chinese Movies 2 On Demand (StarHub TV Channel 867), all at the usual $12.84 (with GST)1 for the entire pack.

This all-inclusive monthly subscription fee for SCM Pack will allow StarHub viewers to enjoy a plethora of top-rated Chinese movies from the five dedicated Chinese entertainment channels offered by FIC, Asia’s leading pay TV network, whose key brands and channels in the mix also comprise channel offerings of multiple genres such as STAR Movies, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, STAR World, FOX, FX, FOX Family Movies, Channel [V] International, Channel [V] Taiwan, Channel [V] China, STAR Vijay, STAR Plus, tvN, Phoenix Chinese Channel and Sky News.

Explaining the new and improved SCM channels offerings, Mr. Avinash Himatsinghani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Asia of FOX International Channels, said ―FIC is delighted to offer viewers in Singapore quality programming and choice entertainment at affordable rates. We are confident that with the new STAR Chinese Movies Pack, viewers will enjoy an enhanced TV viewing experience whilst accessing premium movies at their convenience. FIC remains committed to being one of Asia’s leading broadcast networks with our channels’ offerings of award-winning content.‖

Given the vast selection of pay TV channels available in the market today, the launch of the new SCM Pack allows movie fans to enjoy recent movie releases as well as endearing classics at a nominal fee, giving subscribers real value for their dollar.

Some of the latest and widely acclaimed blockbuster hits from SCM, one of Asia’s top Chinese movie channels, to air in October include Shaolin (starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan), My Ex 2 (starring Ratchawin Wongviriya and Atthama Chiwanitchapan), I Love Hong Kong (Starring Tony Leung Ka Fai, Sandra Ng, Anita Yuen), and Ghost (starring Song Seung Heon and Matsushima Nanako).

Classical movie buffs can tune in to STAR Chinese Movies 2 (SCM 2), which brings viewers the best Chinese movies from the 1970s to 1990s. In October, SCM 2 pays tribute to swashbuckling and all-action Hong Kong movie icon Jackie Chan. Fans can catch Jackie Chan classics such as Police Story 1, 2 and 3, as well as Project A 1 and 2, which air every Saturday throughout the month.

“We are extremely happy to offer StarHub customers a bigger and better STAR Chinese Movies Pack, with the addition of three new channels,” enthuses Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions & Content. “With increased ownership of HD-TV sets among our customers, our recently renewed content partnership deal with FIC allows us to deliver on our promise to enhance their viewing experience with more branded HD content.”

“The new Video On Demand (VOD) channels also give our consumers the freedom to watch what they want to watch when they want to watch it. Viewers can also watch these movies in their original language tracks, which is not available on the HD/SD linear channels. But perhaps best of all,” Ms Wee highlights, “existing SCM Pack subscribers will get to enjoy these extra channels at no additional cost. StarHub is always looking for ways to add value to our consumers’ lives, and we will continue to leverage on our excellent longstanding relationship with FIC to bring more benefits to our customers.”

As part of StarHub’s promotional enhancements, from now till 31 December 2011, new subscribers to the SCM Pack will enjoy a 50% discount, paying only $6.42 per month for the first three months.

With these new channels, StarHub now offers eight Video On Demand channels and 21 HD channels. For more information on the new STAR Chinese Movies Pack (SCM), please refer to the attached appendix.

* Upon take up of a minimum of three StarHub TV Basic Groups.

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For more information (media only), please contact:

Strategic Public Relations Group (SPRG)
Diana Low
Consultant
DID: +65 6325 2365
Email: diana.low@sprg.com.sg

Viviane Then
Consultant
DID: +65 6325 8271
Email: Viviane.then@sprg.com.sg

FOX International Channels (FIC)
Joanne Lim
Senior Executive, Marketing
Tel: +65 6325 3812
Email: joanne.lim@sg.startv.com

StarHub
Adam Reutens-Tan
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel: +65 6825 5177
Email: adam.reutenstan@starhub.com

FOX International Channels

FOX International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 200+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainments, factual, sports and movie channels across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, in 37 languages. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions, reach over 1 billion cumulative subscribing worldwide. We also operate a global online advertising unit, .FOX (pronounced ―dot-fox‖) specialized in online video and display, and four TV production houses, in operation since August 14, 1993.

In Asia, FIC operates 27 channel brands including the FOX, STAR and National Geographic brands in 75 channel feeds across 13 markets, reaching more than 550 million cumulative subscribers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. We have offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia, the Middle East and India.

For more information, please visit http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com.

StarHub StarHub is Singapore’s fully-integrated info-communication company, offering a full range of information, communications and entertainment services for both consumer and corporate markets. StarHub operates Singapore’s fastest two-way HSPA+ mobile network that delivers up to 21Mbps for downlink to complement its nation-wide GSM network, and an island-wide HFC network that delivers multi-channel cable TV services (including High Definition Television and on-demand services) as well as ultra-high speed residential broadband services. StarHub also operates an extensive fixed business network that provides a wide range of data, voice and wholesale services. Over Singapore’s fibre-based Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network, StarHub offers a broad range of home and business broadband plans along with a host of advanced media-rich value-added services. Launched in 2000, StarHub has become one of Singapore’s most innovative info-communications providers, and the pioneer in ‘hubbing’—the ability to deliver unique integrated and converged services to all its customers. StarHub, listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange since October 2004, is a component stock of the Straits Times Index and the MSCI Singapore Free Index.

Celestial Movies Launches 3D movies in Hong Kong
The first regional pay TV channel to offer stereoscopic 3D Chinese movies on demand

[October 13, 2011 – HONG KONG] – Celestial Movies, the region’s most widely distributed 24-hour Chinese movie channel, will be the first to offer stereoscopic 3D Chinese movies in Hong Kong, when it premieres the highest-grossing Chinese movie in Hong Kong of 2011, 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy as well as 3D Child’s Eye on its on demand service on October 13, 2011.

Available as an add-on service to the linear channel on Hong Kong’s now TV, Celestial Movies On Demand will offer subscribers with 3DTVs the chance to watch the two movies on demand in 3D and in their uncut full length theatrical versions. Viewers without 3DTVs can also order the uncut versions of the two movies in 2D.

“We’ve seen the impact of 3D movies at the cinema, and Celestial Movies intends to bring that same experience home. We already provide the latest Chinese blockbusters and Asian movie hits, now we also have the ability to offer the latest Asian 3D movies,” said Ofanny Choi, Senior Vice President, TV Channels at Celestial Pictures. “And we intend to bring even more 3D content to Celestial Movies On Demand subscribers in the future.”

“We are happy to work with Celestial Movies to bring our subscribers 3D Chinese movies which they are able to experience at home with a touch of a button. now TV customers who subscribe to Celestial Movies On Demand will be the first in Hong Kong to see these movies on demand in 3D. now TV hopes to deliver even more exciting and entertaining 3D content to our audiences in the near future.” said Janice Lee, PCCW’s Managing Director of TV & New Media.

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy rode an unprecedented wave of local and international press to become Hong Kong’s top grossing film of 2011. 3D Sex and Zen broke the Hong Kong first day box office record for 3D movies (HK$2.79 million) compared to the previous record holder, James Cameron’s Avatar (HK$2.63 million). 3D Sex and Zen ran for 118 days and earned a staggering HK$41 million at the box office. Director Christopher Sun and producer Stephen Siu brought audiences this remake of the legendary erotica about a scholar (Hiro Hayama) who is torn between his wife (Leni Lan) and the numerous women at a house of pleasure. However, his pursuit of the carnal pleasures comes with a karmic price. An edited version of the movie will premiere on Celestial Movies’ linear channel in November.

Premiering at the 67th Venice Film Festival, 3D Child’s Eye is the brainchild of co-directors and siblings Oxide and Danny Pang, better known to international audiences as the Pang Brothers. Since their breakthrough in 2002 with the award-winning horror film The Eye, the brothers have gone on to produce and direct many innovative horror-thrillers, with 3D Child’s Eye pushing the boundaries of their craft. Hong Kong’s first stereoscopic 3D horror film, 3D Child’s Eye stars Taiwan singer-actress Rainie Yang, and Hong Kong’s Shawn Yue and Elanne Kwong. The young actors play friends vacationing in Thailand who check in to a seedy hotel with a mysterious past. Now trapped in the hotel’s dark recesses, the group of friends must face the horrors that lurk within.

* Customers need to have a 3DTV set, 3D glasses, subscribe to now TV’s HD service and have the required HD / All-In-One Set-top Box in order to enjoy the 3D movies.

Media enquiries:
Pauline Poon
Celestial Pictures
T: (852) 2626 8131/ 9776 5564
E: pauline.poon@celestialpictures.com

About Celestial Pictures

Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company that brings the best of Asian entertainment to the world. The company focuses on Asian-language film and television content origination, aggregation and worldwide distribution, as well as the operation of global television channels, including CELESTIAL MOVIES, CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES and WaTV.

The company owns the Shaw Brothers Film Library, the world’s largest Chinese film collection, with over 760 feature films originally released over a forty-year time frame. These award-winning Shaw Brothers films have been digitally restored frame-by-frame, and distributed in cinemas and on home video, television, and new media markets worldwide.

Celestial Pictures is also active in producing new feature films and acquiring third-party film content for worldwide distribution with an option to broadcast on its television channels. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Celestial Pictures is a subsidiary of ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc.

About Celestial Movies

CELESTIAL MOVIES is currently the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese movie channel. The channel brings current Chinese blockbusters to the world and also showcases internationally acclaimed titles from Japan and Korea. Also featured: peeks behind-the-scenes and interviews with the hottest stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies. CELESTIAL MOVIES is now available in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.

HISTORY™ LAUNCHES IN INDIA ON OCTOBER 9TH
Channel Launches in HD and Reaches 40+ Million Homes

October 11, 2011 – New York/Mumbai – HISTORY™ launched in India on Sunday, October 9. The channel will be operated by AETN18 Media Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between A+E Networks and Network18.

HISTORY launched in HD, and is available across all major markets in India, reaching more than 40 million households within two weeks of its debut. The channel will be available across leading cable TV platforms such as DEN NETWORKS, HATHAWAY CABLE, IN CABLE and leading DTH platforms such as TATA Sky, AIRTEL & DISH TV as well as other leading independent analogue and digital platforms in the country.

From launch, HISTORY in India is available in a record 6 languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi – more than any other factual entertainment channel in the market. This diversity of languages allows the channel to reach more than 70% of the television audience in their native language.

HISTORY has retained Bollywood icon, Salman Khan, as its brand ambassador – a first for any television channel in India. Khan will be incorporated into the launch advertising, marketing and PR campaigns, and is featured in on-air promos for the channel.

“India is a critically important market to us, and we are thrilled to be launching HISTORY there in partnership with Network18,” said Sean Cohan, Sr. Vice President, International for A+E Networks, parent company of HISTORY. “Under Ajay Chacko’s leadership, we have built a strong, talented team at AETN18 across programming, marketing, digital and operations. With their combined expertise I have no doubt HISTORY will be an impact player from launch.”

Ajay Chacko, President of AETN18, said, “One of the primary reasons for us entering the factual entertainment genre is because we truly believe that Indian audiences are now looking for alternative formats to soaps and sitcoms for entertainment. Factual entertainment is emerging as the new preferred choice and the genre has the potential to become relatively mainstream. Also, HISTORY’s show selection and content mix in India are based on exhaustive studies and content testing with a variety of audiences. We are confident that the themes we’ve chosen will appeal to majority of audiences, including younger demographics and also discerning audiences. History, Made Everyday, the channel’s positioning, encompasses the breadth of content and themes that HISTORY brings to Indian audiences.”

HISTORY features award-winning programming that covers a variety of topics, including contemporary history, conflict, technology and transport, military history, and more. In India, the channel will feature an entertaining and engaging mix of the top-rated programming from the HISTORY US catalogue, including IRT Deadliest Roads, Swamp People, Top Shot, and Sliced. The channel’s program strategy calls for local productions and acquisitions in the near future.

HISTORY India is developing extensive community outreach programs, with a strong focus on education and conservation initiatives. It is launching a comprehensive partnership in the education space with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and with UNESCO on conservation of monuments. Details of these initiatives will be made available shortly. HISTORY will also reach out to schools, teachers and students across the country to build communities and raise awareness and support for these two issues.

In the US, HISTORY recently finished its best 3rd quarter of all time, posting increases in all key demos. Driven by the strength of the network’s original hit series – American Pickers, American Restoration, Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars, Top Gear, Top Shot and Swamp people – the channel was ranked the #2 cable network with Adults 25-54 and #3 with Adults 18-49. This is the 9th consecutive quarter of year over year growth for HISTORY among Adults 25-54.

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About A+E Networks™

A+E Networks is an award-winning, global media content company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television networks to websites, to DVDs to gaming and educational software. Led by three iconic brands A&E Network®, HISTORY®, and Lifetime®, A+E Networks also includes Lifetime Movie Network, BIO™, H2, Lifetime Real Women®, Military History™, History en Español™, Crime & Investigation Network™, and A&E IndieFilms®. A+E Networks channels and branded entertainment reach more than 300 million households in over 150 countries around the world. A+E Networks is a joint venture of Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal.

Network18 Boilerplate

The Network18 Group is one of India’s leading media companies with interests in television, internet, filmed entertainment, e-commerce, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses. Through its holding in ‘TV18 Broadcast Ltd.’ [BSE: 532800, NSE: ibn18], the group operates India’s leading television broadcasting and distribution assets. This includes India’s leading business news channels – CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, India’s premier general news channels – CNN-IBN and IBN 7, and IBN-Lokmat, a leading Marathi regional news channel in partnership with the Lokmat group. ‘TV18 Broadcast’ also operates a joint venture with Viacom, called Viacom18, which houses a portfolio of India’s market leading entertainment channels – Colors, MTV, VH1 and Nick – and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the group’s filmed entertainment business. In a pioneering foray into television distribution, the group has established a strategic alliance with Sun Group, SUN18, the first truly Pan-India distribution company and slated to be one of the biggest distribution entities in the market. The group has also recently announced a move into the Indian factual entertainment space through AETN18, a joint venture with A+E Networks (formerly A&E Television Networks) which operates acclaimed global brands like History, Bio, Crime & Investigation Network and Lifetime. Through ‘Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.’ [BSE: 532798, NSE: Network18], the group operates its digital, publishing and e-commerce assets including one of India’s largest internet players Web18 which houses the country’s leading web content properties such as moneycontrol.com, ibnlive.com, in.com and firstpost.com. ‘Network18′ also operates India’s leading ecommerce properties – HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com, and Forbes India, the nation’s first local edition of a foreign news magazine title and the world’s most influential business brand, in collaboration with Forbes Media. In addition, through ‘Network18′, the group operates Newswire18, one of India’s leading real time financial information and news terminal services, and Infomedia18, the country’s leading player in the special interest publishing space as well as E18, the group’s full spectrum event management venture and Sport18, its sports management and marketing venture. ‘Network18′ holds a controlling interest in ‘TV18 Broadcast’ and investments in Yatra, DEN Networks and other Capital18 portfolio companies. For more information, log on to www.network18online.com.

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Contact:

FOR A+E NETWORKS: 
Kerri Tarmey, +1 212 551 1504 
Kerri.tarmey@aetn.com 

Shannon Kerr, +1 212 641 3341
Shannon.kerr@aetn.com

Celine Xerri-Brook, +44 (0)1273 719 340
Gibraltar.brook@virgin.net

FOR HISTORY INDIA:
Sangeetha Aiyer, +91 22 49001672 
Sangeetha.aiyer@network18online.com 

DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRODUCES SIX FILMS WITH JAPANESE PARTNERS FOR DOCUMENTARY INITIATIVE REBUILDING JAPAN
– Stories of hope and recovery from last year’s devastating earthquake to premiere March 2012 in commemoration of the first anniversary of the disaster –

Tokyo, October 11, 2011 – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), a division of leading global real-world media company Discovery Communications, today announced that it is currently working with local filmmakers in Japan on the production of six inspirational stories on the country’s recovery efforts after the March 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that caused massive devastation and deaths in Eastern Japan.

Initiated by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific’s Japan office in partnership with Discovery Networks International, the REBUILDING JAPAN project was announced on 26 April inviting Japanese production companies to submit their ideas. 16 finalists were shortlisted from over 250 entries to attend a three-day workshop in mid-July, and from these, the six final stories were selected.

James Gibbons, President, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific – Japan said, “This project was triggered in response to the viewers of Discovery Japan, and it is so important to us to be able to show our support for the Japanese people through this initiative. There were so many compelling stories submitted by so many Japanese producers that it was very difficult to narrow them down to six finalists but we feel confident in the stories and producers we have chosen. All submissions conveyed the passion and emotions of the local filmmakers toward the recovery efforts, and many captured it from a uniquely Japanese point of view. I believe the emotional drama, bravery, and energy of the Japanese people to rebuild their lives and country, despite the pain and difficulties, will resonate with Discovery’s viewers all over the world.”

The six films cover a range of topics from tradition to technology and manufacturing to motorsports, but have a common thread that weaves them all together – the theme of hope, community, courage and recovery in the face of adversity as told by the Japanese people.

REBUILDING JAPAN episode descriptions:

Seaweed Battles: Restoring a 1000-Year-Old Tradition (Studio Alta)

The sea has long nurtured Japan’s seaweed-growing communities, but in March 2011, it rose against them. With a devastated fleet and the threat of radioactive contamination, the families of Miyagi are facing challenges like never before. While many have been forced to stop their work, a group of proud seaweed makers battle on to defend their traditional livelihood. Navigating uncertainties at work and home, they endeavour to rebuild their lives as they reach for the ultimate prize – the honour of offering up their produce to the nation’s imperial family.

Photos from the Sea: Returning Memories to Tohoku (TimeRiver Pictures)

The great tsunami of northeastern Japan washed away homes and lives. While the cost of the damage runs into the billions, the coastal wasteland is strewn with something priceless – family snapshots. The images show people of all ages in all occasions in happier times. Now, a group of volunteers make it their mission to preserve these photographs. Will the grueling task, which takes the team to their physical and emotional extremes, succeed in giving residents back their memories, and give them a chance to celebrate those who died or disappeared?

Reviving Japan’s Spirit: Record of the Tsunami Vintage (JCTV)

The town of Kesennuma was laid to waste by the disaster of March 2011. In the ruins lies the area’s world-famous sake brewery. Amongst the debris, a miracle happened. One sample of culture of the sake’s essence – the precious Koji-mold from which it is made – survived. The brewery owner and townspeople are linked in their determination to rebuild – to recreate their town and to ensure that this year’s vintage will be bottled for all to see and savour. Can the delicate brewing process withstand the nightmare of power blackouts and logistical problems? And can this determination help in the rebirth of the area?

Creating Utopia: One Mayor’s Ultimate Challenge (Ortus)

Rikuzen Takata bore the largest brunt of the great Japanese disaster – roughly half of the town was destroyed, and many residents lost their lives. Futoshi Toba lost his wife, but he cannot mourn. He was elected mayor to the town a mere month before the disaster, and is now facing challenges he never dreamed of. With much of the town lost, Toba is driven by a great vision – to gather together an expert team to not just revive the old town, but rebuild it into Utopia, a city of the future.

K-Car Heroes: Racing to Rebuild (CTS)

Sendai is home to a uniquely Japanese motor sport – small-engined “K Cars”, regularly used for trips to the office and supermarket, go head to head on a racing circuit. It is a chance for the regular guy to shine, but the Great Tsunami of March 2011 dealt a great blow to enthusiasts, sweeping away their cars and hopes of their own racing series. Is there a place for their motoring fantasies in post-disaster Japan? When dreams are most in need, this band of brothers drive on with their plans to rebuild their cars, community and their passion for life.

Getting Trains Back on Track (AX-ON)

Japan’s record 9.0 earthquake destroyed infrastructure all across northeastern Japan, and train lines linking the area to the country’s extensive rail network were also not spared. While local train lines were swept away, however, there was not one incident of death or injury on the nation’s high-speed Bullet Trains. What are the safety features that prevented a high-speed disaster, and how are local train lines getting back on track after the historic disaster?

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About Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel, the flagship network of Discovery Communications, is devoted to creating the highest quality non-fiction programming in the world and remains one of the most dynamic networks on television. First launched in 1985, Discovery Channel now reaches more than 180 million subscribers in Asia Pacific. Globally, Discovery Channel is one of the world’s most widely distributed television brands, reaching 393 million cumulative subscribers in 210 countries in 43 languages. It offers viewers an engaging line-up of high-quality non-fiction entertainment from blue-chip nature, science and technology, ancient and contemporary history, adventure, cultural and topical documentaries. For more information, visit www.discoverychannelasia.com.

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 210 countries and territories. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 130-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Science and Discovery HD, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. In Asia-Pacific, seven Discovery brands reach 525 million cumulative subscribers in 34 countries with programming customized in 14 languages.

Contact:
Melissa Tham/Stephanie Tan
melissa_tham@discovery.com/stephanie_tan@discovery.com
DID: (65) 6510 7637/(65) 6510 7699

EUTELSAT’s W3C SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED AND ON ITS WAY TO 16 DEGREES EAST
W3C launched 14 days after ATLANTIC BIRD 7: two new satellites set to boost Eutelsat’s in-orbit resources

Paris, 7 October 2011

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the successful launch of its W3C satellite by a Long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. Partial deployment of the satellite’s solar array was carried out within three hours of separation and will be followed over the coming ten days by manoeuvres that include circularising W3C’s orbit and deploying antennas.

Speaking after the launch, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, declared “Our sincere appreciation to Great Wall Industry Corporation for the excellent performance of this launch, and to Thales Alenia Space for their dedication to this sophisticated and challenging programme. This is a new milestone, achieved only 14 days after the launch of our ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite. With these two new satellites scheduled to enter service during the second quarter of our financial year, Eutelsat will be equipped with new resources to meet strong client demand across dynamic markets in Central Europe, Africa and Indian Ocean islands, strengthening our confidence to meet our objectives for the year.”

Built for Eutelsat by Thales Alenia Space, W3C will replace the EUROBIRD™ 16, W2M and SESAT 1 satellites at 16° East. Through its configuration of 56 transponders, (53 Ku and three Ka), it will address markets for broadcasting and telecom/data services via four footprints:

A high-power footprint optimised for Direct-to-Home broadcasting in Central Europe will anchor the 16° East neighbourhood as a point of reference for satellite TV in the region, serving over 11 million households.

High-power coverage over Indian Ocean islands will support the expansion of pay-TV and accelerate digital switchover in Mauritius and Reunion Island.

A wide footprint serving Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will serve markets for data networks and newsgathering.

A new footprint for 16° East, with Ku coverage stretching from Senegal to Madagascar and enabling connectivity with Europe in Ka-band, will respond to high-growth applications that include GSM backhaul and Internet access for enterprises and public agencies.

W3C is based on the Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000 platform, with a scheduled in-orbit lifetime exceeding 15 years. Eutelsat’s in-orbit expansion programme will continue with the launch of six additional satellites from 2012 to 2014.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world’s three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 30 June 2011, Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting more than 3,800 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are broadcast via its HOT BIRD™ video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group’s satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries. .www.eutelsat.com

For further information

Press
Vanessa O’Connor/Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91/voconnor@eutelsat.fr
Frédérique Gautier/Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91/fgautier@eutelsat.fr

Investors & Analysts
Lisa Sanders Finas/Tel: +33 1 53 98 35 30/investors@eutelsat-communications.com
Léonard Wapler/Tel: +33 1 53 98 31 07/investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Intelsat 18 Satellite Successfully Launched by Sea Launch

BERN, Switzerland, October 6, 2011 – Sea Launch AG has successfully completed its 5th Land Launch mission with the successful launch of the Intelsat 18 communications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch complex in Kazakhstan. Lift-off of the rocket occurred at 03:00 ALMT (21:00 UTC/GMT on October 5th), with spacecraft separation at 09:34 ALMT (03:34 UTC/GMT).

Following closely the successful mission performed for Eutelsat S.A just twelve days previously from the Odyssey Launch Platform, this launch marks Sea Launch’s second mission since returning to launch operations following re-organization in late 2010.

“We are most pleased to extend our congratulations and thanks to Intelsat and Orbital for this stellar achievement,” said Aiaz Bakasov, CEO of Sea Launch AG. “Sea Launch is privileged to share this success with Intelsat and looks forward to extending our long-standing relationship with many more successful launches in close cooperation with RSC Energia.”

President of Sea Launch AG Kjell Karlsen continues: “Our entire team thanks you for your continuing trust and confidence in our system and the services we provide. Finally, I wish to congratulate the Sea Launch and Energia Logistics teams, RSC Energia, and all of our suppliers and contractors who support us and contribute to our mutual success.”

Built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, Intelsat 18 will have a useful life of nearly 17 years. The satellite carries Ku- and C-band payloads, and will be located in an orbital slot at 180° East.

Specially shaped Ku-band beams will provide DTH services to Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia and dozens of other islands in the region, while also supporting maritime services in the South Pacific. The satellite’s C-band antennas will blanket the western United States, eastern Asia and the Pacific Ocean with high-speed data connectivity.

“Intelsat 18 will provide capacity specifically designed for our customers to offer enhanced media content delivery and broadband services across the Pacific Ocean region,” said Intelsat SVP and CTO Thierry Guillemin. “We thank Sea Launch for successfully launching our spacecraft, and are glad to count them again as one of our trusted providers of access to space.”

About Intelsat

Intelsat is the leading provider of satellite services worldwide. For over 45 years, Intelsat has been delivering information and entertainment for many of the world’s leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet Service Providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat’s satellite, teleport and fiber infrastructure is unmatched in the industry, setting the standard for transmissions of video, data and voice services. From the globalization of content and the proliferation of HD, to the expansion of cellular networks and broadband access, with Intelsat, advanced communications anywhere in the world are closer, by far.

About Sea Launch AG

Sea Launch AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, provides corporate sales, marketing, contracting and management for launch services based on the highly-proven and reliable Zenit-3SL and 3SLB launch systems which have flown 36 missions, providing diversity of supply, affordability, flexibility and assured access to space for the industry’s satellite operators.

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Contact:
Peter Stier, VP of Sales & Marketing
Phone: +41 31 380 00 08
peter.stier@sea-launch.ch