Paris, 28 July 2011 – Eutelsat has selected Astrium, Europe’s leading space
company, to design and manufacture Eutelsat 3B, a new telecommunications
satellite to provide video, data, Internet and telecom services across Europe, Africa,
the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South America, notably Brazil. The
satellite will operate from Eutelsat 3°E location in geostationary orbit.
Based on Astrium’s highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform, Eutelsat 3B will operate
51 transponders in C, Ku and Ka-bands. Its ten antennas will enable Eutelsat to
provide fixed widebeams and steerable spotbeams to regional and national markets
with a scalable allocation of power and spectrum per beam in Ka band.
François Auque, CEO of Astrium, said: “Eutelsat 3B will be the eighth Eurostar
E3000 ordered by Eutelsat and the 20th satellite Astrium has designed and
manufactured for one of the world’s leading and most innovative operators.
We are delighted that Eutelsat has once again demonstrated its confidence in
Astrium’s ability to deliver a high-quality product and look forward to continuing to
play a key role in the company’s future success.”
Scheduled for launch in early 2014, Eutelsat 3B will have a launch mass of six
tonnes, an electrical power of 12 kW and is designed to deliver more than 15 years of
in-orbit operation.
This latest order from Eutelsat follows on from the successful entry into commercial
service of the Astrium-built KA-SAT – the first High Throughput Satellite fully
optimised for broadband access in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
Eutelsat’s ATLANTIC BIRD™ 7 satellite is ready to be shipped next week by Astrium
to the launcher assembly site and is scheduled to go into orbit in September. Astrium
teams also continue to work on the W5A satellite, which will be delivered to Eutelsat
in 2012.
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About Astrium
Astrium is the number one company in Europe for space technologies and a wholly owned subsidiary
of EADS, dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services.
In 2010, Astrium had a turnover of €5 billion and more than 15,000 employees worldwide, mainly in
France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are
Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft
and ground segment, and Astrium Services for comprehensive end-to-end solutions covering secure
and commercial satcoms and networks, high security satellite communications equipment, bespoke
geo-information and navigation services worldwide.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2010, the Group – comprising
Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 45.8 billion and employed a
workforce of nearly 122,000.

Paris, 28th July 2011

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that it is expanding its commercial response to high-growth video, data, telecom and broadband markets with the opening of business at the 3° East orbital position. To support further long-term expansion, Eutelsat has selected Astrium to build a tri-band satellite, which will increase and diversify its resources for markets in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South America. Called Eutelsat 3B, the satellite will operate in C, Ku and Ka-bands and be launched in early 2014.

In advance of Eutelsat 3B, resources on a satellite now called Eutelsat 3A were deployed this month to 3° East. This capacity is able to deliver users powerful coverage of Europe and North Africa for services that include GSM backhaul, data networks, IP backbone connectivity and maritime applications.

To complement Eutelsat’s capacity portfolio and geographic reach, the Eutelsat 3B satellite will add resources in three frequency bands connected to fixed and steerable antennas for maximum flexibility. With a single platform assembling Ku, C and Ka transponders, users will be able to select the most relevant frequency band for different types of service. Ku and C-band capacity will further consolidate Eutelsat’s response to broadcast and data markets that represent the two most dynamic applications in the Fixed Satellite Services sector. High throughput beams in the Ka-band, that will be individually steerable to regional and national markets and operated with scalable allocation of power and spectrum, will in addition support innovative applications in bandwidth-demanding markets.

Commenting on Eutelsat’s new programme, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, said. “By opening a new orbital position for business now with Eutelsat 3A, and securing varied and highly flexible capacity for the future with Eutelsat 3B, we are adding a new layer of diversity to the resources we can provide to multiple markets with long-term growth potential. This is an exciting step forward for Eutelsat. It underscores our commitment to pursuing an active investment strategy in innovative satellite programmes in order to win and retain the confidence of customers operating in differentiated and vibrant markets.”

Up to 51 transponders on Eutelsat 3B will be configured as follows:

A Ku-band payload of up to 30 transponders will be connected to widebeam footprints over extended Europe and East Africa. A steerable beam will add further flexibility, with coverage possible of South America or African regions. This capacity will address video contribution, corporate networks, data and telecom markets.

A C-band payload with 12 transponders connected to a pan-African beam will respond to continued high demand for capacity for telecom services.

A Ka-band payload of nine transponders connected to steerable beams that are in particular expected to cover Africa and South America will meet expanding connectivity requirements for corporate networks and Internet access.

The Eutelsat 3B satellite will be based on the Astrium Eurostar 3000 platform. Weighing 6 tonnes at launch, the satellite will be designed with 15 year life expectancy. The investment required for this programme is included in Eutelsat’s capital expenditure outlook for the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014.

Singapore, July 28, 2011 – Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), a division of the number-one nonfiction media company Discovery Communications, today announced that it will start distributing 3D programmes in Japan for the first time through J:COM On Demand, a VOD service operated by Jupiter Telecom, and LISMO Video Store (*a HIKARI Video Channel for TV service) operated by KDDI.

“We were a pioneer in HD as the first international broadcaster in Japan to launch a 24/7 channel and now, we are moving to the next phase of television viewing with 3D. This 3D content offering provides viewers with a “closest to real” viewing experience from the comfort of their own homes. It is a small initial step, but I am excited that we have begun moving into this innovative field. Discovery will continue to take advantage of new growth opportunities in emerging media platforms like this to bring our audience the latest and best in entertainment,” said James Gibbons, senior vice-president and general manager, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific – Japan.

From August 1, viewers will be able to watch two popular series – Discovery Channel’s GHOST LAB and Animal Planet’s THE HAUNTED – in 3D on the J:COM on Demand service. The programmes were selected in line with the paranormal theme for the month of August. They can be accessed using a special 3D button on the service screen on J:COM on Demand and by clicking on the 3D Contents option within the service menu on the LISMO Video Store. Viewers will need to have a 3D television set to enjoy this 3D offering.

To commemorate the launch and as part of the paranormal themed month, both linear channels Discovery Channel and Animal Planet distributed on CATV and other platforms will also feature horror documentaries in August.

Added Gibbons, “Discovery Channel and Animal Planet are among the top 10 most recommended channels in the 2011 CS Channel Brand Survey conducted by Video Research, with Discovery Channel being most recommended channel for the sixth consecutive year – a testament to the strength of our brands and the quality of our content. Our new 3D on VOD option will enable viewers to enjoy their favourite programmes in a whole new way and learn more about our linear channels”.

Discovery Networks International (DNI) also announced yesterday that it has signed its first ever 3D deal with two of its biggest UK distribution partners, BSkyB and Virgin Media, to provide their customers with access to a range of compelling 3D content. Under the agreement, the breadth of Discovery’s trademark high-quality content on offer will significantly transform the 3D offerings in the UK for both BSkyB and Virgin Media customers.

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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 nearly 520 million cumulative subscribers in 34 countries with programming customized in 14 languages.

26 July 2011, Hong Kong – For the first time in the continent’s television history, African pay TV subscribers will get to watch legendary Shaw Brother’s Kung Fu movies from the comfort of their homes. Celestial Pictures, the Chinese filmed content company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today that it has sealed its first licensing deal with Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality channel in Africa.

The deal gives exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights to Sony Max for a package of titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library. Included in the package are iconic titles such as The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Chinese Boxer, Mad Monkey Kung Fu, Shaolin Temple, Vengeance and many more.

Sony Max, which launched in February 2011 on digital pay TV platform Multichoice, will now be able to add this collection of Kung Fu classics to their existing action-packed programming, which is targeted at a core male audience. The channel currently has 3.3 million subscribers and is available in 48 countries in Africa via MultiChoice’s DStv Compact and Premium services.

“We are thrilled that our Shaw Brothers films can now be seen in the continent of Africa as well. It is a testimony to the evergreen entertainment value of these classics as well as the continued worldwide interest in martial arts movies and Chinese movies in general. Sony Max’s action focus, programming expertise and marketing power makes them the ideal partner to debut these films for African audiences,” said Gigi Ko, Director, Distribution, Celestial Pictures.

Media enquiries

Pauline Poon

Celestial Pictures

T: (852) 2626 8131/ 9776 5564

E: pauline.poon@celestialpictures.com

Kuala Lumpur, 25 July 2011 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced today the addition of tvN HD from FOX International Channels (“FIC”) to the MEASAT-3/3a video neighbourhood, bringing to 21 the number of HD channels on the platform.

tvN (Total Variety Network) is a leading Asian channel that offers 6,000+ hours of diverse content from drama, variety show, K-pop, E-news, reality and lifestyle. The programs hosted by famous Korean celebrities, feature trend-setting programming based upon aspects of Korean popular culture most appealing to today’s young audience. tvN HD will be subtitled in English, Chinese and Malay; and dubbed in Cantonese, Mandarin and Thai. The channel will be distributed together with the popular National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild HD and Fox Family Movies HD in the FIC network on MEASAT’s HD platform.

The addition of tvN HD solidifies FIC as Asia’s largest HD service provider. Currently FIC has 15 HD channels across genres such as factual, American and Chinese entertainment, as well as Hollywood movies reaching more than 11 million homes in Asia Pacific and Middle East*.

“We are delighted to extend this strategic partnership with MEASAT. FIC has Asia’s strongest HD channel portfolio that brings viewers a broad spectrum of entertainment. tvN HD is a smart addition to the portfolio, allowing our viewers to enjoy the Korean wave and engaging TV content that no other networks can offer,” said Joon Lee, Senior Vice President, Content and Communication, FIC.

“FIC’s expanding presence on MEASAT-3 reinforces the important role our video neighbourhood plays in the region,” said Jarod Lopez, Director of Sales, Broadcast Services, MEASAT. “With the inclusion of tvN HD, MEASAT now delivers 21 channels on its HD video neighbourhood across Asia Pacific.”

The MEASAT-3 satellite is co-located with MEASAT-3a at the 91.5°E orbital hot slot. Both satellites provide premium video services across the region. The orbital slot will be further strengthened in 2013 with the addition of MEASAT-3b satellite.

“The distribution of tvN HD via MEASAT-3 enhances the range of high quality content on our HD platform, making MEASAT the fastest growing HD channel distributor and the preferred choice for broadcasters in the region,” added Lopez.

*Source: FOSM Internal Distribution Q2 2011

Breaking News

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd.

MEASAT Teleport & Broadcast Centre, 63000 Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Tel: +60 (3) 8213 2188 Fax: +60 (3) 8213 2120

www.measat.com

Contact:

Chan Ming Yang / Tan Shyue Wern Fina Wong / Vincent Mak

MEASAT FOX International Channels

+60 (3) 8213 2154 / +60 (3) 8213 2152 +852 2621 8875 / +852 2621 8861

mingyang@measat.com / tswtan@measat.com finawong@ngcasia.com / vincent.mak@startv.com

HONG KONG (25 July 2011) – Cartoon Network announced today that its alien-morphing boy hero, Ben 10, is set to star in his first CGI animated television movie: Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens. Slated for premiere in 2012 on Cartoon Network globally, the movie is being directed by Victor Cook (The Spectacular Spider-Man, Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated,) and executive produced by Silas Hickey, Creative Director for Animation, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.

 

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens turns the clock back to 10-year-old Ben Tennyson, struggling with teachers, detention, school bullies and the dreadful fate of missing out on his weekend fishing trip with Grandpa Max, when grounded by his parents. Desperate times call for desperate measures as Ben jumps at the chance to escape from it all at the Total Alien Immersion training program on the far side of the galaxy. Little does Ben realize the irreversible consequences of the program which sends him crashing back to earth stuck in his alien forms battling an all-new evil alien, Mechamorph Warrior.

 

“Ben 10’s enduring popularity with kids is undeniable and this movie brings the hugely successful franchise to an exciting new level. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is set to be 2012’s television movie event of the year as Ben 10’s legions of fans around the world unite to watch him, cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max save the world from evil with awesome, never-before-seen CGI effects,” said Hickey.

 

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens is written by Marty Isenberg and features the original voice actors from the Ben 10 animated series.

 

Cast list and credits

 

• Victor Cook is Supervising Producer and Director
• Silas Hickey is Executive Producer
• Tara Strong as Ben and Upgrade
• Meagan Smith as Gwen
• Paul Eiding as Grandpa Max
• Steve Blum as Heatblast
• Dee Bradley Baker as Stinkfly and Wildmutt
• Richard McGonagle as Fourarms
• Richard Horvitz as Grey Matter
• Jim Ward as Diamondhead

About Cartoon Network Asia Pacific

Cartoon Network, the number one kids’ channel in Asia Pacific, offers the best in original animated entertainment while drawing from the world’s most iconic cartoon library of Warner Bros., MGM and Hanna-Barbera titles. Original series showcased on Cartoon Network include the globally popular series Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force, Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, Generator Rex, Chowder, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Powerpuff Girls and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. Cartoon Network is available in 23 territories throughout the Asia Pacific and is currently seen in over 63 million cable homes in the region. Online, Cartoon Network reaches nearly five million unique visitors a month in Asia Pacific.

 

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of multiplatform news and entertainment content around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

www.CartoonNetworkAsia.com

For media enquiries:

 

Angela Lau
Turner Broadcasting Systems Asia Pacific
Tel: (852) 3128-3780
Email: angela.lau@turner.com

Astrium ships Express AM4 satellite to launch site

• Record beating satellite for Russian operator RSCC

• Most powerful Eurostar E3000 built by Astrium teaming with Khrunichev

• Largest Express satellite ever to serve major governmental and commercial

interests for the Russian federation

• 50th Eurostar satellite to orbit

Toulouse, 19 July 2011 – The Express AM4 satellite, designed and manufactured by

Astrium teaming with Khrunichev for RSCC, has left Astrium’s facility in Toulouse, where it

had undergone its final integration and test campaign. Express AM4 will now be transported

by a Russian Antonov aircraft to Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in preparation for its launch by a

Khrunichev Proton Breeze M vehicle in August 2011.

Express AM4, to be positioned at 80°E, is the largest Express satellite ever ordered by

national Russian operator RSCC. This telecommunications satellite is built in the frame of a

partnership between the European spacecraft manufacturer Astrium and the Russian

company Khrunichev Space Center.

RSCC is focused primarily on the development of satellite communications for fixed and

broadcast services in the Russian Federation to secure the common information network

across the country. RSCC currently operates 11 satellites from 14°W to 140°E in

geostationary orbit, and is currently looking for high power satellites to complement its

existing fleet and fulfil growing needs for satellite capacity. Express AM4 is the first and major

milestone in this ambitious programme.

Express AM4 is based on the highly successful Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 satellite design.

The satellite will be delivered in orbit by Khrunichev Space Center using the Proton launch

vehicle. Launch and Early Orbit Phase operations will be conducted from the Astrium

spacecraft control centre in Toulouse.

Express AM4 has a 63 active transponders communications payload operating in L, C, Ku

and Ka bands for its planned 15-year service life in orbit. Its twelve antennas will provide high

performance coverage over the Russian Federation and the CIS countries and its steerable

antennas can be used to provide communication to any point within the satellite’s visibility.

With an electrical power of more than 16 kW, Express AM4 is the most powerful satellite ever

built in Europe.

Express AM4 will become the 50th Eurostar satellite to reach geostationary orbit, with

Astrium’s Eurostar series having accumulated more than 400 years of successful in-orbit

operations.

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About Astrium

Astrium is the number one company in Europe for space technologies and a wholly owned subsidiary

of EADS, dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services.

In 2010, Astrium had a turnover of €5 billion and more than 15,000 employees worldwide, mainly in

France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are

Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft

and ground segment, and Astrium Services for comprehensive end-to-end solutions covering secure

and commercial satcoms and networks, high security satellite communications equipment, bespoke

geo-information and navigation services worldwide.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2010, the Group – comprising

Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 45.8 billion and employed a

workforce of nearly 122,000.

Press contacts:

Daniel Mosely (Astrium UK) Tel.: +44 (0)1 438 77 8180

Gregory Gavroy (Astrium FR) Tel.: +33 (0) 1 77 75 80 32

Ralph Heinrich (Astrium GER) Tel.: +49 (0) 89 607 33971

Francisco Lechón (Astrium SP) Tel.: +34 91 586 37 41

www.astrium.eads.net