October 26, 2010

In a move that further bolsters its orbital position of 108.2 degrees East as one of Asia's leading video neighborhoods, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that the Philippine's DTH operator GSAT has contracted an additional transponder on the NSS-11 satellite.

GSAT will utilize the additional transmission capacity to add more channels to its DTH (Direct-to-Home) line-up and to introduce HDTV (High Definition Television) services in the Philippines.

GSAT belongs to GBMI (Global Broadcasting and Multimedia Inc.), an Asia-based multinational corporation run by international professional management groups that is notably engaged in satellite wireless transmissions, internet and data applications, as well as ‘head end in the sky' services for cable operators. The company launched its GSAT DTH service in 2008 on SES WORLD SKIES' high-power NSS-11 Ku-band satellite.

GBMI's GSAT DTH service currently offers a comprehensive mix of 32 international programs including English, Mandarin, Korean, Tagalog, Japanese and Spanish channels geared to cater to a wide range of viewers.

States Philip Chien, President and CEO of GBMI: "The NSS-11 satellite provides comprehensive and powerful coverage over the Philippines, allowing GSAT to offer highly reliable satellite DTH service to some 14 million TV households. The additional satellite capacity will allow GSAT to offer more TV programs, and enable our existing and new customers to experience HDTV services in the Philippines."

Elias Zaccack, Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific at SES WORLD SKIES, adds: "With the addition of new TV channels to the GSAT satellite DTH bouquet, NSS-11 further establishes itself at the orbital position of 108.2 degrees East further establishes itself as a leading video neighborhood targeting the Philippines. The NSS-11 satellite furthermore provides high-power DTH coverage of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China."