Eurovision Selects SES WORLD SKIES for Global Delivery of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

1 June 2010

SES WORLD SKIES, has signed agreements with Eurovision, a division of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to distribute the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to football fans around the world.

As part of the agreement, Eurovision has enlisted SES WORLD SKIES’ NSS-5, NSS-806 and AMC-9 satellites to enable broadcasters across the globe to provide extensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The NSS-5 spacecraft is expected to deliver the lion’s share of World Cup football to audiences throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The hybrid C/Ku-band satellite was moved in February to its 340 degrees East orbital slot in preparation for the big event in South Africa, following the successful launches of NSS-9 and NSS-12 earlier last year.

NSS-806 will play an instrumental role in support of broadcasters’ occasional use and reporting requirements from a variety of cities and towns hosting World Cup football matches. The AMC-9 satellite will deliver football action and analysis for the first time to viewers throughout Mexico. SES’ teleport in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, will serve as Eurovision’s primary downlink and backup uplink for the world feed ultimately distributed over NSS-5 and Eurovision’s global fibre network. Eurovision will utilize the operator’s teleport facility in Manassas, Virginia, for onward distribution of the World Cup coverage via NSS-806 for Latin America and AMC-9 for Mexico.

“We work closely with SES WORLD SKIES to bring top quality sports events to the world broadcasting community. SES has demonstrated it is a highly reliable partner in our mission to put the most prestigious sports programming exactly where broadcasters need it in a seamless, reliable and cost-effective way,” states Stefan Kuerten, Director of Eurovision Operations. “SES WORLD SKIES consistently anticipates our broadcast and distribution needs and meets our challenges with strategic solutions that work effectively and globally”, Kuerten added, referring to SES WORLD SKIES’ repositioning of NSS-5 ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

“Our global sales team thoroughly understands what world class broadcasting organizations like Eurovision need to ensure success at the pinnacle of sporting events,” said Samantha McCloskey, Vice President of Global Occasional Use and Special Events for SES WORLD SKIES. “The wonderful collaboration and trust which has been developed over many years between Eurovision and SES WORLD SKIES is something that we value deeply and are proud to have helped establish in our organization. It is that trust and mutual reliability that has provided the basis of our many successful special event operations around the world including Beijing, Vancouver, Tokyo, Brazil and Iraq”, added McCloskey.