CNBC Pakistan Premieres via PanAmSat Fleet; PanAmSat Continues to Open New Markets Delivering First International Business Channel in Pakistan

CNBC Pakistan Premieres via PanAmSat Fleet; PanAmSat Continues to Open New Markets Delivering First International Business Channel in Pakistan

SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) today announced that CNBC Pakistan has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal for the distribution of its programming across Pakistan. Under the terms of the agreement, PanAmSat will support the contribution, studio interchange as well as the distribution of this leading business news network across the country. Owned and operated by the Pakistani company Vision Network Television Ltd. (VNTV), the network is supported by NBC/Universal's CNBC and will have full access to CNBC's global programming network.

"With our far-reaching footprint across Asia, PanAmSat, continues to attract new customers that want exactly that: powerful transponders that cover every square inch of the continent," said David Ball, vice president, Asia Pacific. "Delivering the first major business television network to a new country is a critical achievement for PanAmSat. We're very pleased that such a highly regarded customer as Vision Network Television would choose our fleet to deliver the CNBC Pakistan service.

CNBC Pakistan's distribution channel will uplink from Karachi to PAS-10 and will downlink to cable operators in Pakistan for domestic distribution. In addition, through PAS-7 and PAS-12, there will be links to Karachi from CNBC Asia's studio in Singapore and VNTVs studios in Islamabad and Lahore for remote story injection and live interviews. In addition, VNTV will use the PAS-12 satellite to provide IP data connectivity between its three key sites within Pakistan.

"The agreement with PanAmSat will provide us with complete coverage of Pakistan, enabling CNBC to provide the international-quality programming that our viewers expect," said Aaron Shaw, director, Broadcast Operations & Engineering, CNBC Arabiya, and project engineer for CNBC Pakistan. "By establishing local operations in Pakistan, we can tailor our programming specifically to our viewers bringing them the news they want to see via the PanAmSat fleet."

Broadcasting from state-of-the-art studios and production facilities in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, CNBC Pakistan will transmit live programming in both Urdu and in English from a Pakistani perspective, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week

About PanAmSat

Through its owned and operated fleet of 26 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) is a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network distribution and delivery services. It transmits 1,991 television channels worldwide and, as such, is the leading carrier of standard and high-definition signals. In total, the Company's in-orbit fleet is capable of reaching over 98 percent of the world's population through cable television systems, broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home operators, Internet service providers and telecommunications companies. In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest concentration of satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as specialized communications services in remote areas throughout the world. For more information, visit the Company's web site at www.panamsat.com.

Source: PanAmSat

CONTACT: Kathryn Lancioni, of PanAmSat, +1-203-210-8649

Web site: http://www.panamsat.com/

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