WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio's British Invasion to Feature 'Upop@Abbey Road Sessions With Napster' & Live Broadcast of The Brit Awards 2007

WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio's British Invasion to Feature 'Upop@Abbey Road Sessions With Napster' & Live Broadcast of The Brit Awards 2007

Four-Day Broadcast to Showcase Today's Hottest Musical Talent

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:WRSP), one of the leaders in satellite-based digital radio services, announced today that in association with Napster UK, it will host the second annual "UPop@Abbey Road Sessions" (http://www.worldspace.com/abbeyroad) live from Studio 2, the legendary recording studio of The Beatles. WORLDSPACE will also broadcast live The BRIT Awards 2007 on Feb. 14, featuring exclusive backstage and red carpet interviews and performances by Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Killers, and Scissor Sisters.

UPop@Abbey Road Sessions with Napster

WORLDSPACE subscribers all over the globe can tune in to the "UPop@Abbey Road Sessions" beginning Feb. 12. The coverage features four days of live performances and recording sessions by over 30 of the hottest global pop acts, including artists such as Bowling for Soup, Tiny Dancers, Katie Melua, Art Brut, The View, supergroup Europe, The Beat Freakz, Jack Savoretti, Wire Daisies and long-time crowd favorites like The Indigo Girls. The broadcast will also feature a special ASCAP Music Showcase with some of Europe's brightest music stars.

Napster members will be able to access the entire collection of 'UPop@Abbey Road Sessions' and exclusive artist interviews on the Napster client, while users of Napster To Go can transfer all audio tracks to their compatible media player as a tethered download for no extra charge.

Non-Napster members can also enjoy access to the 'Upop@Abbey Road Sessions' by downloading the Napster Jukebox FREE from http://www.napster.co.uk/ and receiving seven days worth of unlimited music access absolutely free!

The WORLDSPACE "UPop@Abbey Road Sessions with Napster" are designed to showcase a broad variety of musical genres and talent, giving our subscribers an incredible, diverse range of unique, exclusive and compelling content," said William Sabatini, WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio vice president of global programming.

"WORLDSPACE is known for introducing hot, new music stars to our global audience including this year's BRIT Awards nominees Katie Melua and Corinne Bailey Rae. We think this year's sessions include some of tomorrow's biggest stars," Sabatini continued.

"We are pleased to be working with WORLDSPACE to bring the 'UPop@Abbey Road Sessions' direct to Napster members," commented Jeff Smith, Director UK and International Programming, Napster. "This year's sessions feature a whole raft of new music talent, with acts such as The View -- who are currently enjoying a spot at the top of the UK Album Charts -- already making a name for themselves and we look forward to seeing what these live sessions produce."

Live Coverage of The BRIT Awards 2007

WORLDSPACE will again provide its subscribers in India, Western Europe, Africa & the Middle East, and in the USA on XM Satellite Radio, with live coverage of Europe's biggest music event -- The BRIT Awards 2007 -- on Feb. 14. The broadcast will be hosted by UPop's Ted Kelly and Tania Shillman, with exclusive backstage and red carpet interviews from UPop's Mark Daley. The awards will be broadcast and hosted in their entirety live on UPop, including celebrity appearances and performances by more than a dozen superstars such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

For the first time in the history of The BRIT Awards, American broadcasters and WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio's own William Sabatini and Ted Kelly, UPop 29 program director and vice president of content marketing, were invited to participate in the selection of nominees for The BRITs.

UPop is the world's premier global pop music channel created by WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio and available to WORLDSPACE subscribers in more than 130 countries and in the United States exclusively on XM Satellite Radio, online and via Direct TV Channel 824. The UPop@Abbey Road Sessions performances can be heard throughout the month of February on UPop and other WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio channels including: BOB, Orbit Rock and Potion.

For more details on WORLDSPACE "UPop@Abbey Road Sessions with Napster" and The BRIT Awards 2007, please visit http://www.worldspace.com/abbeyroad and http://www.worldspace.com/britawards.

About WORLDSPACE(R) Satellite Radio

Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, Worldspace, Inc. (NASDAQ:WRSP) is the world's only global media and entertainment company positioned to offer a satellite radio experience to consumers in more than 130 countries with five billion people, driving 300 million cars. WORLDSPACE delivers the latest tunes, trends and information from around the world and around the corner.

WORLDSPACE subscribers benefit from a unique combination of local programming, original WORLDSPACE content and content from leading brands around the globe including the BBC, CNN, Virgin Radio UK, NDTV and RFI. The WORLDSPACE satellites cover two-thirds of the earth's population with six beams. Each beam is capable of delivering up to 80 channels of high quality digital audio and multimedia programming directly to WORLDSPACE Satellite Radios anytime and virtually anywhere in its coverage areas. WORLDSPACE is a pioneer of satellite-based digital radio services (DARS) and was instrumental in the development of the technology infrastructure used today by XM Satellite Radio. For more information, visit http://www.worldspace.com/.

About Napster

Napster, the biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription service that enables fans to freely sample the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music and move an unlimited amount of tracks to compatible MP3 players. Napster (http://www.napster.co.uk/) members have access to tracks from all major labels and hundreds of independents and have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favorites with community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other members' collections. Napster also offers Napster Light, a "lighter" version of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte. Napster is currently available in the United States, Canada and the U.K. and is headquartered in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, London and Frankfurt.

Copyright (C) 2005 Napster, LLC. All rights reserved. Napster and Napster Light are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Napster, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs about future events and financial, political and social trends and assumptions it has made based on information currently available to it. The Company cannot assure that any expectations, forecasts or assumptions made by management in preparing these forward-looking statements will prove accurate, or that any projections will be realized. Such forward-looking statements may be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks or uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

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CONTACT: Judith Pryor of WORLDSPACE, +1-301-960-1242,
jpryor@worldspace.com or Wunmi Bamiduro of Brodeur, +1-202-775-2656,
wbamiduro@brodeur.com, for WORLDSPACE

Web site: http://www.worldspace.com/
http://www.napster.co.uk/

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