Digiturk Platform Boosts Capacity on Eutelsat's W3A Satellite for New Pay-TV Services

Digiturk Platform Boosts Capacity on Eutelsat's W3A Satellite for New Pay-TV Services

PARIS, June 20/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Digiturk, have signed a
new contract for capacity on the W3A satellite to support continued expansion
of Turkey's leading pay-TV platform. The new contract, concluded for four
years, is the third signed between Eutelsat and Digiturk since November 2006.
It takes to 11 the total number of transponders leased for broadcasting
services by Digiturk on Eutelsat's satellites.

Launched in 2000 from Eutelsat's 7 degrees East position, Digiturk's
platform benefits from the high-power regional footprint on Eutelsat's W3A
satellite in order to reach 1.6 million subscribing satellite homes across
Turkey. In addition to its reach of Turkey, Digiturk offers pay-TV services
across Europe and also uses capacity on ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 for contribution
links back to its studios in Istanbul.

The pay-TV platform serving Turkey today offers more than 150 television,
radio and interactive channels incorporating national and international
programming. Channels recently joining the platform include Disney Channel
Turkey, which has signed a contract with Digiturk for exclusive carriage of
Disney Channel Turkey which began broadcasting on April 29. Digiturk is also
preparing for the introduction later in 2007 of new HDTV and Video on Demand
services through its capacity on W3A.

"Eutelsat has been the unique satellite provider for Digiturk since it
launched into the pay-TV market in 2000," said Olivier Millies-Lacroix,
Eutelsat's Commercial Director "We are very pleased to further strengthen
this relationship through additional capacity on our W3A satellite which is
optimised for Direct-to-Home reception via its unique footprint which reaches
into Digiturk's core markets."

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity
commercialised on 23 satellites that provide coverage over the entire
European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant
parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading
satellite operators in terms of revenues. At 31 March 2007, Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting over 2,500 television channels and 1,000 radio
stations. More than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video
neighbourhood which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in
Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a
wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution
markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service
Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's
broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through
teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities,
government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the
Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 515
commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries.

www.eutelsat.com

Eutelsat Press Contact

Vanessa O'Connor
Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-38-88
voconnor@eutelsat.fr

Frederique Gautier
Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-38-88
fgautier@eutelsat.fr

Eutelsat Investor relations

Gilles Janvier
Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-35-35
investors@eutelsat-communications.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Press Contact: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frederique Gautier, Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Eutelsat Investor relations: Gilles Janvier, Tel.:+33-(0)-1-53-98-35-35, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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