GlobeCast Further Strengthens Resources on Eutelsat Satellites for Professional Video Services in Europe

GlobeCast Further Strengthens Resources on Eutelsat Satellites for Professional Video Services in Europe

PARIS, September 7/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company,
and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world's leading
satellite operators, announce the signature of a three-year contract for two
36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A satellites.

The new capacity will be used for professional video services
in order to boost GlobeCast's response to increasing requirements from client
broadcasters and news agencies to deliver live coverage of sports, breaking
news and special events across Europe.

As a market-leader in end-to-end services for satellite
contribution links, GlobeCast's choice of additional Eutelsat satellite
capacity brings extra flexibility for worldwide seamless delivery of content.
The additional resources on Eutelsat's ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 1 and W2A will in
particular support GlobeCast's response to the increase of contribution links
in High-Definition that have grown fourfold over the last year.

Using Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles and flyaway
antennas, GlobeCast (a subsidiary of France Telecom) will leverage the new
capacity for a full suite of occasional services in Standard Digital and
High-Definition. GlobeCast's Europe-based fleet comprises 39 SNG vehicles and
Flyaways of which seven are located in the UK, 10 in Italy and 22 in France.
GlobeCast also provides global coordination services (logistics, dedicated
teams, accreditation) and distribution by satellite or fibre to platforms
located on five continents.

GlobeCast and Eutelsat are exhibiting at IBC in Amsterdam from
11 to 15 September: GlobeCast stand - 1 B.40; Eutelsat stand 1 D.59.

About Eutelsat Communication:

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27
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 30 June 2009, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
almost 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,000
channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees
East which serves over 123 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 610 commercial,
technical and operational employees from 28 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com

About GlobeCast :

A subsidiary of France Telecom, is a leading global provider
of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional
broadcast delivery. The company operates a secure global satellite and fiber
network to manage and transport 10 million hours of video and other rich
media each year. Top-tier broadcasters and content providers of all sizes
turn to GlobeCast for ingest, aggregation, transmission and repurposing of
content for delivery to direct-to-home satellite platforms; cable, IPTV,
mobile and broadband headends, as well as corporate and digital signage
networks. GlobeCast's fleet of SNG trucks deploys globally to support
coverage of the biggest news and sporting events each year in SD and HDTV
formats. Borders are non-existent when it comes to GlobeCast's services,
thanks to the company's 11 teleports and technical operations centres as well
as its 17 offices in Europe, North and Latin America, the Middle East, Asia,
Africa and Australia. http://www.globecast.com

For further information Eutelsat:

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

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

Investors
Gilles Janvier
Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30
investors@eutelsat-communications.com:

For further information Globecast

Tracey Milham
tracey.milham@globecast.com
+44-207-753-3617

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information Eutelsat: Press, Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, voconnor@eutelsat.fr. Frederique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-38-88, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Investors, Gilles Janvier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. For further information Globecast: Tracey Milham, tracey.milham@globecast.com, +44-207-753-3617

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