San Marino TV Selects Two Eutelsat Satellites to Broadcast Across Italy and Europe From June 13

San Marino TV Selects Two Eutelsat Satellites to Broadcast Across Italy and Europe From June 13

PARIS and SAN MARINO, June 10, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- San Marino RTV, has concluded a three-year contract with Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) enabling SMtv, its new satellite
channel, to commence pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting on June 13.

San Marino's national broadcaster will optimise the reach of SMtv by
broadcasting via Eutelsat's HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood and the
EUROBIRD(TM) 9A satellite. The 24-hour general entertainment channel will be
available free-to-air to satellite TV homes and will also be carried in the
Sky Italia and TivuSat DTH platforms. The channel will be uplinked from the
Cagliari (Sardinia) teleport owned and operated by Eutelsat's affiliate,
Skylogic.

Launched in 1993, San Marino RTV has progressively built up
its broadcasting capability, reaching viewers through the DTT network in San
Marino and Italy's Emilia Romagna region. Its new satellite venture will
feature a strong editorial focus on San Marino and bordering Italian regions,
but also events across the world, particularly political and economic issues
in the Balkans and the Mediterranean Basin.

"We are excited to broaden our brand and to take this
important step towards international distribution with Eutelsat," says Carmen
Lasorella, CEO of San Marino RTV. "Through satellite broadcasting, the small
state of San Marino is now able to deliver a new perspective on news for
viewers in Italy and across Europe. Our commitment is to leveraging these new
platforms to offer an innovative, complete and continually upgraded service."

Andrew Wallace, Eutelsat Chief Commercial Officer, added: "We
are delighted to welcome SMtv on board and to optimise the reach of this new
channel venture from two video positions. Programming choice, quality and
diversity underscore the popularity of our leading video neighbourhoods and
SMtv's dedication to creating compelling content will add to this exceptional
channel line-up."

For more information on SMtv: http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm

About Eutelsat Communications

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 March 31, 2011, Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting more than 3,800 television channels to over 200
million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and 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 access to high speed Internet 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 700 commercial, technical and
operational employees from 28 countries.

http://www.eutelsat.com

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press, Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr;
Frederique Gautier, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Investors: Lisa Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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