SES NEW SKIES To Support 2008 Beijing Olympic Coverage of Major International Broadcasters

SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) will support renowned international broadcasters in their live coverage of the Beijing Olympics Games (August 8 – 24, 2008) with quality satellite capacity. To that effect the company has renewed its China re-sale agreement, allowing television coverage around the world via the SES NEW SKIES satellite fleet.

The Beijing Olympic Games are expected to attract billions of television viewers around the globe. SES NEW SKIES has notably been contracted by AT&T/NBC in the U.S., the BBC in the UK, TV Globo in Brazil and the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) to provide occasional use services out of Beijing via its satellites.

Paolo Pusterla, Head of Strategy & Business Development at Eurovision, comments: “SES NEW SKIES has been a longstanding supplier of quality satellite capacity to Eurovision. We value the reliability of their service and their responsiveness in covering our needs even in the most remote locations. The EBU’s Eurovision looks forward to continuing its fruitful collaboration with SES NEW SKIES, for the Beijing Olympics as well as for other events and locations.”

States Samantha McCloskey, Vice President Special Events & Occasional Use Services at SES NEW SKIES: “We provide state of the art satellite capacity for high-profile events like the Olympic Games, the UEFA Cup, Formula 1 or the U.S. elections. Occasional Use and Special Event coverage are an integral part of SES NEW SKIES service portfolio. We are dedicated to ensuring reliable, high-quality, and flexible Occasional Use Services anywhere in the world, for the benefit of a steadily growing list of blue-chip customers, including the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the world’s most renowned individual broadcasters.”

About SES NEW SKIES

SES NEW SKIES is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) offering satellite communication services to a range of customers including telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments around the world. SES NEW SKIES owns and operates a global fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with three additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9, NSS-12 and NSS-14) and ground facilities around the world. Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America, 90% of SES Sirius in Europe, and strategic participations in Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital locations. Further information on the company is available at www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com

Contacts

SES NEW SKIES
Yves Feltes
Media Relations
Tel: +352 710 725 311
Yves.Feltes {at} ses-newskies(.)com