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Home2US to Deliver More International Programming to U.S. Homes Via Its Expanded Relationship With SES AMERICOM

Posted on: Monday, 14 April 2008, 09:00 CDT

SES AMERICOM (www.ses-americom.com), an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges: SESG), today announced that Home2US Communications, Inc., a direct-to-home provider of international programming, has expanded its successful relationship with SES AMERICOM to deliver additional foreign programming to the culturally diverse U.S. market.

Since 2003, Home2US has relied on SES AMERICOM's AMC-4 satellite to deliver its programming to homes and cable networks throughout the U.S., which has helped Home2US become the fastest growing DTH platform in the nation. To meet growing consumer demand, Home2US is renewing its contracts with SES AMERICOM and adding additional programming to its line-up. In particular, Home2US is expanding its popular Korean language programming line up of The Asia Network (TAN TV), which includes all five of the major South Korean broadcast networks: EBS-America, KBS, MBC, SBS and YTN. Home2US has also renewed its distribution agreement with the Christian Global Network (CGN TV) as part of its Korean language bouquet. It is also expanding the international communities it serves with the addition of BVN, the largest Dutch language channel from The Netherlands. BVN is the latest blue-chip broadcaster to join Home2US and is distributed via AMC-4 throughout North and South America.

"Meeting the steadily growing U.S. demand for our international programming requires that we have a partner with the satellite resources and tremendous background in television that SES AMERICOM brings us," said Emrah Ozkan, president and CEO for Home2US. "SES AMERICOM has played a key role in helping us achieve our success. In particular, the reliability and quality of their AMC-4 satellite ensures the optimal picture quality our subscribers demand, which has also helped us sign new channels to our service. We have enjoyed a lasting relationship built on our respective strengths, thereby creating a very compelling reason for broadcasters worldwide to rely on the Home2US DTH platform as their premier choice to distribute their content throughout the Americas."

"Home2US has a simple recipe for success: ensure its subscribers receive a growing line-up of compelling international programming delivered with superior picture quality," said Bryan McGuirk, President of SES AMERICOM's Media and Enterprise division. "The U.S. market for international programming is significant and the nationwide reach of our AMC-4 satellite allows Home2US to serve subscribers anywhere in the country."

About AMC-4

AMC-4 is a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite and is located at 101 degrees W.L. Its C-band payload is home to national television networks broadcasting to thousands of cable headends. AMC-4's Ku-band transponders serve the direct-to-home, VSAT, business television and broadband Internet market segments.

About Home2US

Home2US Communications Inc. is a premier provider of digital satellite television, operating on SES AMERICOM's AMC-4 satellite located at 101 degrees west. Home2US operates a state-of-the-art Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite distribution system that delivers highly sought-after international programming to ethnic populations across America. The company launched its services in November 2003. Today, subscribers can choose from more than 40 audio and video channels. Home2US will also start providing access to instant Pay Per View events beginning in the second half of 2008.

Home2US is a truly international company, with its head office in Herndon, Virginia, customer fulfillment centers located in Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California, and additional offices located outside the U.S.

About SES AMERICOM

SES AMERICOM delivers video, voice and data to any device, anywhere. With its thirty year heritage in satellite transport of broadcast television, SES AMERICOM delivers more content for more leading programmers to more households than any other satellite company serving North America. SES AMERICOM is recognized for its many innovations, including the HD-PRIME service, America's leading High-Definition cable TV neighborhood, reaching the most cable households and carrying the content for most leading HDTV producers. With 15 satellites blanketing North America working together with the rest of the global SES fleet, the most recognized brands in television depend on SES AMERICOM to securely and reliably deliver their programming.

About SES

SES AMERICOM is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and connectivity. The company also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 38 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe. Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses.com.

Source: Business Wire

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