SES ASTRA Clinches Deal with ITV for More Capacity

SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), has signed an
agreement with its existing customer ITV to provide additional
satellite capacity. The agreement, which increases ITV's transmission
capacity on ASTRA by half a transponder to six transponders, has been
prompted by the growing demand for additional services and
enhancements. It will be made available on the ASTRA 2C satellite
which is about to be moved from the orbital position 19.2 degrees East
to 28.2 degrees East in order to fulfill the high capacity demand from
the UK and Irish markets. The move follows the successful launch of
ASTRA 1L from Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 May.

Alexander Oudendijk, Chief Commercial Officer of SES ASTRA, said:
"ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK, and we
are delighted that once again the company has chosen SES ASTRA. The
deal reinforces the strong customer relationship that we have with
ITV."

Richard Cross, ITV's Director of Technology, said: "We are
committed to providing the best services possible across our satellite
platform, and the additional capacity will provide flexibility in
providing those services going forward".

About SES ASTRA - www.ses-astra.com

SES ASTRA is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in
Europe, delivering services to more than 109 million DTH and cable
households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 12
satellites, transmitting 1,864 analogue and digital television and
radio channels. SES ASTRA also provides satellite-based multimedia,
internet and telecommunication services to enterprises, governments
and their agencies. With 26 High Definition (HD) channels available
via its satellites today, ASTRA is also the most important HDTV
broadcasting platform in Europe. ASTRA's prime orbital positions are
19.2(degree) East, 28.2(degree) East, and 23.5(degree) East.

SES ASTRA is an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG). SES 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 36 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe.
Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses.com.

About ITV - www.itv.com

ITV is the UK's largest commercial broadcaster, with its family of
channels watched by more than 80% of the population every week. ITV
has the most successful commercial family of channels in the UK. ITV1
is the UK's most popular channel in peak-time; ITV2 is the UK's
biggest non-terrestrial channel; ITV3 is the most popular
non-terrestrial channel on Freeview; and ITV4 had the most successful
digital channel launch to date. ITV also owns CiTV, the leading
commercial children's channel on Freeview, and Men & Motors. For more
information visit www.itv.com.