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
