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PANAMSAT EXPANDS AGREEMENT WITH CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION FOR GLOBAL
DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMMING
CCTV, a Decade-Long Customer, Expands Multi-Year Agreement to Deliver
Premium Programming to Tens of Millions Worldwide
WILTON, CT, June 8, 2005 -- PanAmSat announced today that China Central
Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’s Republic of
China, signed a multi-year expansion agreement for the distribution of
its premium programming to Western Africa. The new contract enables CCTV
to expand the geographic reach of its programming to millions more
viewers around the world.
“CCTV is an international broadcasting powerhouse, reaching viewers
worldwide via five PanAmSat satellites. As PanAmSat has grown, so has
our relationship with CCTV,” said David Ball, vice president, Asia
Pacific, PanAmSat. “We look forward to continuing our support of CCTV’s
global expansion and growth with our highly reliable and technologically
advanced fleet.”
CCTV has been a PanAmSat customer since the launch of the company’s
PAS-2 satellite in 1994. In 1995, it became the world’s first global
Mandarin Chinese television service when it expanded its services
internationally via the PAS-3 satellite.
PanAmSat currently provides full-time program distribution services for
CCTV via the Company’s PAS-1R Atlantic Ocean Region satellite, PAS-8
Pacific Ocean Region satellite, PAS-9 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite
and PAS-10 Indian Ocean Region satellites. PanAmSat also provides CCTV
with capacity on its Galaxy 3C satellite for direct-to-home (DTH)
services in the United States. CCTV uses PanAmSat’s teleports in Napa,
California and Atlanta, Georgia for satellite downlinks, standard
conversions, multiplexing and satellite uplinks. This new agreement is
for capacity on the Ku-band payload of the PAS-1R satellite.
“PanAmSat’s global fleet has enabled us to deliver our programming
beyond China to viewers around the world,” said He Zong Jiu, Vice
President of CCTV. “As PanAmSat has expanded its global services, we
have been able to utilize the greater power and coverage for the
efficient and economical distribution of our global programming.”
PanAmSat began operations in the Asia-Pacific region in 1994 with the
launch of the PAS-2 satellite. Today, the company has five high-powered
satellites in orbit over Asia offering a wide range of services for
broadcasters, businesses and events in the Asia-Pacific region.
About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 23 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE:
PA) is a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network
distribution and delivery services. In total, the Company's in-orbit
fleet is capable of reaching over 98 percent of the world's population
through cable television systems, broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home
operators, Internet service providers and telecommunications companies.
In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest concentration of
satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as specialized
communications services in remote areas throughout the world. For more
information, visit the Company's web site at www.panamsat.com.
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