EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS (EPA:ETL) Eutelsat expands partnership with RSCC to serve broadcasting markets across Russia via three key orbital positions

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Eutelsat expands partnership with RSCC to serve broadcasting markets across
Russia via three key orbital positions

New agreement to develop DTH broadcasting from 56° East

Paris, 2 July 2013 - Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today
announced the extension of agreements with RSCC (the Russian Satellite
Communications Company) for capacity on future RSCC satellites designed to
serve Russia's vibrant market for digital broadcasting and broadband services.

Building on leases signed in November 2012 for capacity on RSCC satellites to
be launched to 140° East in 2013 and 36° East in 2015, Eutelsat has now
concluded an additional 15-year lease with RSCC for 19 Ku-band transponders on
Express-AT1 which is due for launch at the end of 2013 to 56° East. These three
orbital positions will together provide full coverage of the Russian
Federation, from the Baltic to the Pacific, enabling RSCC and Eutelsat to
expand the digital infrastructure provided to leading broadcast clients that
include NTV+ and TricolorTV.

Eutelsat has also completed arrangements with RSCC for capacity on the EUTELSAT
36C/Express-AMU1 satellite to be located at 36° Eas t. Equipped with up to 70
Ku and Ka band transponders, this satellite will provide coverage of the
European part of the Russian Federation and ensure service continuity and
growth for broadcast markets served by Eutelsat in sub-Saharan Africa: a final
15-year lease for 16 Ku transponders has been concluded with RSCC on EUTELSAT
36C/Express-AMU1. This capacity, together with the 18 Ka-band transponders on
EUTELSAT 36C, capacity on Express-AT1 at 56° East and Express-AT2 at 140° East
will be commercialised by Eutelsat International Ltd., a new consolidated
subsidiary set up as Eutelsat's platform to serve the market for broadcast and
broadband services in Russia. Nikolay Orlov, Eutelsat's regional vice-president
for Russia and Ukraine has been appointed CEO of Eutelsat International.

Underscoring the solid dynamic of the market, TricolorTV today confirmed that
it has signed a multi-year lease with Eutelsat International for a total of 16
transponders on Express-AT1 at 56° East and Express-AT2 at 140° Eas t to reach
homes in the footprint of both satellites in Siberia and the Far East from
first quarter 2014. The agreement positions Tricolor to take a significant step
forward at 56° East, with a broader package of digital and HD channels and new
services, and also to launch a new package of channels at 140° East. TricolorTV
is already an anchor tenant at the 36° East position, reaching over 11 million
homes in the European part of the Russian Federation.

About Eutelsat Communications

With capacity commercialised on 31 satellites delivering reach of Europe, the
Middle East, Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and the
Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code:
FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 31 March
2013, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting more than 4,600 television
channels to over 200 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa. The Group's satellites also provide a wide range of services
for TV contribution, corporate networks and fixed and mobile broadband markets.
Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ over 780
commercial, technical and operational professionals from 30 countries.
www.eutelsat.com

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