Winners Announced of the Prestigious HOT BIRD? TV Awards

Winners Announced of the Prestigious HOT BIRD(TM) TV Awards

Thematic Channels Distinguished for Highest Quality of Content and Innovation

PARIS, November 25, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

The winners of this year's HOT BIRD(TM)TV Awards, the unique
international event distinguishing the quality of content creation and
innovation by thematic satellite television channels, were honoured on
November 25 at a gala ceremony in Venice in the company of over 200
international broadcasting executives. Winning public and private channels
from eight countries reflected the vitality of the satellite broadcasting
market and its capacity to innovate.

"The winners at this year's HOT BIRD(TM) TV Awards showcase global
excellence in programming and a capacity for creative inspiration and
quality," said Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO. "The strength of the winners
in each of the categories demonstrates a wealth of talent and our
congratulations go out to them all and to the participating channels who
combine to make this an exceptional event."

Founded in 1998, the Awards comprise 10 thematic categories, the
People's Choice Award, and Awards for Best Programme and Best New Channel
launched over the last 12 months.

HOT BIRD(TM) TV AWARDS WINNERS 2011

Children's Cinema
Carousel (Russia) Joint Winners
Kino Soyuz (Russia)
Sky Cinema 1 HD (Italy)

Culture/Education Documentaries
Babel (Italy) DMAX (Germany)
Rai Storia (Italy) Special
Mention

Fiction/General Entertainment Lifestyle
SkyUno (Italy) Rai 5 (Italy)
NRJ Paris (France) Special Mention

Music News
France Ô (France) BBC Arabic (United Kingdom)
TG Norba 24 (Italy) Special Mention

National Window Sports
TVE Internacional (Spain) TRACE Sports (France)
SMtv San Marino

(San Marino) Special Mention

People's Choice Best Programme
MiniMini (Poland) The Beethoven Project (Germany)
(Deutsche Welle TV)
CCN (Comedy Central Polska)
(Poland) Special Mention
Best New Channel
TG Norba 24 (Italy)

The HOT BIRD(TM) TV Awards Jury includes experts from leading
publications and TV associations: Jerzy Barski, Tv-Sat Magazine (Poland),
Jacques Braun, Eurodata TV (France), Sergey Buntman, Echo de Moscow
(Russia), Paolo Dalla Chiara, Pentastudio (Italy), Paolo Lutteri EGTA
(Europe), Giovanna Maggioni, Upa (Italy), Fusun Nebil, Turk Internet
(Turkey), Giacomo Mazzone, Eurovisioni (Europe), Mimi Turner, The Hollywood
Reporter (Europe). Jury Chairman, Duilio Giammaria, Rai (Italy); technical
expert Mauro Roffi, Millecanali (Italy).

Red carpet highlights, clips of the nominated programmes and all the
latest images from the night's events are at:
http://www.hotbirdtvawards.com

The HOT BIRD(TM) TV AWARDS is an event promoted by Eutelsat, Europe's
leading satellite operator, in collaboration with Eurovisioni, a European
festival dedicated to cinema and television and SAT Expo, the international
exhibition of advanced digital and satellite telecommunications. This year's
event is sponsored by Thales Alenia Space and Astrium.

About Eutelsat Communications

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234)
is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 29
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators
in terms of revenues. As of 30 June 2011, Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting more than 3,800 television channels. More than 1,100 channels
are broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East
alone which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa. The Group's satellites also serve a wide range
of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets,
corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and
for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet
services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local
communities, government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa,
Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries
employ just over 700 commercial, technical and operational professionals
from 30 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com

SAT Expo

SAT Expo is the brand dedicated to services, space applications and
integrated telecommunications (via satellite, HDTV, IPTV, 3D cinema via
satellite, DTT, new bands and new services). Next events by SAT Expo are
AllDigital Expo, the professional forum on digital technologies (with the
3rd National Meeting of the Digital Installer) at the Vicenza Fair next 22
and 23 June 2012 (3rd edition) and Estel Conference, the first international
IEEE-AESS Conference in Europe about Space and Satellite Telecommunications,
2 to 5 October 2012 in Rome at the Fontana di Trevi Conference Centre.

http://www.alldigitalexpo.it - http://www.estelconference.org

Eurovisioni

Eurovisioni, International Festival of Cinema and Television, was
created in 1987 and now on its 25th edition. Eurovisioni 2011 (from 16 to 19
October) received the patronage of the Italian President, Giorgio
Napolitano, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Presidency of Italy's Council
of Ministers, the Italian Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, and others.
The initiative includes support from Eutelsat, RAI, the Italian Ministry of
Cultural Heritage and Activities, SACEM, Sky Italia, Canal +, ARD, France
Televisions, RTVE, TOR Film Production.

http://www.eurovisioni.it

Source: Eutelsat Communications

Press Contacts HOT BIRD? TV Awards: Eutelsat: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. +33-1-53-98-37-91, e-mail: voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Promospace: Benedetta Nicodemo - Tel. +39(0)444-543-133 - bnicodemo@pentastudio.it; Organisation: Promospace - Tel. +39(0)444-543-133 - e-mail: hba@promospace.it

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