Eutelsat's KA-SAT Satellite Proves its Efficiency for Fast Video File Delivery

Eutelsat's KA-SAT Satellite Proves its Efficiency for Fast Video File Delivery

PARIS, December 6, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

The mobile facilities company Jackshoot is the first to deliver TV rushes over the
KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) in order to bring the
programme 'Live and Lost with Blackberry' to the UK's Channel 4 television station and
YouTube.

Jackshoot's location crew were able to deliver rushes and proxy files direct to Pulse
Film's central London editing suite over KA-SAT, demonstrating how Eutelsat's new High
Throughput Satellite is game-changing technology for fast video file delivery for the
media industry.

Channel 4's programme 'Live And Lost with Blackberry' lets viewers decide which route
a band takes to a show, resulting in a journey that frequently takes in rural locations.
Three of the biggest music acts (Chipmunk, Rizzle Kicks and Parade), equipped with a
BlackBerry and GBP20, were left in a remote location with five days to make their way
across the UK. The show is shot on location a few days before transmission and episodes
are posted daily onto YouTube.

"In the past we have had people on location, travelling around the country editing the
show in the location truck which is expensive and time-consuming," explained Jackshoot
production director Simon Haywood. "Now, with the ability to send rushes and proxy files
over satellite, clients have flexibility and feedback opportunities that were just not
possible before. In the future, I also expect the film industry to take advantage of this
technology. There is a great opportunity for location film crews to transmit rushes back
for directors to review immediately,enabling instant feedback and saving time on
revisiting locations for reshoots."

Jackshoot is the first in the UK to fit its location filming and editing van with an
ultra compact vehicle system designed specifically for Eutelsat's KA-SAT by Dawson, the
mobile broadcast specialists Dawson. The new Dawson GC-Zero 70 product uses a low profile
240mm antenna and enables the vehicle to connect and transmit at 10Mpbs.

Ian Dawson, Managing Director of Dawson, commented: "We wanted to create a product for
the media industry that could take advantage of and match the innovation of Eutelsat's
KA-SAT satellite. This first antenna, as part of a new range of Ka antennas, is already
causing waves in the industry."

Cristiano Benzi, Head of Video Value Added Services at Eutelsat, said: "This
innovative newsgathering application,developed and provided by our Skylogic
affiliate,prefigures a number of broadcast services that our new KA-SAT platform will be
able to deliver. Video contribution is entering a new era and we look forward to expanding
our commercial response to serve the needs of channels, production houses and news
agencies within the KA-SAT service area of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin."

Operational since May this year, Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite ushered in a new
generation of multi-spotbeam satellites. Its innovative concept is based on a payload with
82 narrow spotbeams connected to 10 ground stations. This configuration enables
frequencies to be reused 20 times and takes total throughput beyond 70Gbps, significantly
lowering the cost per bit for applications that include broadband and data services, such
as film file delivery.

Photos available on request.

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 September 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

Source: Eutelsat Communications

For further information: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr; Analysts and Investors: Lisa Finas, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com; Léonard Wapler, Tel: +33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com

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