JSC Global Contact Consulting of Georgia Selects EUTELSAT 36B for New Satellite TV Platform

JSC Global Contact Consulting of Georgia Selects EUTELSAT 36B for New Satellite TV Platform

PARIS and TBILISI, Georgia, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



JSC Global Contact Consulting, the Georgian media company, today announced it has
selected Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for a new satellite broadcasting
platform called Global TV. The company has signed a multi-year lease for capacity on the
powerful EUTELSAT 36B satellite, using the widebeam footprint that provides premium
coverage of Georgia, surrounding regions and as far as Western Europe. JSC Global Contact
Consulting will initiate satellite broadcasting this month, starting with four Free-to-Air
channels and progressively expanding to include both Georgian and international channels.



In order to accelerate access to the new platform, JSC Global Contact Consulting plans
to install several thousand dishes across Georgia over the next two years that will be
pointed to EUTELSAT 36B at 36degree(s) East.



Zurab Bazlidze, Director General of JSC Global Contact Consulting, commented: "The
EUTELSAT 36B satellite quickly emerged as the platform of choice for our new venture. It
combines the power we need for DTH broadcasting with exceptional coverage of our chosen
regions. We can launch our new platform confident that the service and support provided by
Eutelsat will accelerate the success of this new broadcasting initiative in Georgia."



Jean-Francois Leprince-Ringuet, Eutelsat's Chief Commercial Officer, added: "We
welcome JSC Global Contact Consulting onto the powerful EUTELSAT 36B satellite that offers
strong opportunities for continued growth. Satellite broadcasting in Georgia is poised to
enter a new era and we look forward to building a longstanding relationship with our new
partner."



About Eutelsat Communications (http://www.eutelsat.com
[http://www.eutelsat.com/home/index.html ])



Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity
commercialised on 30 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 December 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting 4,500 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.




Eutelsat Communications

CONTACT: 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 ; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: +33-1-53-98-37-91, mecuer@eutelsat.fr | Investors and analysts: Lisa Finas, Tel: +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com ; Leonard Wapler, Tel.: +33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com


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