Cornerstone Extends Bandwidth Service Agreement with SES AMERICOM.

Religious Broadcasters' Neighborhood Grows on AMC-4

PRINCETON, N.J.-April 7, 2003-SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL Company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that Pittsburgh, PA-based Cornerstone TeleVision Network (CVTN) has signed a multi-year agreement for C-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute their ministry-based programming services to broadcast affiliated stations that reach over 35 million households.

Carl Capista, AMERICOM's Vice President - Entertainment/Media Sales, said, "We are delighted to extend our long-term relationship with Cornerstone TeleVision, a ministry-focused broadcaster that enhances our expanding neighborhood of religious programmers on AMC-4."

Ron Hembree, President of Cornerstone, said, "We continue to rely on AMC-4 to make our Gospel-based messages available to the widest possible audience. It is our desire that as many people as possible have access to the encouragement and hope offered through our programming."

AMC-4 is a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite that became fully operational in January 2000 at 101(degree) W.L. AMC-4 carries twenty-four 36 MHz 20-watt C-band transponders, committed to broadcast and cable-oriented services providing fifty state, Canadian, Mexican and Caribbean coverage. In addition the spacecraft has twenty-four 36 MHz 110-watt Ku-band transponders providing Americas-wide coverage. Each Ku-band transponder is switchable between North America and South America, fully supporting two-way communication throughout the Americas. AMC-4 also has four 72 MHz transponders in the extended Ku-band that are able to support inter-American communications.


About Cornerstone

Cornerstone TeleVision is an award-winning viewer supported network that broadcasts 24 hours a day, airing more than 100 different programs weekly. Their network includes two full-powered and two low-powered television stations as well as over 85 affiliated stations across the United States. Thirteen original programs are produced by Cornerstone TeleVision Network. Several of these programs have garnered local and national recognition with awards such as the Angel Award, Telly Award, New York Festivals Award, Communicator Award, Pennsylvania Association of Broadcaster's Award for Excellence and more.

About SES AMERICOM

With 30 years' experience, SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer and leading provider of global satellite communications services currently operating 15 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM's key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, Merlin, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, and Viacom.

Through its two operating companies, AMERICOM and ASTRA, SES GLOBAL has a fleet of 28 satellites and can deliver broadband satellite services to more than 90% of the world's population. In addition, SES GLOBAL's strategic partnerships and participations in AsiaSat, NSAB, Star One, AMERICOM Asia-Pacific and Nahuelsat combine to give entertainment, telecommunications, Internet, news and enterprise customers access to a fleet of 41 satellites.


For more information, contact:
Monica Morgan, SES AMERICOM, 609-987-4143 or NAB Booth #1426 – 702-943-3902