E! Secures its Address in Premier Cable Neighborhood

December 4, 2003 Princeton, NJ SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that Los Angeles-based E! Networks, Inc. has signed a long-term C-band distribution agreement for transponder service on AMC-10 and AMC-11, the successor satellites to Satcom C-3 and C-4. Beginning in 2004, these satellites will be used for the distribution of E!’s popular entertainment, news and lifestyle-related programming, E! Entertainment Television and Style Network.

“E! Networks deliver captivating programming which appeals to a wide-ranging audience. Their unique service provides an added dimension to the programming already aboard AMC-10 and AMC-11,” said Carl Capista, AMERICOM’s Vice President, Media and Entertainment Services. “E! Networks underscore SES AMERICOM’s commitment to retaining and growing diverse programming on the AMC-10 and AMC-11 cable neighborhood.”

“We selected SES AMERICOM to continue the distribution of our services because they have demonstrated consistent technical excellence in the operation of their satellites. We expect this high level of service to continue when we transition to AMC-10 and AMC-11 next year,” said Brad Fox, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Relations, E! Networks.

AMC-10 and AMC-11, the all C-band next generation satellites planned for operation in 2004, will each have 24 transponders and will be located at 135 degrees and 131 degrees W.L., respectively. Each transponder is supported by at least one 20watt SSPA, delivering almost a 20% increase in power over their predecessors, Satcom C-3 and C-4. In addition, a higher level of on-board redundancy plus an in-orbit protection satellite, AMC-7, currently operating at 137 degrees W.L. will protect the programming services. Programmers can use AMC-11 and its neighborhood partner, AMC-10, to reach over 80 million homes. Already committed to the next generation platform is a diverse array of programming producers including Viacom, C-SPAN, Crown Media, Scripps Networks, A&E Television Networks, Lifetime Entertainment, Discovery Communications, Court TV, NBC, iN DEMAND, The Weather Channel and QVC.


About E! NETWORKS

Based in Los Angeles, E! Networks is the world’s largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The company operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment; The Style Network, the network devoted to the way you live your life, and E! Online, located at www.eonline.com. E! is currently available to 83 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the U.S. Style currently counts 33 million subscribers with commitments to reach over 40 million in 2004. E! Online, the #1 entertainment news and celebrity gossip Website, reaches 6 million monthly unique U.S. adult users.

About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 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 key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, Viacom, and, through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government.

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