SIS ENTERS US MARKET THROUGH ALLIANCE BETWEEN SISLINK AND INTELSAT

29 February 2008 - SISLink and Intelsat have jointly announced the formation of a strategic alliance to launch an HD-ready automated video delivery service for satellite news gathering (SNG) users in the United States.

The alliance was celebrated at the Satellite Show in Washington DC this week, and will give UK-based SISLink, headquartered in Milton Keynes, a US identity for the first time in its nineteen year history.

SISLink is the broadcasting division of Satellite Information Services Ltd (SIS), and is Europe’s largest supplier of satellite broadcast facilities, providing services to leading news organisations including Sky News, ITV and ITN, enabling these channels to broadcast news and sport around the world.

SIS is a long-established media business, focusing on TV production, broadcasting, and the provision of live pictures and data via satellite from two key UK sites.

The strategic alliance announced this week will offer Intelsat® uPod™, a fully integrated broadcasting solution that will allow U.S. satellite news gathering operators to execute real-time broadcasting services more efficiently. The new service will blend Intelsat’s space and ground infrastructure with SISLink’s uPod™ system to support web-based scheduling and transmission of live standard and high definition video, as well as voice and Internet communications. This will enable coverage of news or sports events wherever they are unfolding throughout the continental United States.

SISLink’s award-winning automated SNG uplink system, uPod, has proven to be the uplink of choice for European broadcasters due to its simplicity, HD compatibility and its reliability. Removing the need for a skilled uplink engineer, uPod allows broadcasters to have a true one-person SNG operation, with increased flexibility yet returning significant cost savings. As part of this agreement, SISLink developed a new, smaller version of the uPod, the uPod Micro, which is small enough to be mounted onto any vehicle.

The new service is scheduled to be launched in April 2008, initially targeting customers who lease full-time space segment capacity for SNG applications. A version of the service targeting occasional-use customers is planned for launch later in 2008.

“At SIS we are delighted to have created SISLink Inc, in recognition of its premier position in satellite broadcasting in Europe and worldwide,” said David Holdgate, Chief Executive of SIS, “and we believe the alliance with Intelsat will create a world-class capability for the future development of satellite broadcasting in the US market.”

“In Intelsat, SISLink has found a partner with a strong U.S. business base and a shared focus on exceeding its customers’ requirements. Our revolutionary, client-empowering approach to the uplink process combined with Intelsat’s reach and flexibility, has made SISLink’s most ambitious plan a reality,” said David Meynell, SISLink managing director. “Together, we are changing the way the world gathers and delivers news content.”

“Our North American Galaxy fleet is unrivalled in the industry, providing the sought-after access news organisations require to meet their broadcasting needs,” said Stephen Spengler, Intelsat’s executive vice president, sales and marketing. “By combining our industry-leading strengths, SISLink and Intelsat can now offer the most advanced solution for content delivery currently available in the SNG market.”

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Issued by Chelgate Limited on behalf of Satellite Information Services Limited.

 The Intelsat® is registered by Intelsat, Ltd and uPod™ is trademarked by SISLink.

About Intelsat
Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide, serving media, network services and government customer sectors, enabling people and businesses everywhere constant access to information and entertainment. Intelsat offers customers a greater business potential by providing them access to unrivalled resources with ease of business and peace of mind.  An extensive customer base, including some of the world’s leading media and communications companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and government/military organisations, utilises our services.  Real-time, constant communication with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.

About SISLink
SISLink was formed in 1989, and is now recognised within the industry as Europe’s largest supplier of satellite uplinks, providing uplink services to a wide range of leading news organisations, including Sky News, ITV and ITN.  The company’s revolutionary and innovative approach to researching and developing new technologies combined with its ongoing commitment to its client base has ensured the successful and continued growth of this first class company.

For further information please contact:

Nick Wood-Dow on 07713 681322 or David Holdgate on 07803 019066
Donna Palumbo, SISLink

Marketing, +44 (0)1908 865 500 or email dpalumbo@sislink.tv
2 Whitehall Avenue, Kingston, Milton Keynes, MK10 0AD, UK
www.sislink.tv

Nick Mitsis, Intelsat Ltd
+1 202 944 7044 or email nick.mitsis@intelsat.com

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