Intelsat Signs New Deal with RCS to Support Growing DTH Platform.

PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat today announced that Romania Cable Systems (RCS), the largest direct-to-home (DTH) video content provider in Romania, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Intelsat for additional capacity on the IS 10-02 satellite in order to expand RCS' business outside Romania. The additional capacity will be used to offer an expanded DTH bouquet to viewers in Hungary and Slovakia, two new markets for RCS.

RCS offers approximately 60 channels of primarily European and North American programming on the IS 10-02 satellite, which has carried the platform since its successful launch in 2004. The number of channels RCS offers on the platform, as well as the number of viewers, has steadily increased, requiring RCS to expand its business with Intelsat to accommodate its growth into new markets and additional demand for its content.

"We came to Intelsat to launch our service because we knew they could provide us not only with powerful, reliable coverage, but also the flexibility to grow into new markets as our business changed and grew," said Mr. Alexandru Oprea, President of RCS. "Viewers in Romania have been hungry for the high-quality content we bring to their homes via IS 10-02, and our expanded contract with Intelsat enables us to respond to new demand for our content in Slovakia and Hungary in a highly efficient manner that is seamless with our current platform."

Jon Romm, President of Media Sales at Intelsat, stated, "One reason our relationship with RCS continues to be strong and why RCS continues to expand its business with us is because we have helped them grow. Millions of viewers already look at the content carried over the IS 10-02 satellite, so new channels looking to access the Eastern European market for the first time can get instant access to a large viewer community, giving them a head-start towards a successful launch."

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