Intelsat Distributes DTH Service to Colombia

Pembroke, Bermuda, 10 April 2008

Intelsat, Ltd., the world's leading provider of commercial satellite services, announced today that Bogota-based Elite Entertainment Television S.A. has contracted a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Intelsat to distribute DTH content to its customers in Colombia. Elite Entertainment is the 28th DTH platform hosted on the Intelsat global network.

Under the terms of the contract, Elite will use Intelsat's capacity to distribute its programming bouquet of movies, sports, news and entertainment. The National Commission of Television of Colombia (CNTV) awarded the country's third DTH license to Elite Entertainment Television S.A.

"Intelsat offers us a flexible and powerful space segment solution that allows us to enter the DTH market in Colombia with a high quality service," said Ivan Almeyda, Executive Vice President for Elite Entertainment. "We are confident that Intelsat is the right partner now and in the future as we expand and develop our service in Colombia and the region."

"Intelsat provides the satellite capacity that enables world-class solutions for video distribution throughout the world. Delivering this new DTH content demonstrates our commitment to our customers and our customers' end users," said Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu, Intelsat's Regional Vice President for Latin America & the Caribbean. "South America is an important region for Intelsat and this agreement affirms Intelsat's position as the leading satellite services company serving Latin America."

About Elite Entertainment

Based in Bogota, Colombia, Elite Entertainment Television S.A. was granted the third DTH services license for Colombia by the Colombian authorities. Elite Entertainment will deliver outstanding satellite based television services to Colombian customers beginning in the third quarter of this year. Elite will offer its services with the most advanced technology available in the market.

About Intelsat

Intelsat is the leading provider of fixed satellite services (FSS) worldwide, delivering advanced transmission access for information and entertainment to many of the world's leading media and network companies, multinational corporations, Internet service providers and governmental agencies. Intelsat also offers seamless service for voice, data and video transmission unmatched in the industry. With the globalization of content, broadband, telecom, HD and IPTV fueling next-generation growth, the ever-expanding universe of satellite services are the cornerstones of today's Intelsat. Real-time, advanced communications with people anywhere in the world is closer, by far.

Contact

Nick Mitsis
Intelsat
nick.mitsis@intelsat.com
+1 202 944 7044

Gabriel Ortiz
Elite
medios@elitentertainment.net
+ 57 310 210 2719

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