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PanAmSat Appoints New Members to Its Board of Directors WILTON, Conn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat Corporation today announced that Chase Carey, president and chief executive officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the board of PanAmSat. Mr. Carey succeeds Jack Shaw who retired as president and chief executive officer of Hughes with the completion of the News Corporation's acquisition of 34 percent of Hughes common stock last December. Previously, Mr. Carey was co-chief operating officer of News Corporation and President and chief executive officer of Sky Global Networks until his resignation in January 2002. He also served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Fox Television Group until 2001. He continued as a member of the Board of Directors of News Corp. and as a consultant to the Company. Mr. Carey played a central role in managing the operations and strategy of News Corp. with particular focus on its worldwide television business that encompasses the Fox network, Fox Television Stations, Fox Cable Programming Group and News Corp's international satellite operations. In addition, PanAmSat also announced the appointment of Bruce Churchill and Patrick Doyle to its Board of Directors. Mr. Churchill was recently appointed chief financial officer of Hughes where he is responsible for the Company's overall financial operations, as well as overseeing the operations of DIRECTV Latin America. Prior to joining Hughes, Mr. Churchill served as president and chief operating officer of STAR, News Corporation's Asian satellite television and multi-media service. Mr. Doyle, who has been with Hughes since 1992, was recently promoted to senior vice president, controller, treasurer and chief accounting officer of the Company.PanAmSat's board also includes Joseph R. Wright, Jr., president and chief executive officer, PanAmSat Corporation; Patrick J. Costello, chief financial officer, Northway Management Company, LLC; Eddy W. Hartenstein, vice chairman of Hughes; Dennis Hightower, former chief executive officer of Europe Online Network S.A.; James M. Hoak, chairman, Hoak Capital Corporation; Larry D. Hunter, corporate executive vice president and general counsel, Hughes; and Stephen R. Kahn, Managing Director, Advent International Corporation. About PanAmSat PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ:SPOT) is one of the world's top three satellite operators managing a global fleet of 30 satellites, 25 of which are wholly-owned by the Company, for the delivery of news, sports and other television programming. In total, this fleet is capable of reaching more than 98 percent of the world's population through cable television systems, broadcast affiliates, direct-to-home operators, Internet service providers and telecommunications companies. In addition, PanAmSat supports the largest concentration of satellite-based business networks in the U.S., as well as specialized communications services in remote areas throughout the world. PanAmSat is 81 percent owned by HUGHES Electronics Corporation. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.panamsat.com/. About Hughes Hughes Electronics Corporation is a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. Hughes is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation. DATASOURCE: PanAmSat Corporation CONTACT: Kathryn Lancioni of PanAmSat Corporation, +1-646-293-7415 Web site: http://www.panamsat.com/

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