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PanAmSat Extends its Global Hybrid Network Thru Fiber Agreement with ST Teleport Two Additional Fiber Links Between Singapore and the United States Enhance PanAmSat's Hybrid Solution for International Broadcasters SINGAPORE, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ:SPOT) today announced the signing of a fiber interconnectivity agreement with ST Teleport, a leading full-service satellite communications solution provider based in Singapore. The recently signed agreement extends the reach of the PanAmSat global network from Singapore to California increasing the Company's ability to deliver its customers' programming via satellite and fiber to and from the Asia-Pacific and North American regions. "PanAmSat's alliance with ST Teleport substantially boosts our already extensive footprint by directly connecting the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions to the United States for the seamless exchange of international programming," said Mike Antonovich, executive vice president for global sales and marketing, PanAmSat. "PanAmSat's ability to customize and optimize our satellite and fiber network is a prime example of how we work to find the best solution possible for our customers as well as improve service and reliability." ST Teleport owns and operates a technical facility in Singapore with existing ties to PanAmSat's Pacific Ocean region and Indian Ocean region satellites which are: PAS-2, PAS-4, PAS-7, PAS-8 and PAS-10. PanAmSat's customers are now able to utilize the fiber between Singapore and Los Angeles, with an additional link between Los Angeles and PanAmSat's Napa, California teleport. "ST Teleport is excited to be a part of PanAmSat's global satellite and fiber network," said Way Kiat Wee, managing director of ST Teleport. "Customers today demand high-quality cost-effective delivery of their content on a global basis. This alliance enables ST Teleport to fulfill such demands by leveraging on the synergies created through this strategic relationship." The network extension from Singapore offers customers an alternative as well as a more direct route for the distribution of content to the 10,000 U.S. cable headends that receive programming via PanAmSat. And, with programming transported from PanAmSat's teleport in Napa to the ST Teleport in Singapore by transpacific fiber, broadcasters and cable operators in the U.S. will gain improved access to PanAmSat satellites in the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean regions. This greater ease of access allows international broadcasters to more easily use PanAmSat's global network as a platform for the distribution of ethnic programming including sports, news and entertainment. About PanAmSat PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ:SPOT) is one of the world's top three satellite operators managing a global fleet of 29 satellites, 24 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 80.5 percent owned by The DIRECTV Group Inc. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.panamsat.com/. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTV) formerly Hughes Electronics Corp. (NYSE:HS), is a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting. The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation Ltd. About ST Teleport ST Teleport, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Telemedia, is a full-service satellite solution provider that connects businesses and distributes video content seamlessly and reliably through a diverse network of major satellite systems, terrestrial network infrastructures and Internet exchanges. ST Teleport, through its Earth Station Complex in Singapore with more than 20 satellite antennae, serves Asia's broadcasting, telecommunications and corporate markets, supporting television networks and providing satellite communications and value-added services. Services include satellite uplink/ downlink, programme origination, satellite news gathering, international gateway, regional VSAT, IP Multicast, and other broadcast services. For more information, visit http://www.stteleport.com/ . DATASOURCE: PanAmSat Corporation CONTACT: Kathryn Lancioni of PanAmSat Corporation, +1-203-210-8649, or ; or Wee Way Kiat of ST Teleport, +65-6770-7188, or Web site: http://www.panamsat.com/ http://www.stteleport.com/

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