NSS-6 to serve as high-powered platform for
Asia Times Online’s direct-to-home TV service

SINGAPORE, June 14, 2005 – New Skies Satellites (NYSE: NSE), the global satellite communications company, today announced that it signed a significant new agreement with Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online to deliver direct-to-home television in Southeast Asia via the NSS-6 satellite.

Asia Times Online, a leading Internet news portal, has dramatically expanded its service on New Skies’ NSS-6 Southeast Asia beam to support its growing regional direct-to-home television service.  With a comprehensive bouquet of news, educational, travel and entertainment channels catering to the Southeast Asia market, Asia Times Online is well positioned to capture a large subscriber base in the region.

Matthew Oh, New Skies’ director of sales for Asia, said: “The extension of Asia Times Online’s services on NSS-6 confirms the satellite as an excellent platform for the delivery of video programming to Asian audiences.  New Skies is proud to be expanding our service offering to Asia Times Online, an established player in the Internet arena looking to grow its business in a new market segment.” 

Wong Kwok Hwa, Asia Times Online’s Director, said “With the high power and extensive coverage of the NSS-6 Southeast Asia Beam, we are confident that our venture into direct-to-home television will be a success in Asia. In addition, our focus in delivering high quality programs through various languages will draw a large subscriber base."

About Asia Times Online
Asia Times Online, a Hong Kong based company, is a quality Internet-only publication that reports and examines geopolitical, political, economic and business issues from an Asian perspective. Asia Times Online is served by more than 50 correspondents and contributors in 17 Asian countries, the US, and Europe. Additional content is provided by news services and renowned think tank and investment analysts and academics. For more information, visit www.atimes.com

About New Skies Satellites
New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite communications companies with global satellite coverage, offering data, video, Internet and voice communications services to a range of telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations, Internet service providers and government entities around the world. New Skies has five satellites in orbit and ground facilities around the world. The company has one additional spacecraft under construction, NSS-8, which is expected to enter commercial service in mid-2006, and also has secured certain rights to make use of additional orbital positions for future growth. New Skies is headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in Hong Kong, New Delhi, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.newskies.com.

For additional information, please contact:

New Skies Satellites
Melanie Dickie, New Skies Satellites
Tel: +31 70 306 4189
Mobile: + 31 6 25 07 33 01
mdickie@newskies.com

Matthew Oh, New Skies Satellites
Tel: +65 6238 0400
Mobile: + 65 9818 0988
moh@newskies.com

Asia Times Online
Wong Kwok Wah, Asia Times Online
Tel: + 852 2367 3716
kwforatol@yahoo.com.hk