The Hague, Netherlands - September 20^th, 2007: SES NEW SKIES, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is pleased to announce that FRANCE 24 is now broadcasting across Africa on the NSS-7 satellite located at the orbital position of 338° East.

FRANCE 24, a free and unencrypted 24/7 international news channel offering a French perspective on world events, selected SES NEW SKIES’ NSS-7 satellite to efficiently reach new television audiences across Africa. NSS-7 is the primary satellite for video distribution in Africa, and 338° East has a significant legacy as the orbital position of choice for French broadcasters serving Africa, with TV 5 Monde Afrique, France 2 Afrique and Canal + Horizons forming the  nucleus of a powerful Francophone broadcasting community.

FRANCE 24’s channels are broadcast on the GlobeCast platform on NSS-7’s East hemi C-band beam, which offers coverage of Europe, the Middle East and all of Africa. The exact transmission parameters are: Transponder EHL7/ERL7, 4055 MHz, right hand circular polarization.

FRANCE 24 is 50/50 owned by broadcasters TF1 and France Télévisions and offers in-depth analysis of current events with a view of ensuring greater pluralism in a multi-facetted world. Targeting an audience of opinion leaders around the world, FRANCE 24 is deploying a multilingual strategy. The channel currently broadcasts via satellite in French, English and Arabic across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and has ambitions to launch a Spanish-language version as well as plans to further extend its worldwide reach.

For further information please contact:

Yves Feltes
Media Relations
SES NEW SKIES
Tel: +352 710 725 311
Yves.Feltes@ses-newskies.com

About NSS-7

NSS-7 is a powerful, state-of-the-art Ku-band and C-band satellite located at 338° East over the Atlantic Ocean. The satellite provides optimized coverage and power for the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East for video, data, Internet and Government services. As the leading satellite for transatlantic video traffic and the primary satellite for video distribution across the whole of Africa, NSS-7 highlights include:

• Home to a DTH platform with 35 channels and an estimated 100,000 subscribers;
• Potential reach of 58 million homes, 82 million pepole in 40 nations across Africa;
• Positioned at 338° East, one of the leading locations for permanent and OU/SNG feeds.

About SES NEW SKIES

SES NEW SKIES is an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) offering satellite communication services to a range of customers including telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporations and governments around the world. SES NEW SKIES operates a global fleet of seven satellites in orbit, with two additional spacecraft under construction (NSS-9 and NSS-12) and ground facilities around the world. Headquartered in The Hague, the company has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.C. In addition to SES NEW SKIES, SES wholly owns the market-leading satellite operators SES ASTRA in Europe and SES AMERICOM in North America and also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a global fleet of 37 satellites in 25 orbital locations. Further information on the company is available at www.ses-newskies.com and on SES at www.ses.com

About FRANCE 24:

FRANCE 24 is the first French international news channel that offers a French perspective and sensibility on world events. It broadcasts on a 24/7 basis on three channels, in French, English and Arabic, in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and on the east coast of the U.S.

FRANCE 24 can be accessed by cable, satellite and DSL. The website www.france24.com is available in 3 languages (English, French, Arabic).