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AsiaSat 3S Welcomes Two New Filipino International Channels from TV5

Hong Kong, 4 August 2011 – Asia’s leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) is pleased to announce that Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC) TV5’s affiliate company, Pilipinas Global Network Ltd. (PGN) has launched two new Filipino-language channels on AsiaSat 3S.

The two new channels, Kapatid TV5 and Aksyon TV International, will be distributed to major pay TV platforms, enabling the services to reach millions of Filipino viewers across AsiaSat 3S’s C-band footprint. Kapatid TV5 is a general entertainment channel carrying most of TV5’s flagship programmes such as Face to Face, Wiltime Big Time, Talentadong Pinoy, Juicy, Paparazzi and Wow Mali, while Aksyon TV International is a news, information, public service and sports channel offering news, public affairs and local sports programmes.

“We are very pleased to launch our two new international channels on AsiaSat 3S. Our vision is to build a global community of subscribers who wish to remain connected with their Filipino roots, and this is an important move in our global strategy to take our network’s popular programming to viewers abroad,” said Claro Carmelo Ramirez, CEO of Pilipinas Global Network, Ltd.

Reena Garingan, Vice President for Sales and Business Development added, “AsiaSat 3S is Asia’s most watched broadcast platform and it enables us to access all major pay platforms effectively and instantaneously. This is critical to our success in penetrating all markets in Asia, and we look forward to signing up more affiliates in the future.”

“We are excited that PGN has selected AsiaSat for distributing their international TV services in the Asia-Pacific. These channels will serve the fast-growing Filipino community in the region with premium entertainment and up-to-the-minute local news and information. We are pleased to add PGN to our list of high quality customers and welcome the launch of these exciting new channels on AsiaSat 3S,” said William Wade, President and CEO of AsiaSat.

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About PGN Pilipinas Global Network, Ltd. (PGN), a British Virgin Islands company, is 60% owned by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the Philippines’ leading telecommunications company and 40% owned by ABC Development Corporation which operates TV5, the fastest growing terrestrial channel in the Philippines. It holds the sole and exclusive license to market, sell and sub-license Kapatid TV5 and AksyonTV International for international distribution.

About AsiaSat 3S AsiaSat 3S is a Boeing 601HP satellite launched in 1999, with 28 C-band and 16 Ku-band transponders. Its C-band footprint covers over 50 countries and regions in Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Ku-band coverage consists of two high powered fixed beams serving East Asia and South Asia, as well as an in-orbit steerable beam currently positioned over Australia.

About AsiaSat AsiaSat, the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world's population with its three satellites, AsiaSat 3S at 105.5ºE, AsiaSat 4 at 122ºE and AsiaSat 5 at 100.5ºE. The AsiaSat satellite fleet provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 500 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company's satellites, reaching over 96 million households, with more than 360 million viewers across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat also provides operators and end users telecommunications services such as voice networks, private VSAT networks and broadband multimedia services. AsiaSat is building a new satellite AsiaSat 7, planned for launch in Q4 2011. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1135). For more information, please visit www.asiasat.com

Media inquiries: Pilipinas Global Network, Ltd. Liza T. Latinazo Head of Marketing Tel : (63) 2 651 5354 Mobile : (63) 918 828 6868 Email : [email protected]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited Sabrina Cubbon, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Winnie Pang, Manager, Corporate Affairs Tel : (852) 2500 0899 Tel : (852) 2500 0880 Mobile : (852) 9097 1210 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected]

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