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Phoenix Satellite TV Launches New HD Services on AsiaSat 3S on 1 January 2014

Hong Kong, 19 December 2013 – Asia’s leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) today announced that Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited (Phoenix TV) has signed a contract for one C-band transponder on AsiaSat 3S to deliver a bouquet of up to 3 High Definition (HD) and 3 Standard Definition (SD) television channels from 1 January 2014.

On 1st January, this new television bouquet will initially include HD and SD services of Phoenix TV’s flagship channel ‘Phoenix Chinese’, information and finance news channel ‘Phoenix Infonews’, and language HD channel ‘Phoenix ’, to be joined by family movie entertainment SD channel ‘Phoenix Movies’ from 1 May 2014.

In addition to C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat will provide uplinking and transmission services from its Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong, allowing Phoenix TV to distribute its new array of high quality Chinese programming to viewers across the Asia-Pacific region.

“Phoenix TV has been providing quality programs for the Chinese community around the world for the last 17 years. The launch of these new HD services on AsiaSat 3S marks a new era of Phoenix TV’s broadcasting service in Asia. We look forward to bringing superior picture quality and unparalleled viewing experience to our audiences with the support of our long-term partner AsiaSat,” said Changle Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Satellite TV.

“AsiaSat has been serving Phoenix TV since their first Phoenix channel to Asia in 1996. We are delighted to have expanded our collaboration with Phoenix by providing expansion capacity and satellite services that addressed their broadcast needs. AsiaSat offers a comprehensive array of leading Chinese channels in the region, the addition of these channels will offer our audience more great viewing choices!” said William Wade, President and Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat. # # #

About Phoenix TV Phoenix Chinese Channel was launched on 31 March 1996, with the aim of offering quality content to Chinese communities around the world. The dynamism of this massive market, combined with successful expansion strategies, has enabled Phoenix to develop a comprehensive multi-dimensional media platform which now includes a Cantonese television services. Today, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix Movies Channel, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel, Phoenix North America Chinese Channel and Phoenix Hong Kong Channel together broadcast to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe, America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, covering more than 180 countries and regions.

Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 02008). Phoenix New Media Limited, an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (NYSE: FENG).

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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. AsiaSat 7, the replacement satellite of AsiaSat 3S, was launched in 2011. It will replace AsiaSat 3S at the orbital location of 105.5ºE in 2014.

About AsiaSat Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two-thirds of the world's population with its four satellites, AsiaSat 3S at 105.5ºE, AsiaSat 4 at 122ºE, AsiaSat 5 at 100.5ºE and AsiaSat 7. The AsiaSat satellite fleet provides services to both the broadcast and telecommunications industries. Over 450 television and radio channels are now delivered by the company's satellites offering access to over 710 million TV households across the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat also provides telecommunications operators and end users services such as voice networks, private VSAT networks and broadband multimedia. AsiaSat’s latest satellites, AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8, are planned to be launched in the first half of 2014. AsiaSat has also ordered AsiaSat 9, expected to be launched in 2016. 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: Phoenix Satellite Television Company Limited Lizzie Cheung Public Relations Department Tel: (852) 2200 8508 Email: [email protected]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited Sabrina Cubbon, VP, 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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