Asia PR News

SYDNEY, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

PanAmSat (NYSE: PA) today announced that CNBC Pakistan has signed a
multi-year, multi-transponder deal for the distribution of its programming
across Pakistan. Under the terms of the agreement, PanAmSat will support the
contribution, studio interchange as well as the distribution of this leading
business news network across the country. Owned and operated by the Pakistani
company Vision Network Television Ltd. (VNTV), the network is supported by
NBC/Universal’s CNBC and will have full access to CNBC’s global programming
network.

"With our far-reaching footprint across Asia, PanAmSat, continues to
attract new customers that want exactly that: powerful transponders that cover
every square inch of the continent," said David Ball, vice president, Asia
Pacific. "Delivering the first major business television network to a new
country is a critical achievement for PanAmSat. We’re very pleased that such a
highly regarded customer as Vision Network Television would choose our fleet to
deliver the CNBC Pakistan service.

CNBC Pakistan’s distribution channel will uplink from Karachi to PAS-10 and
will downlink to cable operators in Pakistan for domestic distribution. In
addition, through PAS-7 and PAS-12, there will be links to Karachi from CNBC
Asia’s studio in Singapore and VNTVs studios in Islamabad and Lahore for remote
story injection and live interviews. In addition, VNTV will use the PAS-12
satellite to provide IP data connectivity between its three key sites within
Pakistan.

"The agreement with PanAmSat will provide us with complete coverage of
Pakistan, enabling CNBC to provide the international-quality programming that
our viewers expect," said Aaron Shaw, director, Broadcast Operations &
Engineering, CNBC Arabiya, and project engineer for CNBC Pakistan. "By
establishing local operations in Pakistan, we can tailor our programming
specifically to our viewers bringing them the news they want to see via the
PanAmSat fleet."

Broadcasting from state-of-the-art studios and production facilities in
Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, CNBC Pakistan will transmit live programming in
both Urdu and in English from a Pakistani perspective, 24-hours a day, 7 days a
week

About PanAmSat
Through its owned and operated fleet of 26 satellites, PanAmSat (NYSE: PA)
is a leading global provider of video, broadcasting and network distribution
and delivery services. It transmits 1,991 television channels worldwide and, as
such, is the leading carrier of standard and high-definition signals. In total,
the Company’s in-orbit fleet is capable of reaching over 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. For more
information, visit the Company’s web site at www.panamsat.com

SOURCE: PanAmSat

CONTACT: Kathryn Lancioni of PanAmSat,
+1-203-210-8649

Web site: http://www.panamsat.com

(PA)