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RR MEDIA TO MERGE WITH SES PLATFORM SERVICES, CREATING A WORLD-LEADING GLOBAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

Munich, 26 February 2016 – SES Platform Services GmbH (SES PS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A.
(NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announces an agreement whereby RR
Media (NASDAQ: RRM), a leading provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media
industries, will merge its operations with those of SES PS, to create a world-leading global media solutions
provider.

SES will pay a consideration of USD 13.291 per share to acquire a 100% interest in RR Media. The
consideration corresponds to an Enterprise Value of USD 242 million, which will be funded from the group’s
existing financial resources. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to be
completed in Q2/Q3 2016.

RR Media provides scalable, converged digital media services to more than 1,000 media companies globally.
Every day, the company manages and delivers over 24,000 hours of broadcast content, over 4,000 hours of
online video and VOD content and over 350 hours of premium sports and live events including major global
sporting events such as the Super Bowl and the FIFA World Cup. RR Media provides coverage for over 95% of
the world’s population, reaching viewers of multi-platform TV operators and populating content to over 100
Video-on-Demand (VoD) platforms, as well as delivering content to online video and Direct-to-Home (DTH)
services.

By providing a complete range of digital media services, RR Media enables the richest possible user
experience, expands audience reach and increases monetisation capabilities for its customers. The company’s
services cover four main areas: global content distribution network with an optimised combination of
satellite, fibre and the Internet; content management and playout services; management and delivery of
premium sports, news and live events around the world; and other advanced online video services. This
state-of-the-art offering supports the diverse service requirements of some of the world’s leading media
companies, broadcasters and content rights owners holders including the BBC, Disney, Fox, IMG, ITV, MP
Silva, NFL, and Viacom. RR Media operates from four principal media centres (in Bucharest, London,
Pennsylvania and Tel Aviv).

On completion of the transaction, RR Media and SES PS will be combined to create a new, stand-alone worldleading
media services provider, offering full continuity and enhanced service to their existing customers. With
a comprehensive range of innovative video and media solutions on a global scale, the new organisation will
focus on offering its customers highly optimized content management and distribution solutions that utilize the
combined network of SES PS and RR Media leveraging their multiple satellite positions as well as a large fibre
network and the Internet, in order to maximise audience reach and add monetisation capabilities.

Wilfried Urner, Chief Executive Officer of SES Platform Services, commented: “RR Media has
successfully developed the capability to manage and deliver premium content effectively, helping its customers
to reach a global audience over multiple satellite, cable TV, IPTV, online and mobile platforms. SES, as the
largest global platform for video in terms of reach and channels, adds global scale and considerable insights
from the successful development of SES PS in Europe.”

Ferdinand Kayser, Chairman of SES Platform Services, added: “This is an exciting acquisition and an
important milestone in the execution of SES’s differentiated strategy focused on Globalisation, Verticalisation
and Dematuring. The addition of RR Media further accelerates the globalisation of SES’s services businesses,
establishing a world-leading next generation video and media service provider.”

Avi Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of RR Media said: “SES Platform Services is an important industry
player with the capabilities to service strong upper tier clients. With the combined infrastructure and industry
expertise, the integrated company will have the capability to deliver innovative solutions to top tier clients,
emerging markets and global customers. RR Media’s growth strategy has focused on top tier client and
increasing scale. This deal achieves both of these strategic goals.”

Top Speakers and Insightful Publication Set to Rock the 2016 CASBAA OTT Summit

HONG KONG, 26 February 2016 – Next week, CASBAA, the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery in Asia, will hold its third annual OTT Summit in Singapore, bringing together key stakeholders in the broadcasting and online video distribution sectors to discuss the latest trends and technologies in the industry, as well as important policy issues and more.

During the OTT Summit, CASBAA will also release Same Same But Different? Video Policies for Asian Pay-TV and OTT, a major new study on OTT regulation in Asian jurisdictions. The publication explores how an industry eager to develop new ways of delivering content is handling governmental policy stagnation while confronting the threat of piracy.

“We’re very excited for our third OTT Summit in Singapore. The last two summits brought together a diverse mix of industry professionals from various disciplines and provided quite a comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges in the OTT space,” said Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA. “With the OTT segment set to grow further in 2016, we look forward to assisting with its development, and will be looking at everything from protecting copyrighted material, to exploring potential business models, and providing input into development of government policies and regulations; these are all factors that will shape the industry in the years ahead.”

Guests at the Summit will also receive “day of launch” copies of Same Same But Different? Video Policies for Asian Pay-TV and OTT. This insightful publication provides concrete insights into how Asian governments are regulating the complexities of the OTT and pay TV industries. It describes a tilted playing field, which increasingly sees licensed local businesses facing sharp competition from new offshore media ventures, even while their hands are tied by heavy tax burdens and government mandates on content, advertising, competition and social policy. CASBAA notes that a large portion of OTT content delivered to many Asian markets in fact comes from pirate syndicates operating outside of all legal constraints.

“The situation today is affecting investment decisions that will determine the fate of Asian media industries tomorrow,” said CASBAA’s Chief Policy Officer John Medeiros. “Investment within our markets is becoming less attractive, as offshore businesses are far more competitive.” The new CASBAA publication suggests governments review regulatory policy, ensuring it aligns with the current state of the industry and future trends, while finding ways to clamp down on illegitimate operations, particularly those based offshore.

An exciting line-up of speakers from across the industry will be featured at this year’s CASBAA OTT Summit, including Dhawal Gusain (COO, The Viral Fever), Anil Jain (SVP & GM Media, Brightcove), Rick Harshman (Head of ASEAN, Amazon Web Services), Kumaran Pillai (CEO, AppleSeed Ventures), Richard Wray (APAC Territory Manager, Conviva), Deepakjit Singh (CEO, Encompass Asia), Joel Cere (Insights & Innovation Solutions Global Director, eYeka), Siok Siok Tan (CEO, Kinetic One), Hedvig Lyche (Head of Strategy, Asia, King Content), William Lee (VP Content, APAC, LeEco), Jaheer Abbas (Regional Director, Limelight Networks), Mike Jackson (MD APAC, MEC Access), Andrew Hall (Head of Govt & Regulatory Affairs, NBCU International), Craig Johnson (MD Marketing Effectiveness AP, Nielsen), Johnson Yeh (Riot Games), Andrew Ferrone (VP Pay TV, Roku), Michael Jeffrey (VP, Client Engagement, Rovi), Nicolas Wodtke (VP Media Solution Center SEA & Oceania, Samsung), Deanna Myers (Principal Analyst SNL Kagan), Subin Subaiah (CEO, Spuul), Adrian Britton,(VP Product, Telstra Software Group), Joe Welch (SVP Govt Relations Asia, 21st Century Fox), Derek Tan (Co –Founder Viddsee), Michael Greco (VP, Vindicia), Dorothy Attwood (SVP Global Public Policy The Walt Disney Company), Desmond Ngai (VP Strategy & Partnerships, WebTVasia), Bob Morrison (MD, Xstream Asia).

On March 2, the day after the Summit, the exclusive OTT Tech Showcase will bring together top OTT vendors, including Accedo, Diagnal, MPP Global and Vindicia, who will host product demonstrations and Q&A sessions. This event is invitation only and offers a limited opportunity to meet and speak with industry pioneers.

Corporate partners for the CASBAA OTT Summit 2016 include Presenting Sponsor Brightcove, and Sponsors Accedo, Diagnal, Elemental Technologies, Irdeto and Limelight Networks.

For more information about the CASBAA OTT Summit 2016 and to register for tickets, please visit http://www.casbaa.com/event/ott-summit-2016/.

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About CASBAA
CASBAA is the Asia Pacific region’s largest non-profit media association, serving the multi-channel audio-visual content creation and distribution industry. Established in 1991, CASBAA has grown with the industry to include digital multichannel television, content, platforms, advertising, and video delivery. Encompassing some 500 million connections within a footprint across the region, CASBAA works to be the authoritative voice for multichannel TV; promoting even-handed and market-friendly regulation, IP protection and revenue growth for subscription and advertising, while promoting global best practices. For more information, visit www.casbaa.com

For enquiries, please contact:
Cynthia Wong
Member Relations & Marketing Director, CASBAA
Tel: +852 3929 1711
Email: cynthia@casbaa.com

Measat appoints Kong CTO

25 Feb, 2016 – Measat has announced the appointment of Dr. Edmund Kong as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

Kong will focus on developing Measat’s long term technology strategy. He will be responsible for understanding technology trends in the satellite and communication sectors, and in developing opportunities for the Malaysian comms satellite operator,.

“This is an exciting time for the communications and broadcasting industries, with technology change creating many new challenges and opportunities,” said Kong. “To be able to meet our customers’ needs moving forward, and continue to develop the business, it is important that we understand how technologies are likely to evolve and how we can benefit from them.”

Read more at Advanced Television

SES and Panasonic Avionics Sign Milestone High Throughput Capacity Agreements to Provide Inflight Wi-Fi and TV over the Americas

LUXEMBOURG, 25 February 2016 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange:
SESG), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and Panasonic Avionics announced today two
major, multi-year, High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity agreements serving aeronautical, maritime,
and oil and gas markets across the Americas.

Panasonic Avionics is a leading provider of inflight entertainment and connectivity systems. These
contracts, for SES-14 and SES-15, represent their highest bandwidth commitment to date of highpowered
HTS spot beam and wide beam Ku-band capacity. SES’s HTS coverage will enable airlines to
offer next-generation inflight Wi-Fi and live television services to passengers travelling on air routes
throughout the Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Panasonic
Avionics will also utilize the HTS capacity to serve growing maritime markets and oil and gas operations
throughout the region.

“These major agreements are another step-change in the highly dynamic and buoyant aeronautical
connectivity market,” said Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer of SES. “Our new high throughput
satellites, SES-14 and SES-15, are poised to dramatically change the airline passenger experience and
introduce a new era of inflight connectivity. SES-14 and SES-15 are designed for mobility; they are able
to dynamically tailor power allocation and bandwidth to maximize capacity. This enables delivery to
aircraft across different geographies and time zones. The design allows for easy transition from one
region to another, from one gateway to another, and from one satellite to the other. The unique designs of
both satellites include video broadcast beams which complement the spot beams, maximizing throughput
for Internet and video streaming traffic. Both satellites will be launched in 2017.”

David Bruner, Vice President of Global Communications Services at Panasonic Avionics said, “With our
communications service expanding rapidly across several vertical markets, we are always looking for
innovative high throughput satellite designs that help us deliver the best connectivity service to our
customers. Working with SES, it was clear that their SES-14 and SES-15 satellites were the best option
for us to supplement our existing HTS capabilities and ensure a true broadband experience over the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Given their vision and conviction, Panasonic is very excited to
collaborate with SES, and we look forward to offering these ultra-high throughput services to our air
transport, business aviation, oil and gas, energy and maritime markets in 2017.”

GAME OF THRONES Key Art And Character Art Released

GAME OF THRONES KEY ART AND CHARACTER ART RELEASED
New Season Premieres Same Time As The U.S. On April 25 only on HBO

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Download 4 Key Art here and 16 Character Art here.

Watch the Hall Of Faces Trailer here.

HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 – In an unprecedented move, for the first time ever, the GAME OF THRONES Key Art was released simultaneously across the world while various territories released respective GAME OF THRONES Character Art first in their market. In Asia, the Character Art of Nymeria Sand, played by Jessica Henwick, was released first and exclusively in Asia across HBO Asia’s social media platforms before anywhere else in the world.
GAME OF THRONES (#GameofThrones) begins its ten-episode sixth season (#GoTSeason6) in Hong Kong same time as the US: Monday April 25 at 9am, with a same day primetime encore at 9pm on HBO (nowTV CH115). The series will also be available on HBO GO and HBO On Demand.

Based on George R.R. Martin’s popular book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, HBO’s hit Emmy®-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. The HBO series has won 26 Emmys, among many other awards.

The ensemble cast for the fifth season included Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Diana Rigg, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner. Executive producers, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, George R.R. Martin.

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About HBO ASIA
Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia and offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS, CINEMAX and RED by HBO – as well as HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in Asia. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

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Warner Bros. to Buy DramaFever

24 Feb, 2016 – Warner Bros. has entered an agreement to acquire DramaFever, a U.S.-based company that operates subscription and on-demand video services, from SoftBank.

DramaFever offers hundreds of series, variety shows, films and kids’ programs, in multiple languages, and is available in more than 20 countries globally and growing. The service joins Time Warner’s company-wide efforts to reach audiences directly, including the recent acquisition of iStreamPlanet and the launch of SVOD services with HBO NOW in the U.S., and, in partnership with Tencent, Hollywood VIP in China.

DramaFever will continue to operate under that consumer-facing brand and be based in New York.

Read more at World Screen

NBCUniversal looks to sell TV programmatically

25 Feb, 2016 – NBCUniversal is expanding its programmatic media product by launching NBCUx for linear TV.

Advertisers can use data and automation to build media plans that include premium linear TV inventory across NBCUniversal’s entire portfolio of cable and broadcast entertainment networks.

Currently only a select group of advertisers, and their agency partners, will be able to reach their target consumers by developing media plans via a private exchange using a combination of their own data, third party data sources and NBCUniversal’s television inventory.

Read more at Marketing-Interactive

Star India all set for Asia Cup 2016; ropes in 13 sponsors

23 Feb, 2016 – Star India is all set for the Asia Cup, which kick-starts on 24 February and has roped in as many as 13 sponsors for the same.

The 50-over cricket format in today fast paced age is fading into oblivion with T-20 gaining prominence as a preferred format. The Asia Cup cricket tournament, which was rolled out by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 1983 as a goodwill between Asian countries, will have its 16th edition in Bangladesh. The tournament faced its own set of challenges time and again as it fell prey to the political inconsistencies between India and Pakistan.

Read more at Indian Television

Viacom18 Preps Indian Movie Network

25 Feb, 2016 – Viacom18 is launching a brand-new channel offering in India, Rishtey CINEPLEX, devoted to Hindi-language movies.

A joint venture of Viacom and Network18, Viacom18 operates a range of networks in India, including the flagship COLORS, Rishtey, a slew of regional services and the English-language channel COLORS Infinity.

Rishtey CINEPLEX has amassed a lineup that includes Bajirao Mastani, Airlift and Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and the upcoming Bollywood releases Force2, Kapoor and Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The service will also tap into Viacom18’s library of features.

Read more at WorldScreen

SES and Gogo Sign Major Satellite Capacity Deal to Meet Growing Demand for Inflight Connectivity Over the Americas

LUXEMBOURG – 23 February 2016 – SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock
Exchange: SESG), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO)
announced today a major satellite capacity deal in the aero market to meet the growing demand
for high-speed inflight connectivity on travel routes over the Americas, Caribbean and North
Atlantic.

Gogo has contracted major High Throughput Satellite (HTS) spot beam and wide beam capacity
aboard two SES next-generation HTS satellites, SES-14 and SES-15, which are set for launch
in 2017. The pair of advanced satellites will enable Gogo to support the next-generation,
enhanced inflight entertainment and connectivity experience for airline passengers traveling
routes over North America, including Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada, as well as Central
America and the Caribbean. Gogo will also have access to HTS capacity on an additional
satellite, SES-12, which is set to be launched in 2017 with high-powered spot beam and wide
beam coverage over Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Russia.

“SES is pleased to extend our longstanding relationship with Gogo, a leading provider of inflight
connectivity,” said Elias Zaccack, SES Senior Vice President, Commercial, Americas. “On
board two new satellites, SES-14 and SES-15, we have one of the best hybrid HTS solutions in
the world. It is ideally placed to meet the dynamic demands of airlines and their passengers,
who expect high-performing connectivity anywhere they go. We offer the necessary global
connectivity, from Hawaii to Rome and the Arctic Circle to Patagonia. We offer a fully redundant
network at a competitive cost, using low weight and backwards compatible onboard equipment.
We offer high quality gate-to-gate service with the best possible availability. Our HTS satellite
constellation and customer solution thus offers unique features for aeronautical connectivity.”

“Gogo is all about bringing the best passenger experience to our aviation partners. This
important capacity deal with SES will dramatically increase the bandwidth needed to deliver the
best passenger experience possible on flights over the U.S., Canada, Central America, the
Caribbean and the North Atlantic Ocean region,” said Anand Chari, Gogo’s Chief Technology
Officer. “Our new 2Ku inflight connectivity service was designed to take advantage of these
high-powered HTS satellites. Once these advanced SES platforms are in orbit, our airline
partners will be well positioned to meet their passengers’ growing demand for a connected
home or office experience in the sky.”

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Markus.Payer@ses.com

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