09/09/2007

Spacecom Extends Reach Throughout Romania in 2007

IBC 2007, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hall 1 Booth 438 - 9 September 2007: Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), the AMOS satellites operator, today announced that it secured more new customers in the Romanian market during the second half of 2007, enriching its position in this market. The newest Romanian channels utilizing AMOS satellites’ hot-spot located at 4°W longitude are Neptun TV and Oltenia TV.
 
With these networks adding to AMOS’ neighborhood footprint in Romania, the company enters a new stage of growth.  In addition to the country's BOOM TV DTH platform, other operators include: Realitatea TV, Telesport, Money Channel, B1TV, MTV Romania, Good Life Channel, Flux TV, AlphaTV, Alpha TV Ploiesti, SensoTV and TVRM.

Neptun TV General Manager, Cristian Zgabercea, said, “We selected AMOS because it is a very attractive environment for our channel and its strength meets our needs for reaching Constata, Romania’s largest port city and assists us become a regional station serving South and South-East Romania.”

Oltenia TV Managing Director, Daniel Ilie, remarked, “AMOS is enabling us to extend our reach in Southern Romania and deliver advanced services to our customers. We are happy with our business decision to go with Spacecom.” 

According to Spacecom president and CEO, David Pollack, “AMOS satellites form an excellent platform for local and regional operators to broadcast their channels and we are very proud to play a leading role in providing them with a reliable and powerful solution for their communications needs.”

“AMOS offers millions of Romanians a strong, and stable broadcasting platform for their viewing pleasure,” commented Oded Bar, Spacecom’s VP Sales for Romania. “We broadcast a wide range of content from general and news programming to exclusive entertainment events, and offer services ranging from permanent space segments to capacity for contribution and occasional use to even long distance learning. Overall, AMOS’ attractiveness continues to generate excitement and new business in this market.” 

ABOUT SPACECOM
Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) is the operator of the AMOS satellites, which provide high-quality broadcast and communication services to Europe, the Middle East, and the Atlantic bridge to the United States.  The AMOS satellite constellation, consisting of AMOS-1 and AMOS-2 co-located at the prime orbital position of 4°W, serves Direct-To-Home and other Television platforms in Europe and the Middle East, as well as provides a secure and stable transmission to government agencies. The extensive signal strength and prime location makes the AMOS platform particularly suitable for DBS and DTH operators, as well as a wide range of broadcasters, ISPs, telecommunications operators, and network integrators with Internet, voice, data and digital TV services.

Spacecom's AMOS-3 satellite is scheduled to be launched in the beginning of 2008 to the 4°W orbital position, where it will offer extended coverage, as well as new capabilities such as Ka-band and steerable beams with global coverage.
Based in Israel, Spacecom is traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) as SCC. Its major shareholders are Eurocom, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), General Satellite Services Co. (GSSC) and Mer Services Group.

For more information please see http://www.amos-spacecom.com 
 

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Ms. Donna Tal, Spacecom
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