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October 27th, 2010

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[SatBroadcasting(tm)] Arqiva has reached an agreement with EchoStar Broadcasting Corp., a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) to extend its long-term contract for global contribution.


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The multi-year deal consists of full-time delivery of more than 30 international channels from Europe and Asia to EchoStar's teleports in Cheyenne, WY and Gilbert, AZ. The EchoStar contribution deal includes full-time downlinks of the 30-plus channels as well as operation of a multiplex system at Arqiva’s Chalfont (UK) Teleport. The signal is then sent by fiber to EchoStar’s teleports. In addition, Asia-region downlinks are delivered directly to Cheyenne via Arqiva’s fiber network in the US. “The EchoStar renewal demonstrates the confidence it has in Arqiva’s seamless global delivery. By using our extensive fiber and teleport infrastructure in Europe, we are able to reliably deliver a portion of EchoStar’s international programming fare to its US locations,” said Jon Kirchner, EVP, Arqiva Broadcast & Media, from the company’s Washington, DC offices and teleport.