Munich, 16 July 2010.  The Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland AG, Unterföhring, (ISIN DE000SKYD000) today appointed Chase Carey, Deputy Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland AG. Chase Carey replaces Markus Tellenbach who will take on the role of Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board with immediate effect.

The Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland AG will comprise the following nine members:
Chase Carey (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Deputy Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, New York.
Markus Tellenbach (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board), President & CEO of TVN S.A. Warsaw, Poland.
Dr. Stefan Jentzsch, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners LLP, London, United Kingdom.
Mark Kaner, President 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, Los Angeles, USA, and member of the management of SKY Italia S.r.l., Milan, Italy.
Miriam Kraus, Senior Vice President, Global Governance, Risk & Compliance, SAP AG, Walldorf, Germany.
Thomas Mockridge, CEO of SKY Italia S.r.l., Milan, Italy.
Guillaume de Posch.
Steven Tomsic, Director Corporate Finance and Planning, Europe and Asia, News Corporation, London, United Kingdom.
Katrin Wehr-Seiter, self-employed business and investment advisor, Bad Homburg, Germany.

Chase Carey: “I am very pleased to accept the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sky Deutschland. I believe that there is considerable potential to grow pay TV in Germany and Austria and I am committed to the future success of the company. Sky Deutschland offers an outstanding entertainment service at great value and leads the market in many areas – nobody else shows more programs in true HD, nobody has a bigger offering in movies and sports, including all the Bundesliga, and nobody provides customers with as much high quality and exclusive TV content. This is a dynamic company that has achieved much over the last year and I am looking forward to working with the team in the months and years ahead to grow the business to deliver sustained profitability.”

Contact for press:
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Croissant
Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49 89/99 58-63 97
hans-juergen.croissant@sky.de

Contact for investors and analysts:
Christine Scheil
Vice President Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 89/99 58-10 10
christine.scheil@sky.de