LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TVSL S.A. en liquidation (formerly SBS Broadcasting S.A.) today announced that it expects to distribute the proceeds of its recently completed asset sale and certain other amounts to shareholders and make payments to holders of stock options of the former SBS on November 8, 2005. The liquidation distribution amount to be paid to shareholders will be equal to either euro 46.072 per share or, for those shareholders who have previously elected to receive U.S. dollars, U.S. $55.087 per share. The aggregate amount paid to each shareholder and option holder will be rounded down to the nearest cent prior to payment. The payments will be made by wire transfer or by mail in the form of a cheque to shareholders of record as of October 18, 2005, the closing date of the asset sale, and to option holders. Shareholders of record as of any date other than October 18, 2005 will not be entitled to receive the liquidation distribution from the former SBS. Shareholders who have purchased shares in the former SBS or have become shareholders of record after October 18, 2005 will need to make arrangements with the holder of these shares on the record date in order to receive any proceeds of the liquidation distribution. The former SBS's ordinary shares were delisted from the Nasdaq market, and trading of the shares on Euronext Amsterdam was suspended, as of the close of trading on October 13, 2005. Delisting from Euronext Amsterdam is expected to occur on November 8, 2005, upon payment of the liquidation distribution and option cancellation payments. If shareholders or option holders have any questions in connection with these payments, they should contact Georgeson Shareholder, the information agent, at the following telephone numbers: Georgeson Shareholder Toll free in the United States: +1 866 328 5441 Banks and Brokers: +1 212 440 9800 Callers in Europe: 00 800 5555 6666 The former SBS's paying agent in The Netherlands for purposes of the liquidation distribution is Deutsche Bank AG, Amsterdam Branch, Herengracht 450-454, 1017 CA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (telephone: +31 20 555 4461). The liquidation of the former SBS will be completed as promptly as practicable following the satisfaction of its remaining liabilities at which point the issued and outstanding shares will be cancelled. The former SBS does not expect to make any further distributions to shareholders. Forward-Looking Statements The statements in this press release regarding the timing for the liquidation distribution, payments to option holders and the completion of the liquidation process are forward-looking. The actual timing of these events may change. For information regarding factors that could affect the timing for these events, please see the Shareholders' Circular, which is available on SBS's website at http://www.sbsbroadcasting.com/. DATASOURCE: TVSL S.A. en liquidation CONTACT: Investors: Mike Smargiassi, or Jon Lesko, both of Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667; or Press: Jeff Pryor of Pryor & Associates, +1-818-338-3555, all for TVSL S.A. en liquidation Web site: http://www.sbsbroadcasting.com/

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