Exhibit 10.63.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
GALAXY IIIC TRANSPONDER LEASE AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO GALAXY IIIC TRANSPONDER LEASE AGREEMENT (the
"Amendment") is made and entered into as of December 15, 2000 (the "Effective
Date") by and between PanAmSat Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("PanAmSat"),
and California Broadcast Center, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Lessee"), and amends that certain Galaxy IIIC Transponder Lease Agreement
dated as of June 30, 2000 (the "Agreement") between Lessee and PanAmSat.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, Lessee has certain rights to lease Ku-
band transponders on the satellite currently under construction and to be known
as Galaxy IIIC;
WHEREAS, PanAmSat and Lessee are party to that certain Amended and Restated
Galaxy VIII(i) Transponder Lease Agreement (the "Galaxy VIII(i) Lease
Agreement"), dated as of June 30, 2000, for the lease of transponder capacity on
the HS-601HP satellite commonly known as Galaxy VIII(i); and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of (i) an amendment to the Galaxy
VIII(i) Lease Agreement, (ii) an amendment to that certain Galaxy IIIR
Transponder Sublease Agreement dated as of April 21, 1997 pursuant to which
Lessee has certain rights to lease backup transponders on the satellite known as
Galaxy IIIR, and (iii) a Galaxy VIII(i)R Transponder Lease Agreement (the
"Galaxy VIII(i)R Lease Agreement") pursuant to which Lessee will lease Ku-band
transponders on the HS-601HP satellite to be constructed and launched and to be
known as Galaxy VIII(i)R, PanAmSat and Lessee desire to amend the Agreement as
set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and other good and valuable
consideration acknowledged by the parties to have been given, the parties
mutually agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
I. Section 6.10 is hereby amended as follows:
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II. The first sentence of Section 7.02 is hereby amended by replacing the
reference to "Section 7.04" with "Section 7.08(a)".
III. The second sentence of Section 12.04(a) is hereby amended by deleting the
phrase "SECTIONS 9, 10 AND 12" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase
"SECTIONS 6.07, 9, 10 AND 12".
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IV. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in the Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency
between any term or condition of this Amendment and any term or condition
of the Agreement, the applicable term or condition of this Amendment shall
govern. Except as modified by this Amendment, the Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and conditions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed and
delivered this Amendment as of the Effective Date above.
PANAMSAT CORPORATION
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
CALIFORNIA BROADCAST CENTER, LLC
By: DTVI One, Inc., its Managing Member
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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