Eutelsat announces that France Télévisions, the official media partner of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, will be broadcasting the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games live in Ultra High Definition across France on France 2 UHD, via FRANSAT, Eutelsat’s free-to-view satellite platform for French DTT channels.
Eutelsat and Polsat Plus Group, Poland’s leading media and telecommunications group, today announced the renewal of their long‑standing partnership with a new multi‑year, multi‑transponder contract at Eutelsat’s flagship HOTBIRD video neighbourhood at 13° East.
Eutelsat hereby announces that the transaction currently underway for the disposal of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets to private equity investor, EQT Infrastructure VI, will not proceed, as all conditions precedent have not been satisfied.
Eutelsat announces that Swiss TV platform Kabelio has extended its satellite capacity agreement on the EUTELSAT HOTBIRD video neighbourhood at 13° East. The contract, originally running until the end of 2026, has been renewed ahead of schedule for a further five years, to the end of 2031.
Eutelsat and MaiaSpace have signed a multi-launch agreement for the future launch of LEO satellites, starting in 2027. The agreement adds to Eutelsat’s options for access to space, providing additional assurance of operational continuity for customers of its OneWeb constellation.
Eutelsat is proudly partnering with the INSV Kaundinya team, a part of the Indian Navy on one of its most prestigious maritime heritage and strategic initiatives, to provide its OneWeb high-speed LEO satellite connectivity to a vessel undertaking a historic voyage of national importance.
Eutelsat has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract to build a further 340 OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Together with the previous batch of 100 satellites procured in December 2024, the total number of satellites ordered is up to 440.
