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Kenya prepares to host the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards!

Kenya prepares to host the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards!

Record year for participation East Africa is abuzz with excitement as Kenya prepares to host government dignitaries, the academic community, the scientific world, students and guests for the fifth edition of the prestigious DStv Eutelsat Star Awards.

Satellite TV one of the fastest-growing media in West Africa

Satellite TV one of the fastest-growing media in West Africa

New research revealed in the annual Africascope report produced by TNS Sofres shows a buoyant TV market in French-speaking African countries and the increasing marketshare of the EUTELSAT 16A satellite, one of the key TV satellites for West Africa.

EUTELSAT 9B satellite soars into space

EUTELSAT 9B satellite soars into space

The EUTELSAT 9B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) was successfully launched into geosynchronous transfer orbit today by ILS using a Proton rocket that lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 04.20 (22.20 GMT, 23.20 CET on January 29).

EUTELSAT 9B launch update

EUTELSAT 9B launch update

ILS has advised Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) that the launch of the Proton launch vehicle with the EUTELSAT 9B satellite has been delayed due to weather-related logistical issues.

A peek into 2016 first month highlights

A peek into 2016 first month highlights

Eutelsat Quantum, the partnership with Facebook, the first all-electric satellite, SmartLNB technology, the first live worldwide UHD broadcast… these are some of the major announcements we made in 2015 in response to client and user expectations for a wider satellite experience. 2016 has just started and is set to follow the same trend as the upcoming highlights show.
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EUTELSAT 9B on track for 28 January launch by Proton

EUTELSAT 9B on track for 28 January launch by Proton

Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that the EUTELSAT 9B satellite is on track for launch by an ILS Proton rocket on 28 January. Lift-off of the five-ton satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space is scheduled at 04:19 am Baikonour time (January 27 - 22.19 GMT, 23.19 CET).

Result of the option to reinvest the dividend in shares

Result of the option to reinvest the dividend in shares

Paris, 8 December 2015 – At the Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) General Meeting held on 5 November 2015, shareholders approved payment of a dividend of €1.09 per share for the financial year ended 30 June 2015, and the option for shareholders to receive the entire part of the dividend either in cash or in new shares (scrip dividend) of the Company. The option for payment of the

StarTV selects Eutelsat for new pay-TV venture in Mexico

StarTV selects Eutelsat for new pay-TV venture in Mexico

StarTV, the commercial platform of Stargroup, today announced the launch of its new Direct-to-Home pay-TV service in Mexico. The new platform will start later this month in the Mexican state of Zacatecas and other parts of the country, replacing the TVZac platform that has been available regionally through microwave distribution.

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