Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the appointment of Wladimir Bocquet in the new post of Director of Spectrum Management Policy. He joins Eutelsat on 1 August from the GSM Association in the UK where he served most recently as Senior Director, Head of Policy, Planning and Regulatory Affairs.
Tricolor TV, operator of one of the world’s fastest-growing TV platforms, and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announce they are collaborating on deploying the first network in Russia to use SmartBeam, Eutelsat’s new multi-screen video delivery solution.
Arqiva, the UK’s leading communications infrastructure and media services company, has renewed multi-year contracts with Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) covering capacity on two satellites.
Following the statement by Abertis on Eutelsat's intention to initiate the process of divesting its stake in Hispasat through the exercise of a put option granted by Abertis in 2008, Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) states that the exercise of the put represents a pre-agreed exception to a lock-up period extending to the end of July 2017.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today initiated the process of divesting its stake in Hispasat by exercising the put option granted in 2008 by Hispasat’s majority shareholder, the Abertis Group.
StarTimes, one of the fastest-growing operators of digital TV networks in Africa, and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) have concluded new multi-year agreements that set the stage for accelerated roll-out of digital broadcasting services across Africa.
Yesterday’s first quarter-final of the Euro2016 marked the kick-off of seven matches that Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) are offering Italian TV homes. The initiative with Eutelsat marks Rai’s most ambitious foray into Ultra HD that represents the next big leap forward in broadcasting.
In a context of slowing industry-wide momentum, Eutelsat Communications is announcing a review of its strategic priorities and financial objectives.
The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that Eutelsat Communications has achieved Full Tier 4 Certification for its Paris-Rambouillet teleport in France under WTA’s recently launched Teleport Certification Programme. Tier 4 is the highest of four quality tiers and the Paris-Rambouillet Teleport is the first in the world to achieve that level of Certification.
Eutelsat Communications and InfraMed have entered into an agreement whereby InfraMed becomes a c.21% shareholder in ‘Broadband for Africa’, the venture set up by Eutelsat to provide satellite broadband services on the African continent.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the successful issue by Eutelsat S.A. of 5-year senior unsecured bonds (the “Bonds”) for a total of €500 million.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) confirms today’s successful launch of its EUTELSAT 117 West B satellite. The satellite was ferried into space by a Falcon 9 rocket that took off from SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral at 10.29 ET (14.29 UTC) and parked EUTELSAT 117 West B in a supersynchronous orbit after a 30-minute flight.
