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  • Rai and Eutelsat team up in Italy for record number of live Ultra HD broadcasts of Euro 2016 matches

    Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster and Eutelsat (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) are teaming up to deliver unprecedented live coverage of premium sport in Ultra HD. Following an agreement between the two companies, seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship will be offered to Italian TV homes receiving Tivùsat, the free-to-view platform distributed by satellite from Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD video ...

  • EUTELSAT 9B satellite gets to work

    The EUTELSAT 9B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) has been fully powered up and is now providing TV services to homes across Europe.

  • EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite speeds into space

    The successful lift-off of the Ariane rocket carrying the EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite into space lit up the night sky today in Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane launcher ferrying Eutelsat’s newest satellite into space took off on 9 March at 02.20 (05.20 UTC) and delivered EUTELSAT 65 West A into its transfer orbit after a 27-minute flight.

  • Eutelsat hits new milestone of 6,000 TV channels

    Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) has crossed the threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting via its fleet, further consolidating its position as a premium satellite operator and service provider to the global broadcasting industry.

  • EUTELSAT 65 West A flies into Kourou for Ariane launch on 9 March

    Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its EUTELSAT 65 west A satellite arrived in Kourou on 6 February and is on track for launch on 9 March by an Ariane rocket. Lift-off of the 6.5 tonne satellite is scheduled on 9 March at 02:22 local time (05:22 GMT, 06:22 CET).

  • 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).

  • Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe chooses Eutelsat to accelerate transition to digital TV

    Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announces it has sealed a three-year contract with the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for Ku-band capacity on the EUTELSAT 3B satellite. The capacity will be used to deliver twelve free-to-view channels to a nationwide network of 48 Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) transmitters so that Zimbabwean viewers can benefit from improved

  • Eutelsat TV Awards winners revealed!

    Creativity, innovation, energy and exceptional talent are the hallmarks of the winners of this year's Eutelsat TV Awards that were announced in Rome tonight at a gala ceremony attended by over 300 industry executives from around the world.

  • EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite powered up and now in full commercial service

    Eutelsat Communications announces that its new EUTELSAT 8 West B has been fully powered up and is already broadcasting TV channels to over 52 million homes in the Middle East and North Africa. Launched on August 20 by an Ariane 5 rocket, the new high-power satellite is co-located with a constellation of satellites operated by Eutelsat and Nilesat at the 7/8 degrees West neighbourhood.

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