Paris, 1 September 2016 - Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) regrets the loss of Spacecom’s AMOS-6 satellite following the launch pad explosion today of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral. In collaboration with Facebook, Eutelsat had contracted a multi-year agreement to lease the satellite’s Ka-band payload covering Sub-Saharan Africa, with a view to launching broadband servi
ViaSat Inc. and Eutelsat Communications continue to execute on their strategy to deliver high-quality satellite-based Internet connectivity to the commercial air market in Europe. Finnair announced today it has signed an agreement with ViaSat to install a high-speed wireless Internet network across the airline’s entire Airbus A320 series short-haul fleet flying in Europe.
Eutelsat Communications and Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), a unique NGO specialising in emergency telecommunications, have renewed their partnership agreement initiated in 2007. The extension of the agreement and future collaboration was discussed today at Eutelsat’s Paris HQ by Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat CEO, Jean-François Cazenave, TSF Chairman and Monique Lanne-Petit, TSF Director.
Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA) have signed an agreement whereby SpeedCast will acquire Eutelsat’s 70% stake in WINS Limited for a consideration based on a total enterprise value of approximately €60 million.
The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications (ISIN: FR0010221234 – NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) met yesterday under the chairmanship of Michel de Rosen and reviewed the financial results for the year ended 30 June 2016.
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.
