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10/17/2015 Eutelsat?Opens?New?Neighbourhood?at?9?Degrees?East?With?Eurobird(TM)?9?Satellite?(Formerly...????re>?PARIS,?May?15?/PRNewswire?FirstCall/???
http://www.prnewswire.com/news?releases/eutelsat?opens?new?neighbourhood?at?9?degrees?east?with?eurobirdtm?9?satellite?formerly?hot?birdtm?2?581�� 1/3
Eutelsat?Opens?New?Neighbourhood?at?9?Degrees?East?With
Eurobird(TM)?9?Satellite?(Formerly?Hot?Bird(TM)?2)
Market?Opens?for?Dual?Feed?Reception?of?Channels?From?9?Degrees?East?and?13
Degrees?East,?Eutelsat's?Premium?HOT?BIRD(TM)?Video?Neighbourhood
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DATE?PUBLISHED:?MAY?15,?2007

????PARIS,?May?15?/PRNewswire�\FirstCall/?�\�\?Eutelsat?Communications
?(Euronext?Paris:?ETL)?announces?that?its?HOT?BIRD(TM)?2?satellite?has?been
?redeployed?to?9?degrees?East.?Rebranded?EUROBIRD(TM)?9,?the?satellite's
?entry?into?service?marks?the?opening?of?a?new?video?neighbourhood,?which?is
?adjacent?to?Eutelsat's?premium?HOT?BIRD(TM)?position.?Reception?of?channels
?from?both?locations?is?possible?with?off�\the�\shelf?dual�\feed?domestic
?dishes.
?????The?repositioning?of?EUROBIRD(TM)?9?follows?the?successful?launches?in
?2006?of?Eutelsat's?HOT?BIRD(TM)?7A?and?8?satellites.?Together?with?HOT
?BIRD(TM)?6,?these?large?satellites?today?broadcast?more?than?1,000
?channels,?of?which?over?50?per?cent?are?free�\to�\air?from?the?Group's?13
?degrees?East?position.?Their?entry?into?service?has?enabled?Eutelsat?to
?pursue?the?development?of?its?in�\orbit?resource?by?redeploying
?high�\performance?HOT?BIRD(TM)?satellites?to?other?locations?with?strong
?growth?potential.*
?????Optimised?for?DTH?(Direct�\to�\Home)?broadcasting,?EUROBIRD(TM)?9
?delivers?20?fully?operational?Ku�\band?transponders?supplying?coverage
?across?Europe,?North?Africa?and?the?Middle?East.?In?order?to?support?the
?market?for?multi�\satellite?reception,?which?is?afforded?by?the?proximity?of
?its?orbital?positions,?Eutelsat?is?developing?new?low�\cost?consumer
?solutions?to?enable?existing?HOT?BIRD(TM)?installations?to?be?easily
?upgraded?to?receive?channels?from?9?degrees?East?via?a?second?LNB?fitted
?beside?the?LNB?directed?to?the?HOT?BIRD(TM)?neighbourhood.
?????Eutelsat?has?already?concluded?a?first?contract?for?capacity?on
?EUROBIRD(TM)?9?with?the?Portuguese?cable?operator?TVTEL,?which?has
?announced?it?will?shortly?launch?a?new?pay�\TV?platform?for?the?Portuguese
?market.?Using?two?transponders?on?the?satellite?to?address?principally
?almost?two?million?television?homes?in?Portugal?only?receiving?analogue
?over�\the�\air?channels,?TVTEL's?platform?will?begin?with?20?digital
?channels.?Encrypted?with?Conax,?they?will?include?Portugal's?four?national
?channels?and?a?package?of?16?thematic?channels?broadcasting?content?ranging
?from?movies,?documentaries,?music,?serials,?news?and?sports.?TVTEL?will
?also?market?dual�\feed?antennas?in?Portugal?so?that?homes?can?have?access?to
?the?broad?range?of?international?channels?available?free�\to�\air?from?the
?HOT?BIRD(TM)?neighbourhood.
?????Commenting?on?the?entry?into?service?of?EUROBIRD(TM)?9,?Giuliano
?Berretta,?CEO?of?Eutelsat?Communications?said:?"The?deployment?of
?EUROBIRD(TM)?9?at?9?degrees?East,?underpins?our?objective?to?optimise?our
?video?neighbourhoods?in?order?to?meet?continued?demand?for?capacity?for
?Standard?Digital?and?HDTV?channels.?It?is?our?conviction?that?with?the
?availability?of?low�\cost?dual�\feed?antennas?for?enriching?channel?reception
?from?more?than?one?orbital?location,?Europe?is?poised?to?move?into?an?era
?of?multi�\satellite?reception?which?is?already?commonplace?in?strong
?satellite?markets?around?the?world,?notably?North?America."
?????*?7?degrees?West?for?ATLANTIC?BIRD(TM)?4?(formerly?HOT?BIRD(TM)?4);?4
?degrees?East?for?EUROBIRD(TM)?4?(formerly?HOT?BIRD(TM)?3)
?????About?Eutelsat?Communications
?????Eutelsat?Communications?(Euronext?Paris:?ETL,?ISIN?code:?FR0010221234)
?is?the?holding?company?of?Eutelsat?S.A..?With?capacity?commercialised?on?23
?satellites?that?provide?coverage?over?the?entire?European?continent,?as

?well?as?the?Middle?East,?Africa,?India?and?significant?parts?of?Asia?and
?the?Americas,?Eutelsat?is?one?of?the?world's?three?leading?satellite
?operators?in?terms?of?revenues.?At?31?March?2007,?Eutelsat's?satellites
?were?broadcasting?over?2,500?television?channels?and?1,000?radio?stations.
?More?than?1,000?channels?broadcast?via?its?HOT?BIRD(TM)?video?neighbourhood
?which?serves?over?120?million?cable?and?satellite?homes?in?Europe,?the
?Middle?East?and?North?Africa.?The?Group's?satellites?also?serve?a?wide
?range?of?fixed?and?mobile?telecommunications?services,?TV?contribution
?markets,?corporate?networks,?and?broadband?markets?for?Internet?Service
?Providers?and?for?transport,?maritime?and?in�\flight?markets.?Eutelsat's
?broadband?subsidiary,?Skylogic,?markets?and?operates?services?through
?teleports?in?France?and?Italy?that?serve?enterprises,?local?communities,
?government?agencies?and?aid?organisations?in?Europe,?Africa,?Asia?and?the
?Americas.?Headquartered?in?Paris,?Eutelsat?and?its?subsidiaries?employ?515
?commercial,?technical?and?operational?experts?from?27?countries.
?????www.eutelsat.com
?
?????For?further?information
?????Press
?????Vanessa?O'Connor
?????Tel:?+33�\1�\53�\98�\38�\88
?????voconnor@eutelsat.fr?(mailto:voconnor@eutelsat.fr)
?
?????Frederique?Gautier
?????Tel:?+33�\1�\53�\98�\38�\88
?????fgautier@eutelsat.fr?(mailto:fgautier@eutelsat.fr)
?
?????Investors
?????Gilles?Janvier
?????Tel:?+33�\1�\53�\98�\35�\35
?????investors@eutelsat�\communications.com?(mailto:investors@eutelsat�\communications.com)
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