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PARIS, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Algerie Telecom Satellite (ATS) [http://www.ats.dz ], a subsidiary of Algeria's leading telecom operator, is expanding its relationship with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) with five-year capacity contracts concluded on the new ATLANTIC BIRD 7 satellite. ATS has chosen the superior coverage of the entire Algerian territory afforded by ATLANTIC BIRD 7 [http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/7w-ab7.html ], enabling it to further...

PARIS, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 16, art lovers across Europe will be able to experience LEONARDO LIVE, a satellite-delivered HD presentation of the landmark and sold-out exhibition in London's National Gallery, "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan". Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, is partnering on this unique broadcast with BY Experience, the New York-based content distributor and...

PARIS, December 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that from 1 March 2012 it will be unifying the names of its satellites around the established Eutelsat brand. From this date, the Group's satellites will take the Eutelsat name associated with the relevant figure for their orbital position and a letter indicating their order of arrival at that position. This new system has been devised to support Eutelsat's efforts to communicate...

PARIS, November 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the full entry into commercial service of the powerful W3C satellite at 16degree(s) East. The transfer of all traffic, including over 480 television channels, onto W3C from the EUROBIRD(TM) 16, W2M and SESAT 1 satellites was completed this morning by Eutelsat's control centre, working in close collaboration with clients and providers of uplink services. With the...

PARIS, October 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces the full entry into commercial service of its high-capacity ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 7 satellite one month after its launch to 7 degrees West. The transfer of all television channels onto ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 7 at 7 degrees West from the ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 4A satellite was completed in the early hours of October 23 by Eutelsat's control centre, working in close collaboration with...

  A spacecraft launch service operating from a mobile sea platform in the Pacific Ocean successfully completed their first launch since emerging from bankruptcy protection in late 2010, BBC News Science Correspondent Jonathan Amos reported on Saturday. Sea Launch, which completed Chapter 11 reorganization procedures on October 27 of last year, launched the Atlantic Bird 7 broadcast satellite from its Odyssey Launch Platform. The launch, which took place near the Equator, was the...

PARIS, Sept. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 7 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been successfully delivered into orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch AG from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean. Lift-off of the rocket carrying the Astrium-built 4.6 tonne satellite took place on Saturday 24 September at 20:18 GMT/UTC (22:18 CET). After a 1-hour 7-minute flight, the Zenit-3SL booster...

PARIS, September 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ? Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its ATLANTIC BIRD(TM) 7 satellite is set for launch on Saturday September 24. The satellite will be delivered into orbit by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch AG from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific Ocean. Lift-off is planned for 13:18 pm Pacific Daylight Time (20:18 GMT, 22:18 CET), at the opening of a 74-minute...

PARIS, February 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elettronica Industriale, the network operator of Italy's Mediaset Group, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the signature of a 12-year contract for capacity at the HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood. The new contract for one transponder further consolidates a 20-year relationship between the two companies, increasing Mediaset's HOT BIRD(TM) resources to five transponders. It will support Italy's...

DUBAI, UAE, February 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - 8-10 February 2011, Dubai, Stand (S-D11- Hall ARENA) - Continued Growth of Eutelsat Video Positions Serving MENA Regions: 7.7% Average Annual Growth of Satellite TV Homes From 2008 to 2010 - Successful Launch of KA-SAT Satellite, Ushering in New-generation Resources for IP and Data Services - 3D Workshop on Trends and Markets With the Middle East and North Africa representing some of the most vibrant...