EUTELSAT HOT BIRD 13C is part of Eutelsat's 13 degrees East neighbourhood of three high-power satellites serving Europe, North Africa and the Middle-East. This flagship position broadcasts over 1 100 television channels to over 120 million homes and is the Europe's prime orbital location for channels broadcast.

The HOT BIRD video neighbourhood hosts 13 premium platforms, over 600 pay-TV channels, almost 500 free-to-air channels and over 150 HDTV channels.

HOT BIRD 13C helps further advance the development of digital and HDTV. DTH reception in the beam centre is possible with antennae smaller than 70 cm, and with slightly larger antennas throughout Europe, North Africa and as far East as Moscow and Dubai. The satellite also delivers channels to cable and DTT networks, and the add-on TV coverage needed for triple-play offers.