HOT BIRD™ 9 CONSOLIDATES A MARKET-LEADING NEIGHBOURHOOD
Launched in December 2008, HOT BIRD™ 9’s superior capacity in comparison to the HOT BIRD™ 7A satellite it replaced, has taken Eutelsat's premier video neighbourhood to new industry-leading heights of in-orbit redundancy. This increased security has further consolidated the HOT BIRD™ position, which is already the world’s number one satellite neighbourhood for the number of channels broadcast.
Over the past year, Eutelsat has recorded the long term renewal of capacity contracts with major media players including Telespazio in Italy, Cyfrowy Polsat in Poland and GlobeCast, France Telecom Group’s broadcasting subsidiary. New entrants have also launched or increased their services on HOT BIRD™, among them the Air Field Media Group, which launched its first French-speaking Belgian package, Télésat, and the French operator Orange which launched the cinema offer for its Orange TV service intended for triple-play homes unable to receive television via ADSL.
EUROBIRD™ 9A DOUBLES RESOURCES AT 9° EASTReleased from its initial mission at 13° East and repositioned at 9° East, the EUROBIRD™ 9A satellite (formerly HOT BIRD™7A) has significantly accelerated development of Eutelsat’s newest video neighbourhood, opened in 2007 to serve extended Europe. With the doubling of broadcasting capacities the channel count at this position increased from 125 to 245 channels, with the arrival of major international channels such as BBC Entertainment, France24 and Russia Today, along with international broadcasters reaching out to communities living in Europe, such as China’s TVBN and CCTV, and new platforms such as Hungary’s Hello HD and Russia’s Platforma HD. Following its transfer from the 8° West position, Eutelsat’s KabelKiosk service, which is dedicated to feeding cable networks on the European continent, has also benefited from the new resources provided by EUROBIRD™ 9A. This transfer has given KabelKiosk increased opportunity for expansion at a time when, in 2008, the service recorded its strongest ever annual growth, the number of distributed channels going from 70 to 110.
2009 event
The HOT BIRD™ TV Awards ceremony for 2009, held in the prestigious location of the Scuola Grande de San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice, announced the winners of the annual competition which has become the reference for thematic satellite television broadcasting. Almost 150 channels from 20 countries took part in this year’s event which distinguished channels for innovation and new programme ideas.
PEOPLE 'S CHOICE
Duna TV_Hongrois
NATIONAL WINDOW
Yes Italia_Italien
HDTV
HD Suisse_Français,
Allemand, Italien, Romanche
CHILDREN’S
TV-Nanny_Russe
CINEMA
Wojna i Pokój_Polonais
CULTURE & EDUCATION
Zakon TV_Russe
DOCUMENTARIES
Vremya_Russe
FICTION
M-Net Action_ Anglais
LIFESTYLE
Body in Balance_ Allemand
MUSIC
Trace Tropical_Français
NEWS
BBC Persian_Farsi
EXCELLENCE AWARD
SKY News 24_Italien
SPORT
SKY Sport 24_Italien