market, HiTv is adopting a mass market pricing approach and targeting 100,000
homes in its first year of operation.”
Commenting the contract with Entertainment Highway, Olivier Milliès-Lacroix,
Eutelsat’s Commercial Director said: “We are very pleased that the flexible
configuration of our W4 satellite enables us to provide Nigeria’s new pay-TV platform
with a footprint serving their full target market. This new contract shows the dynamic of
digital television markets in sub-Saharan Africa for broadcasting international channels
and new, locally-produced content. It also further underscores the premium ranking of
our W4 satellite, which, together with SESAT 1 constitute a key video neighbourhood
for Africa.”
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding
company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 24 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 30 September 2007, Eutelsat’s satellites were broadcasting over 2,730
television channels, of which more than 1,000 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD™ 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 529 commercial, technical and operational experts from 27 countries.
Eutelsat Press Contact
Vanessa O’Connor
Tel. :+ 33 (0)1 53 98 38 88
Frédérique Gautier
Tel. :+ 33 (0)1 53 98 38 88
Eutelsat Investor relations
Gilles Janvier
Tel. :+ 33 (0)1 53 98 35 35
Hi-TV Contact:
Olumide Amure
Head Business Development
Tel:+234 805 405 40 00