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Through capacity commercialised on 24 satellites
providing coverage from the Americas to
the Pacific, Eutelsat is one of the world’s
leading satellite operators. Eutelsat's
satellites offer a broad portfolio of services
that include television and radio broadcasting
for the consumer public, professional video
broadcasting, corporate networks, Internet
services and mobile communications. Eutelsat
has also developed a suite of broadband
services for local communities, businesses
and individuals and opened a subsidiary
in Italy called Skylogic Italia to support
broadband services through multimedia platforms.
Primarily from its HOT BIRDTM neighbourhood,
Eutelsat transmits more than 1,450 television
channels to 110 million cable and satellite
homes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Since its creation 25 years ago Eutelsat
has placed innovation at the centre of its
development. The company was the first in
Europe to distribute digital satellite television
using the DVB standard (Digital Video Broadcasting)
which is now a global refererence for digital
broadcasting. It also played a pioneering
role in the creation and promotion of the
DVB-RCS standard whose take-up is driving
down the cost of two-way broadband terminals
for businesses and local
communities.
Eutelsat restructured from an international
organisation into a company incorporated
under French law in 2001. It principally
markets its services through distributors
who include leading telecommunications operators
such as Belgacom, British Telecom, Deutsche
Telekom, France Telecom (GlobeCast), Telespazio
and service providers such as Hughes Network
Systems. Anchor broadcasters include public
and private television channels (BBC, Sky
Italia, France Télévision,
Deutsche Welle, TF1, Bloomberg, CNN, BSkyB,
TPS, Cyfra+ etc.). A total of 850 corporate
networks serve customers in the finance,
distribution, energy and media sectors.
The corporate governance of Eutelsat is
the responsibility of a Board of Directors,
with 10 members. Giuliano Berretta is Chairman
of the Board and CEO.
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