Eutelsat Communications has signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB) for video capacity on its EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite. Introduced to the local market back in 2012, Eutelsat’s 7/8° West orbital position will now broadcast the vast majority of Ethiopia’s channels thanks to these new agreements. Members include Ethiopian Broadcasting Service (EBS), Fana TV, Walta, Kana TV, Arts, Nahoo TV, Afrihealth, OBS, LTV, Ahadu, DWTV, Asham TV and Balageru. These agreements also highlight the strength of Eutelsat’s 7/8° West orbital position. This goal can be reached if all broadcasters operate from a common orbital position to reach their audiences, such as 7/8° West.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2019 15:00 UTC