Eutelsat 172B in final testing. Photo: 17B

Manoto TV, a popular Persian-language channel, has completed its switch in SD and HD versions to the Eutelsat 7B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. The channel is now available exclusively from Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellites and Eutelsat 7B that together form a single neighborhood for Persian-speaking viewers in Europe, the Middle East and Iran.

More than 2 million Hot Bird homes in Iran are already equipped for dual-feed reception from Hot Bird and the adjacent Eutelsat 7B satellite in order to benefit from HD. Owned by Marjan Television Network, the London-based free-to-air channel Manoto TV broadcasts documentaries, films, series, original entertainment and news.