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Eutelsat 16A satellite in the clean room.
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[Satellite TODAY 05-31-13] Romania’s digital broadcasting landscape has expanded with the recent launch of Freesat, a new TV platform available from the EUTELSAT 16A satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. Freesat is a direct-to-home platform of standard digital and high definition channels available for a yearly subscription.
The newly launched platform assembles Romanian public and private TV channels such as TVR 1, TVR 2, Pro TV, AcasaTv, ProCinema, Sport.ro, KanalD, Prima, NationalTV, FavoritTV, TVR HD TVR 3, TVR News, TVR International, Etno TV, Taraf TV, and WEST TV. International free-to-air content can also be received from EUTELSAT 16A and Eutelsat’s adjacent HOT BIRD satellites.
The launch will provide an opportunity for the 3.5 million homes in Romania that are not currently using digital standards. "Our objective is to give Romanians access to digital television choice at a great price with the highest quality and to reach the maximum number of homes using Eutelsat’s established neighborhood at 16 degrees East," Serban Belenes, general manager of Freesat, said in a statement.
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