Ethiosat is Ethiopia's first dedicated free-to-air (FTA) TV platform, launched in October 2019. It consolidates Ethiopian TV channels for broadcast from a single orbital position, delivering content exclusively to Ethiopian direct-to-home (DTH) homes. Hosted on SES's NSS-12 satellite at 57 degrees East, Ethiosat delivers over 30 channels, with a growing number in high definition (HD). Ethiosat is the result of agreements between the Ethiopian Media Authority, Ethiopian Space Science, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters (AEB), and SES. Key activities: TV broadcasting, satellite services; partners include SES, EBC and AEB; keywords: FTA TV platform, Ethiopian content, SES, NSS-12.
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SES provides the Ethiosat platform from the prime orbital position at 57 degrees East and has flexibility to ensure its long-term service continuity.
Ethiosat at 57 degrees East delivers content to 17 million TV households in Ethiopia.
Ethiosat was launched in October 2019.
SES’s Ethiosat platform at the 57 degrees East orbital position delivers content to 17 million TV households in Ethiopia.
NSS 12 Ethiosat is Ethiopia’s first dedicated free-to-air TV platform hosted on SES’s NSS-12 satellite.
Ethiosat was launched in October 2019 as a result of an agreement among the Ethiopian Media Authority, Ethiopian Space Science, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters, and SES to consolidate Ethiopian TV channels at one orbital position.
SES’s Ethiosat platform’s reach to TV households in Ethiopia increased by 7 million compared to 2022.
SES provides Ethiosat service continuity from its prime orbital position at 57 degrees East.
Ethiosat was launched in October 2019.
Ethiosat’s reach to TV households increased by 7 million compared to 2022, representing a 70% increase in reach from 2022.
Ethiosat is hosted on SES’s NSS-12 satellite at the 57 degrees East orbital position.
The 57 degrees East orbital position hosts the Ethiosat platform.
Ethiosat uses the 57 degrees East orbital position to broadcast to 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.
The 57 degrees East orbital position hosts the Ethiosat platform, which supports a growing community of 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.
The Ethiosat platform supports a growing community of 10 million TV households across Ethiopia.