Paris, 20 November 2009

The winners of this year’s prestigious HOT BIRD™ TV Awards, the only international event recognizing the highest quality of content creation and innovation by thematic satellite television channels, were honored on November 20 at a gala ceremony in Venice.

The Awards are bestowed by a jury of media experts and organized annually by Eutelsat in partnership with Eurovisioni and Satexpo. In addition to channels participating from across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, this year’s event was the first to include broadcasters from across Africa, further broadening the range and diversity of content considered by the jury in each thematic category.

Almost 150 channels from 20 countries entered this year’s event, making it the most significant since the HOT BIRD™ TV Awards were established in 1998. The winning channels selected by the jury for 2009 are:

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