Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta believes there is strong potential for new satellite television platforms to emerge in Eastern Europe. The operator has recently done deals with Poverkhnost, a new direct-to-home platform in the Ukraine, as well as two deals in Serbia with Serbia Telekom and Serbia Broadband.

“With a population in Russia of around 150 million people and 50 million in the Ukraine, our belief is that there is further potential for new platforms, maybe in partnership with western corporations,” he said. “We continue to consolidate our market position in central Europe.”

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