France Wins it’s First Junior Eurovision Song Contest
11-year-old Valentina representing France has won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, giving her country its very first win.
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RT Wins at the Shorty Social Good Awards
Among this year’s winners at the Shorty Social Good Awards, that recognize projects having a positive impact on society, RT is the leader, with six top awards.
TRT World Launches on the Azercosmos Azerspace-1 Satellite
Turkish public broadcaster, TRT’s international news platform TRT World is now available on Azercosmos Azerspace-1 satellite located at 46.0 °E.
Al Jazeera Wins Two Foreign Press Association Media Awards
Al Jazeera has won two awards at the prestigious Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2020 held on 23rd November.
BBC News Pashto Relaunches Instagram Channel
The new-look BBC News Pashto Instagram account now focuses on issues that matter to female audiences in Afghanistan and around the world.
European Parliament Warns Media Freedom in Europe has Declined
The European Parliament has said that it is deeply concerned about the state of media freedom within the EU and denounces the violence, harassment and pressure faced by journalists.
Eutelsat’s Konnect Ramps Up Retail Distribution
Eutelsat Communications’ (Euronext Paris: ETL) new direct arm, konnect, has kick-started the retail distribution of next-generation satellite Broadband across Europe and Africa.
Eutelsat Disposes Stake in EBI to Viasat
Eutelsat will sell its 51% stake in Euro Broadband Infrastructure (EBI), the company operating the KA SAT satellite, and related European broadband business to Viasat for an initial consideration of €140m.
Pascal Homsy Joins Eutelsat as Chief Technical Officer
Eutelsat Communications has confirmed the appointment of Pascal Homsy as Chief Technical Officer, joining the firm from Thales Alenia Space.