Eutelsat has launched its new orbital position of 9 degrees East with the Portuguese digital bouquet TVTel. The following channels are now available on Eurobird 9: RTPN, RTP 1, RTP 2, SIC, Panda, Discovery Channel, People and Arts, TVI, Odisseia, Historia, MTV Portugal, VH1, Travel, MGM, VIVA TV, Fashion TV, NASN, ESPN, Hollywood and The Biography Channel. The public channels RTP1 and 2, RTPN and commercial broadcasters SIC, Viva and Fashion TV can be received free-to-air (FTA), while the other services are encrypted.

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