What is Europe by Satellite?

EbS, the European Union's TV information service, was launched in 1995 and provides EU related audiovisual material via satellite to media professionals. The programming consists of a mix of live events, news items, stockshots on EU policies and issues.

EbS offers

• Institutional content from the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, the European Central Bank and other institutions.
• Live coverage of press conferences and briefings from the institutions, EP plenary sessions, European Councils;
• Stockshots, info clips and Video News Releases produced by the Audiovisual Services and other EU institutions;
• Teletext service carrying EP programme information during plenary sessions;
• On line streaming of live and on demand EbS items up to 7 days following the original transmission;
• On line broadcast quality video and audio files (MPEG2 and MP3 respectively) available for download directly from the website.

EbS footprint

EbS is transmitted using a non-encrypted signal which can be received using easily available equipment. It can be seen in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, east coast of the USA, throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Europe by Satellite
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Tel. +32 2 296 41 06
Fax +32 2 230 12 80