EUTELSAT TEAMS WITH GENERAL SATELLITE AND ST PETERSBURG’s MARIINSKY THEATRE FOR A PREMIERE 3DTV SATELLITE TRANSMISSION TO NEW-GENERATION TV DISPLAYS

In a new display of how 3D is rapidly redefining the viewing experience, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) is teaming with Russia’s General Satellite Corporation and the Mariinsky Theatre for a satellite transmission on 15 April from St. Petersburg of an exceptional sequence of classical ballet performances by leading Russian dancers. The 3D content will be received live in Moscow and Paris and displayed for the first time on Samsung’s first generation of Full HD 3D TV sets.