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The EU has its very own TV service, and it's called Europe by Satellite.

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For more than 10 years, broadcasters have used its free pictures of European Union events

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as part of their impartial reports and programs on life in the Union.

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Managed by the Commission in partnership with the other principal institutions, EBS broadcasts

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daily the very latest video of key European events to a vast satellite reception area,

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now including the eastern seaboard of the U.S. and all of Latin America.

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And through the Internet, the service can be accessed throughout the world.

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Statistics consistently show EBS to be a favorite source for Europe's media professionals.

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They take and record its fast, broadcast-quality pictures for use as a major ingredient in

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their news and current affairs reporting.

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Commission press conferences, European councils, plenary sessions of the European Parliament

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– EBS takes these major and influential events and transmits them live, and, thanks

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to the interpreters, in all 23 languages of the European Union.

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More than any other broadcaster in the world.

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In addition, Europe by Satellite offers TV program makers exclusive illustration for

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their European stories.

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Copyright-cleared historical background footage, attractive up-to-the-minute stock shop material,

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and lively biopics of leading EU personalities.