S atellite-fleet operator Eutelsat S.A.’s mega contract with News Corp.’s Sky Italia will add 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to Eutelsat’s backlog not including options that may be exercised later, Eutelsat Deputy Chief Executive Jean-Paul Brillaud said Sept. 16.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris Bureau Chief for SpaceNews.