IP/09/196 Brussels, 30 January 2009European Commission doubles audiovisual coverage of events and other services to mediaEbS+, a new addition to the Europe by Satellite (EbS) service was launched in January to provide more EU-related audiovisual content to journalists and other users worldwide. Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström said "Doubling the capacity will increase transparency in the EU and reporting of EU issues." EbS provides broadcast-quality, up-to-the-minute and free-of-charge audiovisual coverage of EU news to media professionals around the world. It is also available to the public. EbS offers live transmissions of EU events and edited news via digital satellite and live webstreaming in up to 23 languages. It also provides archived material (memoclips), video stockshots, infoclips and video news releases (VNRs). Website: http://ec.europa.eu/ebs