As from the 1st of July 2008 FIP has been unavailable on the Astra and Hotbird satellites. This is apparently due to Canal Plus demanding a substantial increase in fees for carrying the Radio France services on their channels at renewal of contract negotiations. Services may be resumed at a future date subject to agreement.
FIP is still available by satellite on the Atlantic Bird 3 at 5 degrees west, and via the Internet.
The French text of the Radio France announcement is here:
http://www.radiofrance.fr/services/ecouter/satellite.php
