HDTV Channels Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD now available with T-Home via VDSL

Munich, January 31, 2007. The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has signed a contract with Deutsche Telekoms T-Online for the distribution of its HDTV programmes. From now on, Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD will be available via VDSL on T-Coms T-Home IPTV service. T-Home offers subscribers the opportunity to obtain Internet, telephony, and television services from a single connection. T-Home is available via Telekoms new high-speed Internet access, with transmission rates of up to 50Mbit/s. The commercial TV services Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD will be included in the T-Home Complete package. Apart from the available bandwidth, television sets must also bear the HD ready seal in order to receive both channels in the high-resolution HDTV format.

Sat.1 and ProSieben simultaneously broadcast their programs in HDTV. HDTV images are up to five times sharper and more detailed than those transmitted using the conventional PAL signal. Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD can also be received by means of the ASTRA satellite system or the Kabel BW network. In 2006, Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD broadcast over 200 hours of original HD content during prime time. Currently, viewers can receive premium content that includes top-series like Criminal Minds, Lost or Greys Anatomy as well as Hollywood blockbusters in HD quality. In addition to Sat.1 HD and ProSieben HD, the T-Home package includes the commercial TV channels Sat.1, ProSieben and kabel eins in conventional quality.