ProSiebenSat.1 and Kabel BW conclude long-term distribution contract
Munich / Heidelberg, August 12, 2011.
ProSiebenSat.1 Group and Kabel BW have concluded a long-term
contract to distribute their free- and pay-channels and also for
the Video-on-Demand products of the TV-Group. In addition to the
SD-channels, the agreement also encompasses the new ProSiebenSat.1
Group HD-channels. Already starting on 15 August 2011, viewers of
the cable network operator from Baden-Württemberg can for the first
time also access SAT.1 HD, ProSieben HD, kabel eins HD and sixx HD.
The high resolution broadcast allows TV-images to be displayed with
dramatically more detail than before.
Conrad Albert, General Counsel ProSiebenSat.1 Group: "The new
agreement with Kabel BW enables an even larger number of our
viewers to enjoy the reception of our HD-broadcasts and their
crystal clear images. At the same time, this long-term, directional
agreement serves to secure the distribution of our broadcasts and
to concurrently expand the reach of our Video-on-Demand
products."
"We are delighted by this encompassing agreement with the
ProSiebenSat.1 Group. It is precisely the high resolution channels
of the broadcast-group which enrich our large HD offering and our
programming package "MeinTV HD Plus" enormously", declares Harald
Rösch, Kabel BW's Chief Executive. Kabel BW customers can obtain
access to the HD-channels from ProSiebenSat.1 Group via the "MeinTV
HD Plus" programming package.
In addition, future access to the Video-on-Demand content of
ProSiebenSat.1 Group will be possible via the "Kabel BW Videothek".
This way the family of broadcasters offers additional methods of
access to its moving-image content beyond the existing portal. The
"Kabel BW Videothek" was started in December 2010 and can be
accessed with an interactive receiver.
In addition to the distribution of Free-TV broadcasts, the
inclusion of the two Pay-TV channels "Sat.1 Comedy" and "kabel eins
CLASSICS" was also secured on a long-term basis. sixx, the channel
catering to a female audience, can already be received since the
beginning of July via the analogue Kabel BW cable-network. As the
youngest channel of the TV-Group, sixx went on-air in May of 2010
and already boasts a technical reach to 30 million households.
Press Contact:
Marcus Prosch
Leiter Kommunikation
Sales & Diversifkation
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Tel. +49 [89] 95 07 - 89 20
Fax +49 [89] 95 07 - 989 20
Marcus.Prosch@prosiebensat1.com
Pressemitteilung online:
www.prosiebensat1.com