Oslo and Luxembourg, November 8, 2006 – Telenor Broadcasting Holding, Canal Digital and SBS Broadcasting Sàrl and C More Entertainment AB jointly announced today that they have agreed to renew their partnership and deepen their overall co-operation. The agreement ensures that the CANAL+ premium pay television channels will remain with the satellite platform Canal Digital on the Direct-To-Home satellite market in the Nordic territory until 2010.
Canal Digital has also secured the right to broadcast SBS’s Nordic commercial channels on the Direct-to-Home satellite platform for three more years. These channels include Kanal 5 serving the Swedish market, TV Norge in Norway and Kanal 4 and Kanal 5 serving the Danish market.
Commenting on the announcement, Patrick Tillieux, SBS’s acting Chief Executive Officer said: “We are very pleased to renew and deepen CANAL+’s distribution arrangements with Canal Digital in the Nordic region. Our DTH satellite viewers will benefit from continuing access to the strong CANAL+ premium sports and film channels. Furthermore, this partnership will also strengthen our co-operation in programming, marketing and other areas of common interest.”
Further commenting on the announcement, Stig Eide Sivertsen, Chief Executive Officer of Telenor Broadcast Holding said: “We are pleased that Canal Digital will continue to offer its DTH customers access to CANAL+’s quality premium sports and film channels in the future. By continuing our relationship with CANAL+ and expanding it to include SBS’s commercial channels, our subscribers will benefit from a wide choice of premium content and commercial television stations.”
