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T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) Selects
Eutelsat's 16 Degrees East Neighbourhood to Roll-out MAXtv Pay-TV
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BUSINESS WIRE
January 17, 2011
T-HT, Croatia's leading telecom operator, has selected the 16
degrees East satellite neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to extend reach of its MAXtv
pay-TV platform to all homes across Croatia. The two companies have
concluded a 10-year contract for three satellite transponders,
enabling MAXtv, which launched as an IP platform in September 2006,
to consolidate its position in Croatia's digital television market. |
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For T-HT, the new
satellite service will optimise the footprint of MAXtv to viewers
beyond range of its ADSL network, particularly to semi-urban, rural
communities and Croatian islands in the Adriatic. In addition, for
T-HT's ADSL subscribers, a new hybrid box will enable users to
benefit from interactive services through the DSL network and a
broad range of digital and High-Definition television delivered by
satellite.
Subscribers can choose from different programme packages including
an attractive sports package with exclusive content, and also have
access to free-to-air international satellite channels. Using a
hybrid box, ADSL customers will also soon have the possibility to
access other advanced, interactive and Internet features, including
a recording service called Snimalica, Video Library, interactive
Internet content (Internet portals, widgets, red buttons etc.) and
HDTV channels. Subscription services, including dish installation
are provided by all T-HT Centres in Croatia.
Ivica Mudrinic, President of the Management
Board of T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT),said: "We are very proud of the
fact that MAXtv, as the first interactive pay-TV service in the
region, is now available across the entire territory of the Republic
of Croatia thanks to our satellite capacity with Eutelsat. Being
aware of the limited possibilities for growth in the traditional
mobile and fixed telephony market, we at HT focused on the
strengthening of our position in the media and entertainment segment
by constant development of innovative products and services. This
makes MAXtv the first digital television in Croatia and we are also
the first in the Deutsche Telekom Group to introduce this hybrid
service.
T-HT today has over 270 000 IPTV users, which makes us the leading
pay-TV service provider. Bringing MAXtv by satellite to smaller,
rural communities and to islands along the Adriatic coast will
definitely contribute to even stronger growth of this service in the
future and consolidate our position as the national leader in the
segment of digital television."
Andrew Wallace, Eutelsat Chief Commercial Officer, responded: "We
are delighted that T-HT, part of the Deutsche Telekom Group, has
selected our 16 degrees East platform to extend MAXtv to all
Croatian homes. T-HT is maximising the strengths of terrestrial and
satellite platforms to ensure that all homes have the opportunity to
benefit from a multi-channel broadcast environment and we are proud
to be their chosen satellite partner in this media adventure."
About T-Hrvatski Telekom
T-Hrvatski telekom is the leading provider of telecommunications
services in Croatia and has the leading position on the market in
all its business segments. T-HT Group integrates fixed telephony,
mobile telephony, data transmission, Internet and international
communications. Our main activities include provision of
telecommunications services as well as engineering and construction
of communications networks in the territory of the Republic of
Croatia. Along with the provision of fixed telephone line services
(fixed telephone line access and traffic and additional fixed
network services), the Group also provides Internet services,
including IPTV, data transmission services (leased lines,
Metro-Ethernet, IP/MPLS, ATM), and operates GSM and UMTS mobile
telephone networks. The company's strategy is based on the service
quality, customer satisfaction, and further development of broadband
access and value added services related to broadband access.
http://www.t.ht.hr
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext
Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of
Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that
provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the
Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite
operators in terms of revenues. At 30 September 2010, Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting more than 3,700 television channels.
More than 1,100 channels broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video
neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The
Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile
telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate
networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and
for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed
internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve
enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 660
commercial, technical and operational employees from 28 countries.
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