TV Channel Distribution in Europe: Table of Contents

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1 TV Channel Distribution in Europe: Table of Contents This report covers 238 international channels/networks across 152 major operators in 34 EMEA countries. From the total, 67 channels (28%) transmit in high definition (HD). The report shows the reader which international channels are carried by which operator and which tier or package the channel appears on. The report allows for easy comparison between operators, revealing the gaps and showing the different tiers on different operators that a channel appears on. Published in September 2012, this 168-page electronically-delivered report comes in two parts: A 128-page PDF giving an executive summary, comparison tables and country-by-country detail. A 40-page excel workbook allowing you to manipulate the data between countries and by channel.

The report shows the reader which international channels are carried by which operator and which tier or package the channel appears on.

2 Countries and operators covered: Country Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Rep Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia S Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Operator Digitalb DTT; Digitalb Satellite; Tring TV DTT; Tring TV Satellite A1/Telekom Austria; Austriasat; Liwest; Salzburg; UPC; Sky Belgacom; Numericable; Telenet; VOO; Telesat; TV Vlaanderen Blizoo; Bulsatcom; Satellite BG; Vivacom Bnet Cable; Bnet Satellite Total TV; Digi TV; Max TV/T-HT CS Link; Digi TV; freesat (formerly UPC Direct); O2; Skylink; UPC Cable Boxer; Canal Digital; Stofa; TDC; Viasat; You See Elion nutitv; Starman; ZUUMtv; Viasat Canal Digital; DNA Welho; Elisa; Plus TV; Sonera; Viasat Satellite Bouygues Telecom; CanalSat; Numericable; Orange DSL & fiber; SFR; TNT Sat Deutsche Telekom; HD+; Kabel Deutschland; KBW; Sky Satellite; Unitymedia Nova; OTE Digi TV Satellite; Invitel; MinDig; T-Home IPTV; T-Home Satellite; UPC Cable; UPC Direct Satellite Sky Ireland; UPC Ireland HOT; YES Mediaset Premium; Sky; Tivu; Tivusat Baltcom; Lattelecom IPTV; Lattelecom DTT; Viasat TEO DTT Digital Gala; TEO IPTV Interactive Gala; Viasat Canal Digitaal; KPN Interactieve; KPN Digitenne; Tele-2; UPC; Ziggo Canal Digital Satellite; Get; Riks TV; Telenor Canal Digital Cable; Viasat Cyfra Polsat; Cyfra+; Inea; Multimedia Polska; N; TNK; TP/Orange; UPC; Vectra Cabovisao; Meo IPTV; Meo Satellite; Zon Cable; Zon Fiber; Zon Satellite Digi TV Satellite RCS-RDS; Digi TV Cable RCS-RDS; Dolce IPTV Romtelecom; Dolce Satellite Romtelecom; Focussat UPC Satellite; UPC Cable Akado; Beeline Vimpelcom; MTS; NTV Plus; Orion Express Continent; Raduga; Rostelecom National Cable Network; Tricolor SBB Cable; Telekom Srbija; Total TV Satellite Digi TV Satellite; Skylink; Slovak Telekom; UPC cable; UPC freesat satellite Siol TV/Telekom Slovenije; Telemach DStv; Top TV Canal Plus; Ono; Telefonica Movistar Imagenio Boxer; Canal Digital; Com Hem; Telia; Viasat Naxoo; Swisscom; UPC Cablecom D-Smart; Digiturk Volia BSkyB; Virgin Media; Freeview; Freesat

Satellite A1/Telekom Austria; Austriasat; Liwest; Salzburg; UPC; Sky Belgacom; Numericable; Telenet; VOO; Telesat; TV Vlaanderen Blizoo; Bulsatcom; Satellite BG; Vivacom Bnet Cable; Bnet Satellite

3 Channels/networks covered in the report: 13th Street/Calle 13 13th Street/Calle 13 HD 24 Kitchen 24 Kitchen HD Al Jazeera Animal Planet Animal Planet HD Animax AXN AXN Black AXN Black HD AXN Crime AXN HD AXN Sci-Fi AXN Sci-Fi HD AXN Spin AXN Spin HD AXN White AXN White HD Baby TV BBC Entertainment BBC HD BBC Knowledge BBC Knowledge HD BBC Lifestyle BBC World News Biggs Bio Bloomberg Boing Boomerang Buzz Canal Hollywood Canal Hollywood HD Cartoon Network Cartoon Network HD Cartoon Network Too Cartoonito CBBC Cbeebies CBS Action CBS Drama CBS Reality CCTV News Cinemax Cinemax 2 Cinemax 2 HD Cinemax HD Club TV CNBC CNN Cocina Comedy Central/Paramount Comedy Central Extra Comedy Comedy Central Family Comedy Central HD Crime and Investigation Crime and Investigation HD Ctk Decasa Deutsche Welle Discovery Channel Discovery Civilization Discovery HD Showcase Discovery History Discovery Home & Health Discovery Max Discovery Real Time Discovery Science Discovery Science HD Discovery Shed Discovery Travel & Living Discovery Travel & Living HD Discovery Turbo Discovery World Disney Channel Disney Channel HD Disney Cinemagic Disney Cinemagic HD Disney Junior Disney Junior 2 Disney Junior HD Disney Nature Disney Playhouse Disney XD Disney XD HD Diva DMAX DMAX HD E! E! HD ESPN America ESPN America HD ESPN Classic Euronews Eurosport Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 HD Eurosport HD Eurosport News Extreme Sports Extreme Sports HD Fashion TV Fashion TV HD Film 1 HD Film Cafe Film Mania Fox Fox Business Fox Crime Fox Crime HD Fox HD Fox Life Fox Life HD Fox Movies Fox Movies HD Fox News Fox Retro Fox Sports Fox Sports HD France 24 Fuel Fuel HD FX FX HD HBO HBO 2 HBO 2 HD HBO 3 HBO Cinema HBO Comedy HBO Comedy HD HBO HD History History HD

Boomerang Buzz Canal Hollywood Canal Hollywood HD Cartoon Network Cartoon Network HD Cartoon Network Too Cartoonito CBBC Cbeebies CBS Action CBS Drama CBS Reality CCTV News Cinemax Cinemax 2 Cinemax

4 .and there are a lot more: Horror Channel Investigation Discovery Jimjam Kidsco Megamax MGM MGM HD Military History Minimax Mov Mov HD Movies 24 MTV MTV Base MTV Brand New MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV HD MTV Hits MTV Idol MTV Live HD MTV Music MTV Pulse MTV Rocks Nat Geo Adventure Nat Geo Adventure HD Nat Geo Wild Nat Geo Wild HD National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel HD Nick Hits Nick Junior Nick Junior 2 Nickelodeon Nickelodeon HD Nicktoons Odisea/Odisseia Outdoor Outdoor HD Panda Paprika Paramount Channel Quest Russia Today Showtime Silver Silver HD Sky News Sol Musica Somos Sony Entertainment TV Sony Entertainment TV HD Sony Movies Sony Turbo Sony TV Spektrum Spektrum HD Spektrum Home Sport 1 Sport 1 HD Sport 2 Star! Studio Universal Style Network Syfy HD Syfy/SciFi TCM TCM Autor TCM HD TCM2 Teen Nick TLC TLC HD TMF TNT TNT HD TNT Movies TNT Movies HD TNT Serie TNT Serie HD TV1000 TV5 Monde Universal Channel Universal Channel HD VH1 VH1 Classic Viacom Blink Viajar Viajar HD Viasat Crime Viasat Crime HD Viasat Explorer Viasat Explorer HD Viasat History Viasat History HD Viasat Nature Viasat Nature HD Viva Viva HD XTRM Zone Europa Zone Reality Zone Romance

Nick Junior Nick Junior 2 Nickelodeon Nickelodeon HD Nicktoons Odisea/Odisseia Outdoor Outdoor HD Panda Paprika Paramount Channel Quest Russia Today Showtime Silver Silver HD Sky News Sol Musica

5 MTV is Europe s top distributed channel MTV is carried by more European operators than any other channel, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. However, the TV Channel Distribution in Europe report points out that several other channels are close behind. The 168-page report covers 238 international channels/networks across 152 major operators in 34 EMEA countries. Of the total, 67 channels (28%) transmit in high definition (HD). Top channels carriage by number of operators Group Channel No of operators Viacom MTV 123 Disney Disney Channel 122 Discovery Discovery Channel 121 Fox National Geographic Channel 120 Eurosport Eurosport 115 Source: Digital TV Research Report author Simon Murray said: No channel appears on every single platform. MTV is the leader as it is distributed by 123 operators or 81% of the total. However, only 24 channels are distributed by more than half of the 152 operators covered. Top HD channels carriage by number of operators Group Channel No of operators Fox National Geographic Channel HD 100 Eurosport Eurosport HD 91 Disney Disney XD 75 Fox Nat Geo Wild HD 67 Discovery Discovery HD Showcase 66 Source: Digital TV Research HD channels are growing in importance as operators are eager to give subscribers something new. The UK s BSkyB leads in HDTV provision, by offering more than 60 HD channels. National Geographic provides the most distributed HD channel. In fact, the top distributed HD channels are all versions of well-known brands. Companies stress the importance that a stable of channels has for pan- European success. In this report, 13 groups contributed 228 channels or 96% of the total. Distribution of the channels ranges from pan-european to a single territory.

The 168-page report covers 238 international channels/networks across 152 major operators in 34 EMEA countries. Of the total, 67 channels (28%) transmit in high definition (HD).

6 Not all channels want widespread carriage. Some channels can gain sway with operators by offering exclusive carriage. In several cases, this report reveals how a channel can be on the basic tier in one country and on a higher tier in another country. Furthermore, several channels are tailored for individual countries or regions to fill specific gaps. Other channels insist on receiving carriage/affiliate fees, which can put off some operators. Apart from the reluctance to pay carriage fees, some operators carry fewer international channels as the domestic market provides a plethora of thematic channels. Therefore, most operators only carry of these channels. The exception to this rule is Sky in the UK and Ireland, which carries more than 90 channels. For more information about this report, please contact: Simon Murray, simon@digitaltvresearch.com, Tel:

Furthermore, several channels are tailored for individual countries or regions to fill specific gaps. Other channels insist on receiving carriage/affiliate fees, which can put off some operators.

TV Channel Distribution in Europe: Table of Contents

TV Channel Distribution in Europe: Table of Contents This report covers 270 international channels/networks (up from 238 in the previous edition) across 212 major operators (up by 39% from 152 in the previous