31-05-2009

TV2 agrees to digital switchover

By Gyorgy Karpati
    Antenna Hungaria Group (www.ahrt.hu) and commercial TV channel TV2 owner MTM-SBS Television (www.tv2.hu) signed a contract concerning digital terrestrial transmission the two companies announced in a common statement on May 29.

    The program of TV2 in SD format will be available in the digital terrestrial television service accessible free of charge to the public from June 1. Pursuant to the long-term contract which will be in force until September 2020 between AH and TV2, the two companies agreed on the digital switchover and joining the platform on mutually favorable commercial and technical conditions. Moreover TV2 joined the Digital Organization founded by Antenna Hungaria and according to this strategic cooperation agreement TV2 will also participate in the promotion of the MinDig TV platform.

    The agreement makes the two leading Hungarian commercial TV channels available via digital terrestrial television service free of charge to the public. RTL Klub (www.rtlklub.hu) signed a similar contract two weeks earlier and has been available since May 8.

    Company information:

    Antenna Hungaria

    András Toth

    Head of Communication

    Tel: +36 1 464 2110

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    MTM-SBS Television

    Liliána Grexa

    Head of Marketing and Communication Group

    Tel: +36 1 467 6525

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