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TV Channel Distribution in : 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.

Countries and operators covered:

Country Operator Digitalb DTT; Digitalb Satellite; Tring TV DTT; Tring TV Satellite A1/Telekom Austria; Austriasat; Liwest; Salzburg; UPC; Belgacom; ; ; VOO; Telesat; TV Vlaanderen ; ; Satellite BG; Bnet Cable; Bnet Satellite Total TV; Digi TV; Max TV/T-HT Czech Rep CS Link; Digi TV; (formerly UPC Direct); O2; Skylink; UPC Cable Boxer; ; Stofa; TDC; Viasat; You See Estonia Elion nutitv; Starman; ZUUMtv; Viasat Canal Digital; DNA Welho; ; Plus TV; Sonera; Viasat Satellite ; CanalSat; Numericable; Orange DSL & fiber; SFR; TNT Sat ; HD+; Kabel Deutschland; KBW; Sky Satellite; Unitymedia ; OTE Digi TV Satellite; Invitel; MinDig; T-Home IPTV; T-Home Satellite; UPC Cable; UPC Direct Satellite Ireland ; UPC Ireland ; Premium; Sky; Tivu; Tivusat Baltcom; Lattelecom IPTV; Lattelecom DTT; Viasat Lithuania TEO DTT Digital Gala; TEO IPTV Interactive Gala; Viasat ; KPN Interactieve; KPN ; Tele-2; UPC; Canal Digital Satellite; Get; Riks TV; Canal Digital Cable; Viasat Cyfra ; Cyfra+; Inea; Multimedia Polska; ; 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; Vimpelcom; MTS; NTV Plus; Orion Express Continent; Raduga; National Cable Network; Tricolor SBB Cable; ; Total TV Satellite Digi TV Satellite; Skylink; ; UPC cable; UPC freesat satellite Siol TV/Telekom Slovenije; S DStv; Top TV Canal Plus; Ono; Telefonica Imagenio Boxer; Canal Digital; ; Telia; Viasat ; ; UPC Cablecom D-Smart; Volia United BSkyB; ; Freeview; Freesat Kingdom

Channels/networks covered in the report:

13th Street/Calle 13 13th Street/Calle 13 HD 24 Kitchen 24 Kitchen HD Animal Planet HD 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 News Biggs Bio Bloomberg Boing Boomerang Buzz Canal Hollywood HD Cartoon Network HD CBBC Cbeebies CBS Action CBS Drama CBS Reality CCTV News Cinemax 2 Cinemax 2 HD Cinemax HD Club TV CNBC CNN Cocina Central/Paramount Extra Comedy Comedy Central Family Comedy Central HD Crime and Investigation Crime and Investigation HD Ctk Decasa Discovery Civilization Discovery HD Showcase Discovery Home & Health Discovery Max Discovery Science Discovery Science HD Discovery Travel & Discovery Travel & Living HD Discovery World Disney Channel HD Disney Cinemagic HD Disney Junior 2 Disney Junior HD Disney Nature Disney XD Disney XD HD Diva DMAX DMAX HD E! E! HD ESPN America ESPN America HD ESPN Classic Eurosport 2 HD Eurosport HD Extreme Sports Extreme Sports HD Fashion TV Fashion TV HD Film 1 HD Film Cafe Film Mania Fox Crime HD Fox HD Fox Life HD Fox Movies HD Fox Sports HD 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

….and there are a lot more:

Horror Channel Jimjam Kidsco MGM MGM HD Military History Minimax Mov Mov HD 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 HD Channel National Geographic Channel HD Nick Hits Nick Junior Nick Junior 2 Nickelodeon HD / Outdoor Outdoor HD Panda Paprika Paramount Channel Quest Russia Today Showtime Silver Silver HD Sol Musica Somos Entertainment TV TV HD Sony Movies Sony Turbo Sony TV Spektrum Spektrum HD Spektrum Home Sport 1 Sport 1 HD Sport 2 Star! Style Network 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 Blink Viajar HD Viasat Crime Viasat Crime HD Viasat Explorer Viasat Explorer HD Viasat History HD Viasat Nature HD Viva Viva HD XTRM Zone Europa Zone Reality Zone Romance

MTV is Europe’s top distributed channel

MTV is carried by more European operators than any other channel, according to a 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.

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 50-60 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, [email protected], Tel: +44 20 8248 5051