EuroNews, the pan-European news channel, and Helsinki Television (HTV) – the leading Finnish cable operator with access to over 50% of homes in the Helsinki area – have concluded an agreement for the retransmission of the channel’s multilingual service in HTV’s digital offer.
Philippe Cayla, President of EuroNews said: “We have had strong links with this country since the launch of the channel in 1993. Over the last year EuroNews increased its cable and satellite distribution by 28% compared to 2001, and we are convinced that HTV’s digital offer is a good opportunity for EuroNews to take its place as a multilingual bouquet of programmes targeting various linguistic groups.”
Sirpa Hovi, Channel Manager of HTV said: “We are delighted to have added EuroNews to our channel line-up for the first time. The seven audio options are of special value to our viewers and have created particular interest amongst the subscribers of “Rossija” (Russian language package) and “Centro” (French, German, Italian and Spanish channels). Subscribers to these packages are now able to enjoy high quality news and current affairs programming in their native language or in a language they are studying or otherwise interested in.”