Antenna Hungária

Programs of Hungarian Television in the digital MinDig TV offer Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Antenna Digitális Televízió Műsorterjesztő Kft. and Hungarian Television (MTV) signed the contract about the digital terrestrial transmission, pursuant to that as of July 1, 2009 m1 and m2 channels in high-definition (HD) format are available in the MinDig TV service accessible free of charge.

Antenna Digitális Televízió Műsorterjesztő Kft. and Hungarian Television signed the contract about the participation of the public channels on the MinDig TV digital terrestrial platform. As of July 1, 2009 m1 and m2 channels in high-definition (HD) format are available in the MinDig TV service accessible free of charge. The public channels are available in Budapest region on the channel 55, in Kabhegy region on the channel 64, and in Szentes region on the channel 60.

The MinDig TV service was launched on December 1, 2008 from Budapest, Kabhegy and Szentes transmitter stations, with almost 60% coverage of the Hungarian households. To join the service as a viewer, a wideband rooftop antenna in good condition, a terrestrial reception compatible set-top-box or an integrated television set (IDTV) with the MinDig TV sticker are needed.

Pursuant to the long-term contract - which will be in force until September 2020 - between Antenna Group and Hungarian Television, the two companies agreed about the digital switchover and joining the platform.

„It is important also for MTV to present on the terrestrial platform. The public channels are available in a large portion of the Hungarian households - presently approximately 20% - on this form solely. Hungarian Television is a committed participant of the digital switchover and is prepared for the challenges of the future. We support every new transmission technology, which serves the interest of the viewers, like broadening the valuable content or improving the television experience. The television of the future will arrive soon” – commented Balázs Medveczky, acting Vice-Chairman of Hungarian Television.

„We welcome the decision of Hungarian Television, as one of the most decisive players on the digital terrestrial platform, to participate actively in the process of the Hungarian digital switchover. Therewith MTV’s joining the platform for the long term, the free of charge offer of the service contains already six programs, from which three are available in high-definition (HD) format. MinDig TV is the only service which enables the most popular Hungarian channels free of charge, representing already twice the number of free-to-air channels available on the analogue terrestrial platform. The population coverage of the MinDig TV service will increase significantly, up to 88% in December, besides this, we will continue to broaden the service offer” – explained Jean-Francois Fenech, CEO of Antenna Hungária.

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Further information:

About MinDig TV (www.mindigtv.hu)

The MinDig TV service was launched on December 1, 2008 from Budapest, Kabhegy and Szentes transmitter stations, with circa 60% coverage of the Hungarian households. The free-to-air service contains 6 channels presently. To join the service as a viewer, a wideband rooftop antenna in good condition, and a DVB-T MPEG-4 HD set-top-box or an integrated television set (IDTV) equipped with a DVB-T MPEG-4 HD tuner are needed. Set-top-boxes and integrated television sets with MinDig TV sticker are available for sale in retail stores. The sticker guarantees, that the equipment is suitable for the reception of free of charge digital terrestrial television signals.

About Antenna Hungária (www.ahrt.hu)

AH is an innovative, customer-oriented telecommunication company, a market leader in terrestrial nationwide television and radio transmission and microwave-based network services in Hungary. Guided by its strengths, its people, and its experience, the company adapts and develops technologies and solutions to bring inspiration, innovation and success for its business customers and the entire industry. As a member of the international TDF Group and as an independent market player, AH is aiming to play a pivotal role in the transition to digital TV and radio transmission, and in the convergence of broadcasting and telecommunication. The company offers a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art services based on our unique tower infrastructure and on a highly experienced and motivated team.

About Hungarian Television (www.mtvzrt.hu)

The 52 year old Hungarian Television operates two channels presently: m1 and m2. As a modern traditionalist its image mixes the elements of the Hungarian folk art and the contemporary Hungarian design expressing the mission of the national public television. Among other nationwide television channels m1 has the highest portion of the broadcasting time of cultural, educational, scientific, news and news-background programs. It pays outstanding attention to the appearance of the values of the religious and canonical, furthermore to the national, ethnical and other minority cultures. The m2 channel was the first that switched to digital and started to broadcast programs in HD-format in the summer of 2008. Thanks to the consequent programming politics the science channel lays great emphasis on the informative public magazines, on the educational programs and on the national and European films.

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