:: 28/04/2010

Poland - TVP and Emitel sign agreement for transmission of MUX 3

The public service broadcaster TVP and the broadcast network operator Emitel have signed an agreement for the transmission of DTT services.

TVP has been allocated one DTT multiplex for its DTT services which will be provided to viewers using Emitel's DTT network. As part of the agreement, Emitel will be responsible for the broadcast of TVP services, including the regionalization of services and the construction and operation of the ICT platform.

The roll-out of this multiplex (MUX 3) will take place in gradual stages. In the first stage, to be completed this year, services will be made available in the provinces of Mazowieckie, Pomeranian, Wielkopolskie and Zachodniopomorskie. Ultimately, coverage will be available to 98% of the population.

The agreement has been signed for a ten-year period and will cost TVP approximately 615.6 million zlotys (€157 million).

Source: TVP website