AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
TITLE: The Poker Channel Hits European Screens
DATE: 3:09 AM
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The Poker Channel, one of the original poker content TV stations in the UK,<br>is set to launch in Europe. Scandinavia, Germany and France will be airing<br>The Poker Channel&#39;s programming from March 1st. Sweden, Norway, Denmark,<br>Finland, France and Germany, considered by many to be expanding poker<br>markets, will get dedicated poker programming this March as The Poker<br>Channel heads into Europe. The Channel will be available throughout<br>Scandinavia, on channel 95, on the regions&#39; largest digital satellite<br>network Canal Digital. In France the channel will appear on Noos Numericable<br>(channels 48 and 95 respectively) and ADSL platform Free (channel 65). In<br>Germany the channel will be carried on Cable  Deutschland and KBW. European<br>poker fans who do not have access to any of these networks, will still be<br>able to receive the channel with a satellite dish pointed towards 1&#176; West<br>and an appropriate set top box (tuned to 11.229 GHZ Horizontal). Crispin<br>Nieboer, Founder CEO said: &quot;The channel has been a huge success in the UK,<br>attracting up to 1m viewers a month, from just 8m homes, since its launch in<br>March 2005. We are delighted to be broadening our reach across the whole of<br>Europe, having agreed deals with the leading networks in such fast growing<br>poker territories. The appetite for high-quality poker programming continues<br>to grow across Europe, and with our schedule of top-class tournament and<br>high stakes cash game coverage, plus documentary, educational and classic<br>game coverage, we are proud to offer poker fans the first pan-European poker<br>channel&quot;.
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