Thursday, March 01, 2007

The Poker Channel is set to expand into Europe, launching Scandinavia and
France's first dedicated poker channel. The Channel has agreed carriage
deals with leading networks in every major poker territory in Europe
including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany, whilst
maintaining a presence through the rest of the world through its 24/7
broadband feed. The Channel will be available throughout Scandinavia, on
channel 95, on the regions' largest digital satellite network Canal Digital.
In France the channel will appear on Noos Numericable and ADSL platform
Free. In Germany the channel will be carried on Cable Deutschland and KBW.
European poker fans who do not have access to any of these networks, will
still be able to receive the channel with a satellite dish pointed towards
1° West and an appropriate set top box. Crispin Nieboer, Founder CEO said:
"The channel has been a huge success in the UK, attracting up to 1m viewers
a month, from just 8m homes, since its launch in March 2005. We are
delighted to be broadening our reach across the whole of Europe, having
agreed deals with the leading networks in such fast growing poker
territories. The appetite for high-quality poker programming continues to
grow across Europe, and with our schedule of top-class tournament and high
stakes cash game coverage, plus documentary, educational and classic game
coverage, we are proud to offer poker fans the first pan-European poker
channel".