New Channels Join Alice, Free in France

October 4, 2009 World Screen

PARIS: The IPTV services Alice and Free in France have expanded their lineups, each clinching carriage deals with the natural footage channel Purescreens Nature HD and the European culture and opera offering BravaHDTV.

BravaHDTV joined Free and Alice at the start of this month, expanding its French footprint, which also inlcudes Numericable and CanalSat. The channel is also available in the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Portugal, with carriage expected soon in Spain, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Scandinavia. The lineup includes opera and other music  events, all commercial free.

Purescreens HD features sequences of 10-minute programs amazing shots from natural sites, filmed all over the globe from a fixed HD camera.