MTG’s Viasat Adds TV2 Channels to Pay-TV Offering

STOCKHOLM, February 28: Modern
Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has inked an agreement to include the
TV2 channel, the TV2 news channel and the TV2 movie channel on Viasat’s DTH
satellite pay-TV platform in Norway.

The TV2 channel will be
available to all Viasat subscribers from March 3, with the two additional
channels to be included by no later than April 1. TV2 will be included in the
basic tier of Viasat’s DTH satellite pay-TV offering, which is available to all
Viasat satellite subscribers. The TV2 news channel will also be included in the
basic tier, while the TV2 Film channel will be included in Viasat’s movie
package.

Hans-Holger
Albrecht, the president and CEO of MTG, commented: "The inclusion of
the TV2 channels in Viasat’s offering in Norway is a major step in the
development of our pay-TV platform. This move will enable our subscribers to
watch the Euro 2008 football championship, as well as provide access to a wide
selection of popular entertainment programming. The Norwegian TV market is
currently in a critical phase of its development, with the first shut downs in
the analogue network due to take place from March 5.”

Continued Albrecht: “This
agreement is very important to the continued development of our Norwegian
platform, and is expected to both boost new sales and reduce churn moving
forward. We have been working towards this outcome for several years, and this
is an important step in making all of the major TV channels in Norway available
on all platforms and to all subscribers.”

—By Irene Lew