Premiere Star Scores Austrian Carriage Deal

MUNICH, May 20: The German
Premiere Star channel package is expanding its presence in Austria via a deal
with the cable network LIWEST, effective June 1.

LIWEST Kabelmedien is
Austria’s second-largest cable network operator, with a reach of about 130,000
households. LIWEST subscribers have the option to sign up for the Premiere Star
bouquet, which includes Turner Classic Movies, AXN, RTL Living and Romance TV,
among others.

Premiere Star GmbH bundles
and distributes new and existing pay-TV channels in the packages Premiere Thema
and Premiere Star. Premiere Thema is distributed via cable, satellite and IPTV,
and is available to almost all households in Germany and Austria. Premiere Star
is distributed via satellite and reaches 18.5 million households in Germany and
Austria.

—By Mansha Daswani