Trio of Chello Channels Get Romanian Carriage

BUCHAREST: TV Paprika, JimJam and MGM Channel have been added to Romtelecom’s Dolce platform in Romania following a deal with Chello Central Europe.

Romtelecom is one of the largest providers of television services in Romania. The three channels are now available on the Dolce Extra and Dolce Maxim packages.

Paprika is a culinary themed channel, owned and operated by Chello Central Europe, and the preschool channel JimJam is from Chello Zone. Both companies are business units of Chellomedia. MGM Channel is a joint venture between MGM Networks and Chellomedia.

“We are very happy to announce our new agreement with Romtelecom,” said Alena Blahovcová, the VP of affiliate sales at Chello Central Europe. “The launch of TV Paprika, JimJam and MGM Channel on the platform further expands the footprint of all three channels across Central Europe and marks another stage in our plans to make them available to a larger audience. All three channels proved to be a success across many regions and we are confident that Romanian viewers will enjoy the channels’ outstanding lineup of high-quality programs and movies.”

Ovidiu Ghiman, the chief strategy and commercial residential officer of Romtelecom, added, “We greatly enjoy the partnership agreement with Chello Central Europe. These three new thematic channels on the Dolce platform offer high-quality content to satisfy our consumers’ needs. Romtelecom is constantly focused on developing its content in order to provide quality entertainment to its customers and their families during their free time.”