The fourth on Cablecom digital only
On September 29, 2005, NBC Europe will disappear from the airwaves and be replaced by the channel Das Vierte—but not on the Cablecom network.
On September 29, 2005, NBC disappears
Europe from the screen and is replaced by the station Das Vierte, which
is also operated by NBC Universal (see Newsmail from 12.
August). The new channel mainly shows American series and
Movies. The fourth channel is available on most of the small Swiss cable networks.
but only transmitted digitally by Cablecom. Due to the
capacity in the analog transmission range had to be taken into account.
the new transmitter in the conventional way, the new transmitter
as Stefan Hackh from Cablecom explained to Werbewoche. The
Cable network operators decide in each case on the basis of various
criteria - space, media diversity, concession, potential and
legal framework conditions - whether a new transmitter is fed in analog
can be used. After all, there is now a reserve place: "In case,
that a new transmitter should or must be broadcast in analog, the
space that has become available can be used without the need for an already
analog channels to be moved to the digital offering
must," Hackh continued. According to the current agreement with
the price supervisor, Cablecom is obliged to offer 37 analog and 25
digital channels. In Zurich, 47 analog
and a good 130 digital television programs.
Europe from the screen and is replaced by the station Das Vierte, which
is also operated by NBC Universal (see Newsmail from 12.
August). The new channel mainly shows American series and
Movies. The fourth channel is available on most of the small Swiss cable networks.
but only transmitted digitally by Cablecom. Due to the
capacity in the analog transmission range had to be taken into account.
the new transmitter in the conventional way, the new transmitter
as Stefan Hackh from Cablecom explained to Werbewoche. The
Cable network operators decide in each case on the basis of various
criteria - space, media diversity, concession, potential and
legal framework conditions - whether a new transmitter is fed in analog
can be used. After all, there is now a reserve place: "In case,
that a new transmitter should or must be broadcast in analog, the
space that has become available can be used without the need for an already
analog channels to be moved to the digital offering
must," Hackh continued. According to the current agreement with
the price supervisor, Cablecom is obliged to offer 37 analog and 25
digital channels. In Zurich, 47 analog
and a good 130 digital television programs.
