Cablecom: ARD and ZDF in HD for the Winter Olympics
For the Winter Olympics, Cablecom is including the HD versions of the two German channels ARD Das Erste and ZDF in its basic digital service free of charge. The two public broadcasters will be switched on in high-definition quality on February 2.
Until now, the range of high-definition channels in Cablecom's basic offering consisted of HD Suisse, the Franco-German cultural channel Arte HD, the private German channel Anixe HD and the British program BBC HD. The launch of ARD and ZDF in HD will take place on February 2 in German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Information on the distribution of further HD channels in French-speaking Switzerland will be provided shortly.
