ZüriPlus makes do with digital cablecom broadcasting space

The Zurich regional TV station ZüriPlus will be broadcasting its program digitally on Cablecom's Zurich networks from mid-2007 at the latest. The two companies announced this in a joint press release on Thursday. This brings to an end two and a half years of wrangling (see ZüriPlus fights for space on the Cablecom network). According to the press release, the two parties want to underline the importance of television digitization with this solution. In recent years, ZüriPlus could only be received on Cablecom-independent cable networks in eleven Zurich municipalities. The regional broadcaster had made several submissions to the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) in an attempt to be connected to the Cablecom network. It is now satisfied with the digital solution. As ZüriPlus Managing Director Peter Steinmann confirmed at the request of Werbewoche, he would have preferred an analog solution. However, with this solution he hopes to improve the economic situation and use the resources for the future program - instead of costly legal proceedings.