MAXtv available from now on everywhere in Croatia - via satellite

Friday, December 3rd, 2010
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MAXtv is from now on available to every person in Croatia, thanks to broadcasting of this new service via satellite.

All persons to whom this service has not been available so far, for example in small, rural areas or on islands etc., will have the opportunity to enjoy a number of serials, information, music, sports, documentary and educational programs and other contents broadcast by national, regional and world TV channels.

One should mention exclusive contents in MAXtv offer, e.g. the contents broadcast on the channels Arenasport 1 and Arenasport 2, the favorite ones among the sports fans.

The programs which MAXtv will broadcast via satellite are very similar to those that can be viewed by the existing users of MAXtv service, broadcast via IPTV technology. Users will have the possibility to choose among different program packages and opt for the one that best meets their needs. Users of the new MAXtv service will also be able to enjoy additional packages, as it has been the case so far, such as Sport, Sport Plus, HBO Premium or Plus Package, as well as Free to Air channels. The prices of program packages will remain the same.

MAXtv service via satellite can be requested in all T Centers or via Customer Service. T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) [Reuters: THTC.L, HT.ZA; Bloomberg: THTC LI, HTRA CZ] will install necessary equipment within the shortest possible time and make it possible for customers to watch MAXtv everywhere in Croatia. Besides, T-HT will provide customers with all elements necessary for MAXtv reception via satellite, such as satellite antenna system (dish) and MAXtv satellite receiver. Customers can request the above at favorable prices, in T Centers or via Customer Service.

Customers will soon have the possibility to enjoy other advanced, interactive and Internet features provided by MAXtv which are unique on our market at the moment and which are available only on the new T-HT satellite platform, namely a recording service called Snimalica, Video Library, interactive Internet content (Internet portals, widgets, red buttons etc.) and high definition channels.

It is worth mentioning that the test broadcast of MAXtv service via satellite platform started in October already. After successfully completed testing, T-HT is ready to offer the service to all customers. Satellite capacity is provided by Eutelsat on the satellite Sesat 1 (16° East).

On top of that, customers who opt for MAXtv service by the end of the year can have the service at even more favorable terms, within T-HT’s Christmas offer.

T-HT launched MAXtv service in September 2006. The service boasts today more than 270,000 satisfied users. Progressive growth is the result of continuous improvement and extension of the service portfolio according to the needs and wishes of our customers. By MAXtv broadcast via satellite T-HT additionally confirms its position of the leader in the area of digital television.