UPC adds three stations to the hd package

UPC will be available by september 1, three hd channels to its digital channel package to add. Animal Planet HD, BBC One HD and Foxlife HD in the hd package included. Also the Generous package change, providing Dutch music channel TMF NL disappears.

The hd package from UPC, which is € 9 per month cost includes after the zenderuitbreiding a total of 27 hd stations. BBC One HD and Foxlife HD have the same programming as the eponymous sd channels, also known as simulcast, but Animal Planet HD has a different programming compared to the channel in standard definition. UPC already offers BBC HD in its hd-channel package.

UPC-subscribers on the € 10 per month, costing Generous package reduce, by september 1, also access to BBC Entertainment, while on BBC 3 and BBC 4 during the day, respectively, the jeugdzenders CBeebies and CBBC are seen. In addition, the music channel VH1 exchanged for VH1 Classic and TMF NL expires for MTV Music 24 Finally, RTL Crime to the Generous package will be added.

All UPC customers who have a digital television decrease will per 1 september also get access to all the regional tv channels by the addition of TV West, Omroep Zeeland, RTV Drenthe, RTV Noord and RTV Oost. The decision is remarkable because competitor Ziggo, at the request of the regional stations of plan is to the number of regional broadcasters that the broadcast limit. The high-BUMA-costs that the broadcasters have to pay play a role.

The kabelaar also adds 24Kitchen to its digital programme offer. This foodzender according to the kabelaar mainly Dutch productions show. To the analog supply changes at UPC provisionally nothing.