HBO, an American provider of premiumtv content, together with Ziggo in the Netherlands next year six pay-tv offering. The two companies have created the joint venture HBO in the Netherlands and now European approval is obtained.
The European Commission has final approval given for the establishment of the joint venture, because the arrival of a new provider would be good for the competition. The road is now free for HBO, owned by Time Warner and Ziggo, to next year pay per view channels. Ziggo spokesman Gradus Vos confirms the opposite Tweakers.net that HBO and the kabelaar next year premium content want to provide, but that details in the course of 2012 to be announced.
According to rumors, was the creation of HBO Nederland one of the reasons to be on the cable network of Ziggo, some regional transmitters to be deleted, with the aim of sufficient bandwidth to get free. TotaalTV reports that HBO Netherlands in a total of six stations will offer: three sd channels and three hd channels. In addition to series and films from the HBO portfolio, the channels may also feature films from Warner show. In addition, there are likely to be through the HBO Go service a website or mobile app for streaming content to view.
HBO Nederland will be the range of channels is not restricted to keep to the catchment area of Ziggo; in the long term the pay tv channels to other tv providers available. In response to the arrival of HBO to the Netherlands Film1, so far the only pay-tv provider in the Netherlands, announced a new channel: Film1 Series. This station will be from January 17, 2012.