News: Juily 10, 2008
Launch of France 2 HD and 'Pass Kids Illimité'
France 2 HD on Neuf TV HD
The high-definition television services offered with the 100% Neuf Box package are expanding to include France 2 HD, on channel 122, accessible available to all customers with a Neuf TV HD set-top box (MPEG-4) and eligible for high-definition reception.
Neuf TV subscribers enjoy a broad spectrum of programmes in high definition programs, including many in native high definition, such as the Tour de France, from 5 to 27 July, the Olympic Games, fictions, cinema, and special events such as Faust, with Roberto Alagna at the Orange Festival.
Arrival The arrival of France 2 HD expands the Neuf HD offering to three standard channels (Arte HD, NRJ12 HD and France 2 HD) plus two optional channels (National Geographic HD and HD1).
Unlimited Kids Pass, a new SVOD catalogue for children
Coinciding with the start of the summer holidays, Neuf is extending its VOD catalogue with the new Unlimited Kids Pass, the first SVOD package available on Neuf VODTV HD, offering round-the-clock entertainment for children. Younger kids, for example, will be able to view watch episodes of and re-view their favourite series such as Titeuf, Pokémon, Bugs Bunny and Kid Paddle as often as they like.
For €5.99 per month, Unlimited Kids Pass gives access to up to 120 episodes per month, under partnerships with four leading cartoon catalogues: Taffy Kids, Gulli VOD, Boomerang and Mediatoon. To ensure a constantly freshlasting appeal, Neuf will be renewingrenew half of the programmes every month.
This subscription solution, whereby the customer no longer needs to rent films one by one, comes with no fixed-time commitment. Unlimited Kids Pass further enhances what isan already a very broad VOD service, with around 3,500 programmes available, and over 5,000 available across all outlets.
Partners on launch of Unlimited Kids Pass SVOD service:
ChezTaffy: Titeuf, Code Lyoko, Alien Bazar, etc.
Boomerang: Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo, etc.
Gulli VOD: Pokemon, Panshel, Raymond, etc.
Mediatoon: Kid paddle, Cedric, Boule et Bill, etc.
