One million households could lose TVNorge – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Canal Digital’s customers are in danger of losing TVNorge, MAX, Discovery Channel, Eurosport Norway and 9 other channels, if Telenor and Discovery Networks is unable to agree on the distribution by Sunday.

Potentially one million Norwegian households affected unless the negotiations reach the finishing line.

Implications

– This is a situation we in the longest want to avoid. We know that if all our channels disappear from Canal Digital, this may have implications both for viewers, advertisers and large parts of the Norwegian production environment. We therefore have a need to go out with this information now, says Espen Skoland, communications director of TVNorge and Discovery Networks.

– What does this mean for viewers TVNorge?

– We are entering a period of many premieres, and understand well that this may cause frustration among many viewers. We are still in negotiations with Telenor, and we hope for the longest time to find a solution. Unfortunately, I can not say much more at the moment, says Skoland Dagbladet

TVNorge has been a winner in the TV market in recent years, with successes like “ Next summer “,” Thomas Giertsen: Absolutely perfect “and” 71 ° north – Norway’s toughest celebrity “on the stairs in our.

– We are still in negotiations with Discovery on their channels. There are still a few days left in negotiations and hope to finish within the time limit, responding Tormod Sandstø, press officer at Telenor.

– Correct Price

Sandstø says the controversy between the parties is about money: How much to Telenor customers to pay for TVNorge and the other Discovery channels?

– When we negotiate, then we negotiate on behalf of all television viewers out there, and for us it is very important that the viewers get the right content at the right price. Our job is to protect customers’ interests.

– If you interpret this as a negotiation initiatives from Discovery?

– I have no views on concludes Sandstø.