Insight TV expands with M7
April 4, 2017
By Chris Forrester
INSIGHT TV used MIPTV to announce a major carriage and distribution deal with Luxembourg-based M7 Group.
The agreement will see INSIGHT TV supply both its UHD and HD channels to M7 for broadcast on CanalDigitaal (Netherlands), two Belgian cable networks, Skylink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and HD Austria, beginning April 4th.
“This announcement at MIPTV 2017 further highlights INSIGHT TV’s huge growth in the last 12 months and its commitment to delivering the highest quality 4K UHD content to millions of viewers across the world,” said INSIGHT TV.
According to Bill Wijdeveld, VP, business development at M7 Group SA, with the growing sales of 4K UHD screens in Europe, the appetite for high quality 4K UHD content is increasing as well. “We are therefore very happy with our agreement with INSIGHT TV, enabling us to enrich our content offer for our satellite TV viewers in the Benelux, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria with a great variety of top-of-the range 4K UHD and HD programmes,” he added.
“We’re really excited to make this announcement at MIPTV today and to further highlight the company’s major success in the past 12 months,” declared Graeme Stanley, Commercial Director at INSIGHT TV. “This contract with M7 Group gives us the opportunity to reach more viewers across Europe that are hungry for the highest quality 4K UHD content featuring social influencers telling amazing stories from stunning locations around the world.”