ITI and TP join forces for digital television distribution

ITI will soon be releasing its digital platform, expanding its services to distribution of television programs and competing directly with TP's upcoming launch of Wideostrada in September. Co-operation between the two rivals, however, has been confirmed by the signing a contract concerning the distribution of TVN, TVN Siedem and TVN Gra in TP's Wideostrada. TP will start broadcasting TVN's channels via its ADSL network in 5 new cities this month, giving it a range of 2 million households. TVN wants to be a multimedia provider, even now its business and weather forecast services can be viewed on Orange mobile phones. TVN also plans to include its programs in TP's video on demand service launching later this year. (Puls Biznesu p.6) M.M.