Telenor and Canal Digital Renew and Deepen Nordic Co-Operation With SBS Broadcasting and C More

Oslo and Luxembourg, November 8 (ots/PRNewswire) -

- CANAL+ Premium Pay Channels to Remain on Canal Digital Nordic
DTH

- Canal Digital Secures SBS Nordic Commercial Channels on Nordic
DTH

Telenor Broadcasting Holding, Canal Digital and SBS Broadcasting
Sarl and C More Entertainment AB jointly announced today that they
have agreed to renew their partnership and deepen their overall
co-operation. The agreement ensures that the CANAL+ premium pay
television channels will remain with the satellite platform Canal
Digital on the Direct-To-Home satellite market in the Nordic
territory until 2010.

Canal Digital has also secured the right to broadcast SBS's Nordic
commercial channels on the Direct-to-Home satellite platform for
three more years. These channels include Kanal 5 serving the Swedish
market, TV Norge in Norway and Kanal 4 and Kanal 5 serving the Danish
market.

Commenting on the announcement, Patrick Tillieux, SBS's acting
Chief Executive Officer said: "We are very pleased to renew and
deepen CANAL+'s distribution arrangements with Canal Digital in the
Nordic region. Our DTH satellite viewers will benefit from continuing
access to the strong CANAL+ premium sports and film channels.
Furthermore, this partnership will also strengthen our co-operation
in programming, marketing and other areas of common interest."

Further commenting on the announcement, Stig Eide Sivertsen, Chief
Executive Officer of Telenor Broadcast Holding said: "We are pleased
that Canal Digital will continue to offer its DTH customers access to
CANAL+'s quality premium sports and film channels in the future. By
continuing our relationship with CANAL+ and expanding it to include
SBS's commercial channels, our subscribers will benefit from a wide
choice of premium content and commercial television stations."

About CANAL+

The CANAL+ Premium Pay Television Service is the leading premium
pay television service in the Nordic territory, consisting of up to
seven premium channels divided into three separate packages: one
Sport package, one Film package and one combined Total package. The
CANAL+ service carries films in the first pay window form 6 out of
the 8 major Hollywood studios on an exclusive basis and popular
sports leagues such as the F.A. Premier League and the Italian Serie
A, the Swedish top division football and ice hockey leagues, NHL ice
hockey from the US and the Finnish top division ice hockey league.
Furthermore, the CANAL+ Service broadcasts the qualification football
matches of the Finnish men's national team. www.canalplus.se,
www.canalplus.no, www.canalplus.dk, www.canalplus.fi

About Kanal 5 (Sweden)

Kanal 5 is Sweden's second largest commercial television channel
offering a popular mix of local and international entertainment and
sports. For quality movies, Kanal 5 has contracts with leading
international suppliers such as Universal Studios, DreamWorks, MGM,
Disney and Time Warner in place. In addition, Kanal 5 offers a broad
range of sporting events, including live football matches from the
Nordic Royal League and highlights from the English Premier League.
www.kanal5.se

About TV Norge (Norway)

TV NORGE is an entertainment-based commercial television channel
with a broad appeal in Norway. TV NORGE's programming contains a
blend of local and international content, including the popular local
production "Heia Tufte" (FC Nerds) and the reality series "71 Degrees
North". For the latest news, TV NORGE collaborates with 16 other
Norwegian television stations to exchange daily local news clips. It
was the first commercial television channel launched in Norway in
1988. www.tvnorge.no

About Kanal 5 (Denmark)

Kanal 5 in Denmark focuses on local productions, strong sports
content and quality international programming. Kanal 5's acquired
programming features popular US-series as well as blockbuster movies.
Kanal 5 also presents live coverage of some of the best football
matches from selected top European leagues. www.kanal5.dk

About Kanal 4 (Denmark)

Kanal 4 is the first full-fledged women's channel in Denmark.
Combining a mix of local productions with international quality
programming, the objective is to create a female channel which
features both entertainment and high-quality documentaries. Next to
blockbuster movies and popular US-series, Kanal 4 offers a number of
talk shows that appeal to female viewers. www.kanal4.dk

About SBS Broadcasting Group

SBS Broadcasting Group is one Europe's leading broadcasting
groups, with leading commercial television, premium pay channels,
radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central
and Eastern Europe. SBS currently has broadcasting operations in
Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, The
Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom. SBS is
controlled by funds advised by two leading private equity firms,
Permira and KKR. Telegraaf Media Groep N.V. (TMG) of the Netherlands
is also a shareholder in SBS, with a 20% equity interest.
www.sbsbroadcasting.com

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Contact:
For further information, please contact Bettina Duske of SBS at
+31-20-519-1914


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