2.8 million TV viewers could lose TVNorge after midnight – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): One million households could lose TVNorge, could Dagbladet report this week.

All Canal Digital’s customers are in danger of losing TVNorge, MAX, Discovery Channel, Eurosport Norway and 9 other channels, if Telenor and Discovery Networks do not reach agreement in their ongoing distribution conflict .

Discovery and Telenor are now in tough negotiations to avoid black screens already about 12 hours.

Will not parties to the goal by midnight tonight, the 2.8 million TV viewers could lose TVNorge and 12 other channels, reports the website Campaign today.

Hard negotiations

Tormod Sandstø, press manager at Telenor, told Dagbladet this week that the controversy between the parties is about money and much, Telenor’s customers must 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, he told Dagbladet.

Sandstø Telenor says today to the Campaign that they are in intensive negotiations.

Belief in solution

TV Group hope still for a solution.

– We still have a hope to find a solution before the deadline. Unfortunately, I can not comment on the negotiations beyond, says communications director in TVNorge and Discovery, Espen Skoland, the Campaign.

TVNorge has in recent years made it gjevt with successes like “ Next summer “,” Thomas Giertsen: Absolutely perfect “and” 71 ° north – Norway’s toughest celebrity, “” All for Norway “and” Tonight with Ylvis. ”

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