TVTEL

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company_name = TVTEL
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company_type = Private
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foundation = 1999
location = flagicon|Portugal Porto, Portugal
industry = Telecommunication
products = Direct broadcast satellite, cable television
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homepage = [http://www.tvtel.pt/ tvtel.pt]
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TVTEL (TVTEL Comunicações, S.A.) is a Portuguese digital satellite and cable pay television service provider. The satellite service started on June 26, 2007, and it is currently on the Eurobird 9 satellite, broadcasting FTA and Conax-encrypted channels for the entire Europe.

port TV controversy

Around February 2007, Sport TV stopped broadcasting to TVTEL subscribers, causing a major outcry. Sport TV justified the move by stating that TVTEL hadn't already start broadcasting exclusively with digital encryption. TVTEL later placed a caption on the channel saying "A Sport TV não deixa que a TVTEL cresca, por que será?" ("Sport TV doesn't allow TVTEL to grow, how come?"). It is worth mentioning that Sport TV is 50% owned by competitor TV Cabo.

This controversy was somewhat similar to that of Virgin Media vs BSkyB.

Channels

Movies

* Canal Hollywood
* MGM Channel

Sport

* NASN
* ESPN Classic Europe

Children

* Canal Panda

Entertainment

* People+Arts
* The Biography Channel Spain & Portugal

Documentary

* Discovery Channel Portugal
* Canal de História
* Odisseia
* Travel Channel (UK)

Music

* MTV Portugal
* VH1 Europe

General audience

* RTP1
* RTP2
* RTPN
* SIC
* TVI
* Região Norte TV
* RBTI

External links

* [http://www.tvtel.pt Official Site]