There has been a truce in tv war between YouSee and Discovery Networks over the last few days, but now rattles saber again.
YouSee has just sent out a newsletter to their customers, where they indicate that they would like to continue the cooperation with Discovery Networks.
‘We think it should be up to you to determine how your tv package should look like. For any lover of sports. Others love naturprogrammer.’
‘Therefore, we would very much like to make an agreement with Discovery Networks, where the channels remain accessible for you in our mix even the-universe – so you can select them to and from. For so it is either them or us, that determines how your tv package should look like. It makes you.’
But the alert is not satisfied with Discovery Networks.
‘We have detected that YouSee has released information to its customers that they will have the Discovery channels in their mix even offer.’
‘we can reject. It’s not going to happen to our channels just in the Mix Itself-the pack. This means in principle that they will not pay for our channels. It is wrong that they give the impression of another’, writes komnunikationschef in Discovery Networks Denmark, Casper Field, in an email to Ekstra Bladet.
at the same time, inform he, that there has been contact between YouSee, since they could read about the new changes in the package. There are no negotiations.
the Entire conflict started when YouSee came out, to Discovery Networks’ channels will no longer be a part of the YouSees package deals.
rather, They must be a part of the television giant’s mix even the universe, if they can agree on a deal.
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If they can agree on a solution, the ends of the Discovery Networks’ channels in the mix even department, where customers purchase a number of points, which can be used on streaming services and tv channels.
‘It will be very unfortunate for many customers in TDC and YouSee, when YouSee becomes NoSee. But the Danish media landscape is changing, and fortunately we have a number of strong distribution partners in the Danish market, who appreciate its customers and partners,’ writes Christan Kemp to Ekstra Bladet.
concretely the changes that Channel 5 will drop out of the basic package, while TV2 Charlie comes in. In addition, TV3 Sport, TV3+, Max, Viasat Ultra HD and TV2 Sport a part of mellempakken, while the movie channels from Viasat and C More are a part of the fuldpakken.
Out smoking all of the Discovery Networks’ channels.
Ekstra Bladet has also spoken with YouSee-director Jacob Mortensen, tells us about the mind behind the plans.
– The three packages – the base package, mellempakken and fuldpakken – we make changes in the. We do this because we are working to get a flexible access to the best tv, where you can choose what you want to have access to.
– In our standard packages, we can see that there is a changed behavior in relation to the demand. Customers want less flow-screen tv and more streaming, and so we form the packages for what is being sought after, he says to Ekstra Bladet.
– But can’t you see that it looks a little odd, that it is all of the Discovery Networks’ channels will drop out?
– We change our packages, because the demand has changed. You can still get the Discovery Networks’ channels in our flexible mix-even the-universe, he says to Ekstra Bladet without to relate to, that they still have not agreed on an agreement with Discovery Networks, and there is a real possibility that they are pulling their channels from YouSee.
– What do you think about the Discovery Networks’ response?
– I watch the Discovery Networks as a long and good partner, as we have had in many years, so naturally we are bored of. I hope that they, too, are a part of the future of television-product from YouSee. We have an ongoing dialogue with Discovery, and we are still in negotiations with them, says Jacob Mortensen to Ekstra Bladet.
Subsequent Discovery Networks’ director, Christian Kemp threatened to pull their channels completely out of the cooperation with YouSee, and it can end up with YouSees customers can’t get access to the best League, herrelandsholdets qualifiers, Europa League, the OLYMPICS next year and several series.
– We have had a long and good cooperation with YouSee. And we continue like this in the future, but under other conditions, says Christian Kemp
– We also live just fine without YouSee. The media landscape is under heavy change, we have a number of other partners, we would like to work closer with in the future, he says.
