BROADCASTING CENTRE
Our broadcasting centre, located in Warsaw, allows us to transmit TV signals to our transponders on the HotBird satellite. The centre, built in 2006 and extended in 2009, is one of the largest facilities of this kind in Poland. In 2012, we once again upgraded the transmission system, which will facilitate playout of as many as 100 TV channels.
SET-TOP BOXES
In order to reduce costs, we launched production of our own SD and HD set-top boxes in November 2007 and in April 2010, respectively.
So far, nine different models have left our production lines:
- Four SD receivers (MINI, Familijny, F300 and M100),
- Four HD receivers (HD 5000, HD 6000, MINI HD 2000 and HD 3000),
- a T-HD 1000 receiver, supporting the DVB-T standard, and
- a 320 GB USB hard drive (DTU 320).
In 2012, we equipped selected models of company-manufactured set-top boxes with the ipla application, which allows the subscriber to access our Internet TV resources after connecting the set-top box to the Internet.
In 2012, our set-top boxes accounted for over 85% of all set-top boxes sold or leased by us. As at the end of December 2012, over 4m set-top boxes had been produced in our manufacturing plant, of which over 2.5m were HD-ready. Our subscribers can either buy or lease their set-top boxes. To ensure higher customer satisfaction, we also provide a warranty service for the equipment.
INTERNET CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
To provide the ipla online television service we utilise our own technology, tailored to the requirements of the major operating systems. Unlike our competitors, we apply proprietary solutions, which enable us to provide services optimally adjusted to the Internet infrastructure in Poland and the capacities of external systems with which our applications are integrated.
