30.5.2018
- Hrvatski Telekom has been granted exclusive rights for the broadcast of volleyball matches through IPTV and DTH platforms, as well as for streaming
- The matches will be available in HD quality and broadcast on Arena Sport channels
- HT and the Croatian Volleyball Federation have signed a three-year co-operation agreement
Hrvatski Telekom is continuing with the activities intended to provide users of MAXtv services with both the widest and the best selection of programmes available on the market, with the best picture quality and functionalities intended to provide a unique TV viewing experience.
The users of MAXtv services are given the opportunity within TV sports packages to enjoy enhanced sports content – HT has been granted exclusive rights for the broadcast of the matches played by the Croatian Volleyball Federation through IPTV and DTH platforms, as well as for streaming. The broadcasts will include both Men’s and Women’s European Volleyball League home matches played by the Croatian national teams and home matches for the qualifications for both Men’s and Women’s European Volleyball Championship played by the Croatian national teams. In addition, beach volleyball and snow volleyball home matches – all the competitions: team championship and the Cup, separate championships, CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite tournament organised by the Croatian Volleyball Federation and Croatian youngest age category Team Championship, as well as the matches played in Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Super League Home ChampionshipIn case of successful qualifications, MAXtv will be broadcasting also the matches played by the Croatian national volleyball team at the European or the World Volleyball Championship.
HT and the Croatian Volleyball Federation have signed a three-year co-operation agreement (2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021). The matches will be broadcast in HD quality on Arena Sport channels. Moreover, magazine shows covering both beach and snow volleyball are currently being prepared, and it is likely some matches will be broadcast.
"Through co-operation with the Croatian Volleyball Federation, HT has yet again proved to be the best TV for watching Croatian sports. Only MAXtv provides the opportunity of watching the most attractive Croatian sports – football, basketball, handball, water polo, and volleyball. Hence, we are delighted to be able to say that MAXtv is the first choice TV for all sports enthusiasts in Croatia", emphasised Richard John Brešković, Director of Residential Marketing Sector.
In addition, users of MAXtv services will be provided additional services and advanced functionalities. For example, they will be given the opportunity to enjoy the largest number of TV channels broadcast in HD, whose number will additionally increase in the forthcoming months. Furthermore, they can record and subsequently watch the TV programmes they have missed and are the only ones who are able to simultaneously watch TV programmes on all their smart devices, without affecting their data plan charges. Moreover, they can control and search TV programmes through their smartphones and simply play the media content from their mobile device to smart TV.