ZON OPTIMUS SGPS SA CM TV will be available on the NOS channel listing as from the 14th of January
A Portuguese channel, from one of the biggest news brands, broadcasting 24 hours a day
CM TV will have been on air for three years in 2016
Lisbon, 21 December 2015 - NOS and Cofina have agreed that CM TV, a channel which will have completed three years on air next year and until now has been broadcast exclusively on a single television platform, will now be available for customers of the market leader in Pay TV in Portugal, as from the 14th of January.
The channel will become part of the NOS digital TV offer that will bring coverage of CM TV broadcasting to more than 80% of Pay TV customers in Portugal.
By including CM TV in its offer, NOS strengthens its focus on producing and distributing contents that are relevant for its customers, in particular those in the Portuguese language, and the new channel will further help towards NOS continuing to give Portuguese people the best television experience in the country.
CM TV features news that can be characterised as being of a high level of excellence and relevance, taking its brand signature to its limits as being "The Best. First Class".
On the air 24 hours a day, with its own recording studios and a team of 80 people exclusively working for the channel, but also contributions from more than 450 other news professionals, CM TV distinguishes itself for the high standards of its news reporting and investigation with the market leading newspaper brand Correio da Manhã, for live direct broadcasts from across the country, for high impact programmes such as "Rua Segura", "Mercado", "Hora Record, but also for its strong focus on entertainment and culture with successful programmes such as "Flash Vidas". It also broadcasts in Angola and Mozambique.
In November, CM TV posted a total audience of 749,580 viewers. CM TV's trend of growth has been sustained consistently since broadcasts began, posting an increase of more than 140% in cumulative annual market share 2014/2015.
With more than one and a half million television customers and more than 8 million communication services provided, NOS is the Pay TV leader in Portugal and the entertainment and communications operator with the best financial and operational performance, achieving important gains in market share in all business segments.
NOS
João Santos Pereira | jsp@ban.pt | Mobile: 93 761 23 32
Cofina
Gonçalo Nobre | gn@ban.pt | Mobile: 93 740 51 04
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Original Document: http://www.nos.pt/institucional/EN/media/Documents/2015 12 21_NOS and Cofina launch television partnership.pdf
