The
Poker Revolution will be televised - 19th May
2008
(Credit: PKR)
Next-gen
poker room PKR.com has announced ambitious moves
into television that will see its innovative gameplay
beamed into more than fifteen million homes across
Europe.
Airing
nightly, the shows will feature in-game footage
captured from the final tables of two of PKR.com’s
most prestigious tournaments – the $100
buy-in $10,000 Guaranteed tournament taking place
each Thursday and Saturday’s $60 buy-in
‘$20,000 Guaranteed TV Showdown’.
Hopeful players can buy-in direct or qualify via
satellite for as little as $2.
Taking
its lead from popular real world poker broadcasts,
PKR.com’s televised tournaments allow viewers
to see all hole cards while listening to expert
analysis provided by the PKR.com podcast team
- host Colin Morris and commentators James ‘Jabbawa’
Bach and Dan ‘Danski’ Grant. PKR.com’s
rich real-time 3D graphics, customisable player
avatars and range of emotes all contribute to
making this the most engaging, entertaining and
watchable online poker programming ever seen.
“The
chance to play poker on TV was traditionally the
reserve of well bankrolled pro’s, but our
televised tournaments now give players of all
levels the chance to play in front of audiences
across all of Europe” said PKR.com Marketing
Director, Simon Prodger.
PKR.com’s
televised tournaments will be available to viewers
in the UK, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany,
Spain, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland
and Malta. All broadcasts are also available for
viewing online at the PKR TV channel on You Tube.
PKR.com’s
move into branded content follows earlier successful
forays into TV advertising that has introduced
the site to thousands of new players.
PKR
tournament poker will be airing:
•
In the UK on Sky channels 157 (Hollywood TV) and
842
•
In France on Noos, Numericable and Free (Channels
48, 95 and 145 respectively)
•
In Germany on Kabel Deutschland, KBW, Unity Media,
NetCologne, NetMartens, Zattoo
•
In Belgium on BeTV and Coditel (Channel 168)
•
In Luxembourg on Coditel (Channel 168)
•
In Netherlands on UPC Digital (Channel 127) and
KPN (Channel 316)
•
In Finland, on Welho (Channel 212) and Canal Digital
(Channel 94)
•
In Norway, Sweden and Denmark on Canal Digital
(Channel 94)
•
In Iceland on Skjarinn
•
In Spain on Imagenio (Channel 98) and Zattoo
•
In Malta on MelitaCable (Channel 209)
•
Pan-Europe: at 1° West with set top box tuned
to 11.229 GHZ Horizontal
This
large catchment has been achieved by partnering
with Pitch Gaming (UK channels 157 and 842) and
the Poker Channel Europe (non-UK coverage). The
Poker Channel is broadcast to over 15 million
cable and satellite homes in 13 markets.
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