n (Poland)

n [ɛn] was a Polish DTH platform. It was launched on October 12, 2006 and owned by ITI Neovision. On December 31, 2011 the company had reached 929,000 subscribers.[2] On March 21, 2013, n was merged with Cyfra+ to form nc+.

For other uses of "n", see N (disambiguation).
n
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
FoundedOctober 12, 2006
DefunctMarch 21, 2013[1]
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Key people
Markus Tellenbach
ProductsDirect-broadcast satellite
ParentITI Neovision
Websiten.pl
Footnotes / references
n was replaced to form nc+

History

In May 2006, the ITI Group announced the opening of a "new generation" subscription television platform for the autumn of 2006, with TVN and Onet acting as key strategic partners in the upcoming project.[3]

N was unveiled to the public in September 2006, aiming for an October 12 launch date.[4]

Channels

At closing time, N had 99 encrypted channels (6 in foreign languages), 23 free-to-air channels in Polish, 34 HDTV channels, and 3 3D channels.

In-house channels

Throughout its history, N also had its own in-house channels:

  • Wojna i Pokój (War and Peace): The channel broadcast movies from the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia, with either Polish voice-over or original Russian audio. Converted to HD in 2012, after which the channel timeshared with Sundance Channel. Shut down in 2013 because of the merger.
  • O.TV: Channel run by Jerzy Owsiak, broadcasts started in 2007 and ended in 2009. It later ran as a block on ZigZap until 2010.
  • nTALK: Channel focusing on American and Polish talk shows. Started in 2007 and ended in 2009.
  • nSPORT: Sports channel. Later integrated into the NC+ offer in 2013 and rebranded in 2014.

VOD

Set-top boxes

As for 2012 n offers four set-top boxes to their subscribers. Most notably, it is the only DTH platform in Poland that doesn't provide CI modules to use with generic DVB-S2 receivers.

Name HD EPG VOD Internet access Internet Radio Games Multiroom
nBox HDTV Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
nBox HDTV recorder Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY (Main Decoder)
nBox HDTV recorder (Monsterbox) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY (Main Decoder)
nBox HDTV PVR (ADB 2850ST) Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY (Second Decoder)

References
  1. "Start platformy nC+ 21 marca! Jakie zmiany w pakiecie Canal+? (wideo)". Media2. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. "Platforma "n": Wzrost do 929 tys. abonentów" (in Polish). Media2. February 15, 2012.
  3. "Platforma cyfrowa ITI na jesieni" (in Polish). Press.pl. May 17, 2006.
  4. "Platforma cyfrowa ITI na jesieni" (in Polish). Press.pl. May 17, 2006.
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