What is The Poker Channel?
PokerChannel.com is the TV station / website for viewing online poker TV shows.
You can stream all the poker shows shown on the channel on demand. We also broadcast an alternative schedule of poker videos through our internet TV channel.
With over 500 hours of televised poker tournaments already filmed and new shows added regularly they have a comprehensive poker TV channel online and on the air.
Who Are They?
The Poker Channel was the world's first dedicated poker channel launching in the UK in March 2005. They are currently home to Europe's biggest library of poker programming.
The Poker Channel has since taken its winning poker TV shows to new audiences across Europe broadcasting 24 hours a day on the air and online. For details on how to get The Poker Channel in your area visit our Poker on TV section.
What You Can See
They show poker programming from around the world where you can watch top name pros such as Howard Lederer and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson compete in the FullTilt UK Showdown or Tony G and Ram Vaswani in the PokerHeaven.com Speed Poker Championships.
Also learn to play with our educational poker videos, win prizes in our monthly competitions and sign up to play poker for real on any of our shows sites.
The Poker Channel has continued its recent multi-platform expansion into major European markets with the launch of its channel in the Netherlands on the UPC Digital platform and the KPN network.
UPC Netherlands is a leading broadband cable operator, with over 35% of video cable households in Holland receiving service from UPC Netherlands.
The partnership with UPC will allow over 500,000 subscribers to its basic digital package and subscribers to KPN's extended basic package to have access to the Poker Channel. The channel will provide coverage of a number of major poker tournaments including the World Heads-Up Championship in Barcelona, the European Poker Masters, the Million Dollar Cash Game, the Invitational from Monte Grand Casino, classic World Series of Poker coverage and the new 'All In' series from locations including Tallinn, Estonia, Bucharest and Romania.
In the past year the Poker Channel has expanded into twelve major European markets, increasing its coverage to over 15.3 million households. Recent launches include partnerships with Finland's Welho and Belgium's Coditel in February and Telefonica's IPTV service, Spain's Imagenio and Malta's Melita Cable last November. The channel also broadcasts to the UK, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland.
The Poker Channel Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Gaming Media Group (formerly Poker Holdings), a private UK company.
Chris White, Commercial Director of the Poker Chanel, said: "We're delighted to be launching in the Netherlands with such strong partners. The popularity of the game continues to grow at an extraordinary rate and we're proud to be delivering world-class gaming entertainment to new audiences - whether professional players, curious beginners or fans just hooked to the drama of the game on TV. It is an exciting time for poker in the Netherlands - home to world-class tournaments and some of the world's best pros, from Marcel Luske to Noah Boaken."
