Danish cablenet YouSee has introduced the high definition versions of Canal+ Film and Canal+ Sport to its programme line-up.
The two were added on May 1 at no extra cost to subscribers already receiving the standard definition channels.
Movie highlights include the premiere of influential Danish director Susanne Bier’s Things We Lost in the Fire, starring Halle Berry, and the acclaimed documentary King of Kong.
For sports fans Canal+ Sport HD has arrived just in time for the climax to the English Premier League season.
Other HD channels carried by the YouSee include Kanal 5 HD, TV2 Sport HD, MTV HD, Discovery HD, National Geographic HD, TV2 Film HD, Eurosport HD and BBC HD.
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