O2 has launched a TV service in Slovakia, initially on a trial basis.
Offering up to 25 channels, including two – the Czech public broadcaster’s CT1 and CT2 – in HD, O2 TV can be received throughut the country via the web or mobile app, on both iOS and Android devices, for €5 a month.
However, it is also being piloted for set-top box reception in three locations in the west of the country with fast LTE internet access, in this instance costing €7.50 a month, with a €60 fee for a set-top box refundable in full after six months.
O2 has operated a successful TV services in the neighbouring Czech Republic for a number of years. It has 202,000 subscribers as of the end of last year.