UK Poker Fans To Get More Poker TV
Published: Friday, May 20, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
UK POKER FANS TO GET MORE POKER TV
SkyTV's Poker Zone is on the way...
Encouraged by the positive legislative moves on Internet gambling in the UK,
and the very high profile currently enjoyed in a global sense by the game of poker,
SkyTV Channel 226 will launch Poker Zone, a new poker and casino lifestyle entertainment
channel on May 18.
Recent surveys show that Britain is widely perceived
as the next biggest poker market after the USA, with an estimated daily $7 million
spent in online card rooms alone.
The new channel is expected to capture
a significant audience of UK poker enthusiasts and probably a healthy chunk of
the extensive advertising and sponsored events which poker rooms represent in
this highly competitive sector.
Regular programming will include exclusive
tournaments, movie nights, brand new documentaries, classic entertainment series
and interactive gaming options.
Televised poker is also a catalyst in
the new nationwide interest in poker, creating star players through televised
tournaments, interviews and instructional programs featuring the best-televised
players in the world. British poker personalities like The Hendon Mob and Dave
“The Devilfish” Ulliot are becoming household names and A-list celebrities
both in the UK and abroad.
It is understood that Sky has plans for Poker
Zone beyond the British Isles, too as the game's popularity is growing dramatically
in Europe.
“Interactive poker is very popular amongst our viewers”
said Jim Sibcy, Managing Director of Pokerzone. “We are providing a service
through one of our shows, ‘Poker Night Live’ that aids the poker boom
and gives us a distinct advantage ahead of our competition. Poker is becoming
increasingly available across a spectrum of UK channels but I can guarantee that
pokerzone will provide the most exciting and up to date coverage available.”
The new program officially launches on both SKY and global broadband on Wednesday,
May 18th.
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