KyLinTV announces the launch of its new strategic partnership with Phoenix China News and Entertainment, aimed at delivering the latest and best in Chinese television programming to viewers in Europe. KyLinTV already has a proven track record in North America, where it offers more than 60 Chinese channels and 30,000-plus hours of VOD programming to Chinese-speaking households. Phoenix CNE is the European operation of Phoenix TV, the leading Chinese TV brand headquartered in Hong Kong.

KyLinTV Europe will offer more than 20 popular Chinese TV channels from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Those include Phoenix China News and Entertainment, Phoenix InfoNews, CCTV-9, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, MASTV, Sun TV, PTS Dimo, Kunlun Drama, a channel featuring historical, war, mystery and action dramas, and Yangtze Drama, whose romance, family and other story genres are designed to appeal especially to female viewers.

The new service will also include a children's channel, where youngsters can learn Chinese while enjoying popular Chinese cartoons and quality educational programming. Meanwhile, viewers interested in China's mainland market will be able to get up-to-the-minute reports on mainland stocks via the business channel, Trading Day. Offerings like Life Channel, Variety and Oriental Education, already extremely popular among KyLinTV's North American subscribers, will also be available on KyLinTV Europe.

As an IPTV service, delivering programming via the Internet, KyLinTV is quite easy to use. Regardless of Internet provider, subscribers need only have high-speed Internet access, plug their Internet cable into a STB provided by KyLinTV and then connect the STB to their set, to receive DVD-quality TV programming. In addition to offering the functions available with traditional TV services, KyLinTV offers such extras as a 48-hour-playback so subscribers never have to miss their favorite programs.