from www.worldscreen.com – Three Penthouse channels make their HD debut in Europe today.

Penthouse HD features soft-core erotic content, while Penthouse HD1 and Penthouse HD2 feature hard-core adult programming. The three channels will be available in Europe from the Satellite Eutelsat Eurobird 9A and 9 degrees East. Further launches on European platforms are expected to be finalized by the end of 2010.

Jacky Wauters, the CEO of NOA Productions, which is marketing the three Penthouse HD channels in Europe, said, “Sales of HD hardware including HD televisions and HD-enabled set-top boxes have been on the rise for quite some time in Europe resulting in high consumer demand for top-quality HD programming. The Penthouse brand, known by everyone everywhere, is perfectly positioned to capitalize on this critical market share.”