Since 1 June 2017, the educational channel English Club TV has been available on the network of Elisa, a Finnish telecommunications, ICT and online service company which serves over 2.3 million customers in Finland and Estonia. In Finland, Elisa is the market leader in its field.

Andrew Semchenko, the CEO of English Club TV, says: “I’m very proud that English Club TV is breaking down the stereotypes and disproving tendencies. 88% of people in Finland think that English is the most useful language for their personal development and 89% declare that English is necessary for their children’s future. Moreover, 46% of people in Finland say that they would like to improve their English constantly. It’s well known that the Finnish system of education differs from the educational systems in most European countries, but nevertheless helps to bring up harmonious and creative children. I’m convinced that our unique programmes for kids will help children in Finland to take their first steps in learning English with pleasure. For this autumn season the English Club TV team has prepared a lot of surprises for its viewers among which are the new entertainment slot and brand-new educational shows that feature the most widely-used proverbs (Figures of Speech) and new words (Rhyme Time)”.

 

“English Club TV differs from the mainstream entertainment channels and brings general language education to customer’s home. Elisa seeks to offer a wide variety of content to subscribers, and the English Club TV content is very well in line with the social values and responsibility of Elisa. With the school start now in fall, it is also the very time to promote this kind of valuable content”, says Mika Lepistö, Senior Business Manager of Elisa.

 

Elisa is a telecommunications, ICT and online service company serving 2.3 million consumers, corporate and public administration organisations. Elisa provides environmentally sustainable services for communication and entertainment, and tools for organisations to digitalise their operations and improve productivity. In Finland, Elisa is the market leader in its field. Cooperation with Vodafone and Telenor enables globally competitive services. Elisa is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Large Cap with approximately 200,000 shareholders. In 2016, Elisa’s revenue was 1.64 billion euros, and the company employed 4,300 people.

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The English Club TV Group is a group of production, edutainment and distribution companies that operates worldwide in the field of English language education. The English Club TV Group is a family of brands such as the educational channels English Club TV, English Club TV HD and the online service English Club TV ON-THE-GO. For more information visit www.english-club.tv

English Club TV is a unique educational channel for those who want to learn and improve their English. The English Club TV Channel is available via Astra4A, Measat3A and Hispasat 30W-5 satellites which cover the European, Asian, African, North and South America continents. Every day more than 30 000 000 subscribers of more than 400 operators watch English Club TV in 99 countries around the world.  English Club TV content is available through OTT, VOD, DTH, IPTV and mobile platform