The United Kingdom of Atlântico Norte

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WizTV it's the 3rd big television network and media company on the UKAN, which runs several television channels and a IPTV platform. It's flagship channel is WizOne (sometimes pronnounces as Wise One), the fourth terrestrial television station to be born on the UKAN, launched on December, 1989. WizTV is owned by one of the biggest financial groups on the UKAN, WizGroup, that also owns WizCom, AstraNews, and the Banco Macaronesio de Investimento / Macaronesian Investment Bank (BMI/MIB).

WizOne
WizOne was the second private UKAN's TV channel to be launched, after PlusOne being launched ten months before. Under the name TV4, in which the 4 was the sole element of its logo, TV4 was initially owned by some prominent Church institutions, including Rádio Renascer, UKAN's Christian University, Universal Church Broadcasting and many other media enterprises were minor stakeholders of TV4. This majority-Christian ownership influenced TV4 programming according to Christian values. In the first years of its existence, TV4 assumed the role of an 'alternative' television broadcaster, dedicating part of its airtime to distinct target audiences, with part of the morning dedicated to housekeepers and the elderly and part of the afternoon to the young.
TV4's recovery happened when it was totally acquired by WizGroup in 1999, one of the most important financial conglomerates on the UKAN, and then it started broadcasting more locally-produced programmes, like soap operas. This helped to increase its viewership significantly, but it was in September 2000, when the Big Brother contest started, that TV4 (then rebranded as WizOne) gained a boost in popularity.
Now WizOne is known for having a large number of national reality shows and soap operas. WizOne broadcasts a mix of local productions, like soap operas, family series and reality shows, news programs and international movies and series.

WizTwo
WizTwo was launched in 1998 as TV4+1, originally only to offer TV4 programming in later hours. When TV4 was aquired by WizGroup this channel was subsequently renamed to WizTwo and became a youth-oriented channel, airing programs oriented to a teen audience, such as international tv shows.
Channel programming consists of local programs as well as a wide range of American prime time shows. WizTwo usually airs these in multi audio (english, portuguese and macaronesian), as well offering the original spoken language. While WizOne is considered to be the channel that airs more local programming, infotainment and other programs of that nature, WizTwo concentrates on airing high quality prime time shows and other more entertaining programs.

WizThree / WizU
WizThree/WizU (the latter word is an acronym for University) was founded in 2000, broadcasts 24/7, and features formal and informal educational programs, college-related fare and international news focusing on science and arts.
This channel is also the Home of Atlantico Norte Adult Learning Service (ANALS) telecourses for college credit and foreign language instruction.

WizFour / Knowledge Channel
WizFour / Knowledge Channel is a channel with programming about history, natural history, engineering and crime.
The channel was initially known as WizTV Civilisation and was devoted to documentaries regarding history and civilizations, historic, ancient or present. On 1 November 2004, WizTV Civilisations was re-branded as WizFour / Knowledge Channel.

WizNews 24
WizNews is a 24 hour international news service with an emphasis on the UKAN and international news stories. The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. WizNews also hosts localised versions of the channel in Lantea, Atlantico Sul, Macaronesia and in Lusoiberia.
WizNews has built its schedule around the main, highly experienced anchors with appointment to view broadcasts regularly being supplemented by landmark broadcasts. WizNews is famous for its innovations in news broadcasting and regularly wins awards for this and also for its broadcasting in general.

WizM / MacaronesiaTV

WizSports
WizSports is a sports channel featuring live sports events, programming and news updates.
WizSports is considered "the new generation sports channel" - dedicated to team sports, alternative sports, discovery and entertainment including Basketball, National Lacrosse League, Arena Football League, Surfing, Handball Champions League, Rugby World Cup, Hockey, Figure skating, Boxing, Swimming, Volleyball, Billiard room and more.

WizClan

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Atlantico Norte Economy - 2008


One:Telecom (49.1% Market Share) | RoyalTelecom (21.2% Market Share)
rEvo Multimedia (11.3% Market Share) | Other Telecoms (18.4% Market Share)



One:Telecom / WizGroup - (41.2% Market Share) | rEvo / rEvo Multimedia (22.3% Market Share)
e:motion / RoyalTelecom (20.1% Market Share) | Other ISP's (16.4% Market Share)



One:Mobile / WizGroup - (41.7% Market Share) | Ozone / RoyalTelecom (40.1% Market Share)
Imagine / rEvo Multimedia (15.6% Market Share) | Other Mobile Operators (2.6% Market Share)



e:motion / RoyalTelecom (47.6% Market Share) | nEo / rEvo Multimedia (34.8% Market Share)
[One:Telecom / WizGroup - (16.2% Market Share) | Other 3Play Operators (1.4% Market Share)


TOP 3 Television Broadcast Corporations:

ANTV Networks - (RoyalTelecom) - (21.8% Market Share)

PlusTV - (AtlanticPress) - (21.2% Market Share)

WizTV (WizGroup) - (20.7% Market Share)


TOP 5 Radio Broadcast Corporations:
UKAN Radio (Imprenor) - (25.8% Market Share)
ABC (Atlantic Broadcast Corporation / WizGroup) - (21.3% Market Share)
CityFM (AtlanticPress) - (13.5% Market Share)
RadioNorte (MIG - Macaronesia Investments Group) - (9.25% Market Share)
LusoFM (LusoPress) - (6.9% Market Share)


TOP 5 Press Corporations:
Royal Press - Royal Telecom Group
AtlanticPress
ImpreNor
AstraNews (WizGroup)
RoyalPress


TOP 5 Banks













Public Companies:
RoyalTelecom Group
AtlanticBank
UKANA - United Kingdom of Atlantico Norte Airports
ANSA - Atlantico Norte Space Agency
AirNor - UKAN Aeronautics Company
AirAtlantico - UKAN's flag airline
ViaStar - UKAN public transports company (Bus, subway and trains)
Comboios do Atlantico - Regional/Inter-regional rail service
MareNostrum - Atlantico Norte Sea Transports company
Alba Group - Car and bus manufacturer

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STPM acquires sixty per cent of Comboios do Atlântico.



STPM - Sociedade de Transportes Públicos da Macaronesia S.A. has acquired 60 per cent of the railway company Comboios do Atlântico S.A., which is headquartered in Atlântida on the region of Lantea. This aquisition of Comboios do Atlântico will form a bridgehead for STPM's future activities on the national market of Atlantico Norte, which is one of Avalon's largest tendering markets. STPM will use Comboios do Atlântico knowhow and experience with train services, when preparing bids in Atlântico Norte in 2011 and in the coming years.

Till date, Comboios do Atlântico has been owned by the Lantean traffic company Companhia de Transportes Colectivos da Lantea - CTCL S.A. and the operator Viastar Railways S.A. Now, STPM takes over ViaStar Railways share in Comboios do Atlântico, while the remaining 40 per cent of the company's shares remain with CTCL S.A.

Comboios do Atlântico is a well run company and the acquisition fits in well with STPM's national and international strategy and offers new growth potential in Avalon's largest market for rail passenger transport. We also look forward to working together with Comboios do Atlântico other owner, CTCL S.A. and servicing our customers on every region - says STPM's CEO Marco Salgado.

Since 2005, Comboios do Atlântico has operated the urban/suburban lines in Lantea, since 2007 has operated the Intercities lines connecting all the regions and in January this year, Comboios do Atlântico also started operating the Omega line, which runs from Câmbria to Guimarães via Atlântida. The three contracts, which comprise 4.1 billion train kilometres a year and cover 915 kilometres.

Comboios do Atlântico is headquartered in Atlantico Norte's largest city, Atlântida, which is located in a central and strategically important part of Atlântico Norte in light of STPM's coming bid activities in the Atlantic market,« says Marco Salgado.

Comboios do Atlântico brand will be gradually be replaced with STPM brand and at the same time STPM is planning to gradually upgrade the quality standards to the ones you already see in STPM's rail service in Macaronesia, and gradually change the decision center to Cambria, where STPM is based.

With the entry in the national market, STPM is now building on the success we have already achieved in the region of Macaronesia. Even though the Atlantico Norte market is very complex and different from the Macaronesian market, because every region has it's peculiarities, but our strategy may well be compared to the strategy we have also used in Macaronesia. We start on a small scale to acquaint ourselves with the market, and with the new co-ownership, we gain a quick foothold and thereby create the best possible platform for future growth - says Marco Salgado.

Thus, in 2009 STPM won two additional franchises in Lemuria - the urban services and the interregional train between Lemuria and Lusoiberia. The two franchises were added to the services which STPM is already operating in Atlantico Norte, i.e. the urban/suburban services in Macaronesia as well all the train connections between Macaronesia and the other regions. This means that by the end of 2010, STPM is operating more train kilometres than any other company in Atlantico Norte, and 8 out of 10 passengers will be using STPM services.


Fact sheet

* STPM S.A. owns 60 per cent of Comboios do Atlântico S.A., CTCL S.A. owns the remaining 40 per cent

* STPM has an office in Cambria which is staffed with the best rail business specialists in Atlantico Norte

* The actual lines of Comboios do Atlântico S.A. A production of 4.1 billion train kilometres annually on a network, which is 2415 kilometres and has 45 stations. The operation includes 92 diesel trains, CAC 0700, CAC 0750 and CAC 0800 Series, and Comboios do Atlântico is responsible for maintaining and cleaning the trains at the company's workshop at Vale do Vouga. These diesel trains will be replaced with the newer

* The actual lines of STPM. The production includes 1.1 billion train kilometres a year. The Macaronesia rail system comprises over 5000 kilometres and has over 100 stations. The Macaronesian operation uses 120 new, modern, electric trains of. The MAC 7000 Series for the suburban/urban operation, the MAC 8000 Series for the intercities operation and the MAC 5500Fast Series for the Magellan fast trains operation. STPM is responsible for maintaining and cleaning the trains as well to electrify all the Atlantico Norte lines.


STPM Intercities - Mac8000 Series


Combois do Atlântico - CAC 0700 Series

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Cambria, July 31 2010

STPM - Sociedade de Transportes Públicos da Macaronesia S.A has been renamed ANTrans S.A. This is done in alignment with the recent aquisition of 60% of Comboios do Atlântico and to ensure a global consistency of the service. - "With this global rebranding people will know the difference, feel the difference and that will change their everyday life" - Said Joana Castinha, Marketing Director of ANTrans.

There will be a rollout of the new image across all the ANTrans network during 5 to 6 months where every single information panel, leafet, train and even the uniforms will be rebranded - "We feel that the new brand better differentiates and defines our services in the marketplace. With the breadth of the combined transportation services offered by our company will be able to offer the best standards regarding our passenger service as well an end to end supply chain solutions to fit the needs of our growing customer base," stated Halla Rahin - ANTrans Partnerships and Development Director.

"We've kept the Macaronesian cross on our new image because the Atlantico Norte as a nation has deep roots on the Macaronesian region. We fought for our independence in the past, we've built a nation with blood, sweat and tears, and we are always ready to turn our nation into a better place to live, and that's the spirit that we also have on our company, the spirit of working hard, working better and win" - Said Miguel Soares - ANTrans CEO.

ANTrans will further expand on the services offered by the former STPM and Comboios do Atlântico, focusing on driving value in the areas of people and cargo transport, as well bidding on any new opportunities that may rise. "We've been waiting for this name change, and we are excited to get the ball rolling," stated Halla Rahin. The rebranding efforts will extend 150 - 180 days, and the disruptions on the company's routes and services will be minimal. "The transition will be seamless," stated Halla. "Our customers will continue to receive the world class service they are used to receiving from STPM."

With this change ANTrans also created 6 different units each one to a different area of our business. The new units are:

* ANTrans Citylink - Operates suburban and local train services. 82 brand new Mac6600Urban trains will be to this unit replacing the Mac7000 series trains that are now assigned to ANTrans Regional
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* ANTrans Regional - Operates medium to long distance train services connecting 2 or more regions; The actual Mac7000 trains will be assigned to this unit.

* ANTrans Intercities - Operates high-speed train services between the major cities of Atlântico Norte; This unit will keep the high-speed Mac8000 trains in operation.

* ANTrans Magellan - Operates high-speed express train services between the capitals of the regions of Atlântico Norte as well international services; This unit will keep the Mac5500Fast trains in operation for 2 more years, and then all the trains will be graduallyreplaced with brand new Mac AV01 trains.

* ANTrans Maintenance - Maintenance and network services;

* ANTrans Cargo - Operates cargo services; The Mac C3000 Freight trains are assigned to this unit

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