X-Message-Number: 29592 Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:09:45 -0700 From: Olaf Henny <> Subject: 24/7 TV channel about death, funeral options etc. in Germany References: <> It will be autumn before the new channel opens, but it may be a huge opportunity for CI and Alcor to reach about 85 million people in Germany Austria and part of Switzerland of whom almost a million are actively concerned with making their final arrangements and will, no doubt, pay attention to the alternatives discussed in this channel. It might also be considered, that religiosity and therefore reservations on basis of religion play a much lesser role there than in the US. Quote: New TV Channel Takes on Death and Dying By Charles Hawley There are shows for cooking, relationships, weddings and property -- why not for dying? A new TV channel in Germany plans to rectify the omission with 24/7 digital death. Coming soon to a television near you: Cooking shows are a dime a dozen on television these days. Home improvement shows hit the big time in the 1990s. Property shows are huge in Britain. Relationships and weddings have likewise become popular prime-time fodder. But the one event that faces every human on Earth has never had its own television channel. Until now.Starting this autumn in Germany, EosTV -- a 24-hour-a-day, seven-days-a-week television channel devoted exclusively to aging, dying and mourning -- will hit the airwaves. Viewers will be served up documentaries about cemeteries, shows about changing funeral culture, and helpful tips about finding a retirement home or nursing care. Should you be looking to install a stair lift in your home, EosTV will be the place to find information about that too. Death and dying, in other words, right in your living room. Unquote More: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,490174,00.html Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29592