(14 January 2006 8:00 pm)

MUMBAI: NBC Universal's new network Sleuth has announced carriage deals with satellite platforms DirecTV and Dish Network this summer.

Sleuth, the 24-hour crime, mystery and suspense channel debuted on 1 January. It is the first network to offer a digital triple pack service, which features a standard definition digital channel (SD), hi-definition simulcast channel (HD), and a video-on-demand (VOD) channel offered as a digital bundle.

This added to their existing carriage agreements with Time Warner Cable, Knology and other platforms. It would put the network in more than 22 million homes.

Sleuth offers an exclusive lineup of exciting television shows, movies and other mystery and crime programming from NBC Universal's vast collection of feature films, classic television shows, reality series and documentaries, from Miami Vice and Homicide to Scarface and Casino.