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MUMBAI:
Surging its presence in the Australian market, BBC has signed
a deal with Foxtel to have five of its channels on the local
pay-TV platform next year.
Under
the long-term agreement, BBC Worldwide will deliver two new
channels on the Foxtel platform from 2009 - documentary channel
BBC Knowledge and children's channel CBeebies.
The
BBC has already three channels on Foxtel. One of them is a
high-definition channel that was released last weekend with
the Foxtel's HD service, and BBC World News.
As
part of the deal, it also agreed to take control of entertainment
channel UK TV, buying 60 per cent of Foxtel's stake. It also
bought 20 per cent stake of the production company FremantleMedia
for an undisclosed amount
Based
out of Sydney, Foxtel is 50 per cent owned by Telstra and
25 per cent owned by Consolidated Media Holdings and News
Corp.
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