BabyTV launches in India

August, 2009 - BabyTV has extending it’s reach over South Asia by launching on Sun Direct, the fastest growing DTH platform in India with over 3 million subscribers.

The channel is available on the basic bouquet along with other Fox channels including Fox TV (FX) and FoxCrime.

Tony D'Silva, chief operating officer, Sun Direct said "We are revolutionizing television viewing in this country by bringing in the most happening channels from the world. The content is quite exciting and addition of these new channels takes us one notch above the rest."

BabyTV is already available in the region via B Net in the Maldives and Dialog TV in Sri Lanka.

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BabyTV to launch on Sky Italia


10 July 2009 – Fox International’s BabyTV has announced that it will be launching on SKY Italia, Italy’s largest pay-TV service, as of July 31st 2009.

BabyTV is set to launch on SKY Italia’s Kids Pack with a localized Italian channel, adding 4.7 million new subscribers. In preparation for the upcoming launch, BabyTV has received an endorsement by Professor Marina D’Amato, one of Italy’s leading Professors and Experts in children &media.

Diego Londono, Managing Director of Fox International Channels in Italy and GAS countries, said: “BabyTV has already proved successful with parents and babies around the world and we are very happy to be introducing it in the Italian market in the next months. BabyTV will be joining our 11 channels in Italy and we will be introducing it to audiences via a cross channel campaign as well as on ground marketing activities. We are confident that BabyTV will help SKY appeal to more new families and young families, and are looking forward to making BabyTV another Fox success here in Italy.”

Liran Talit, Managing Director of BabyTV added: “Following significant launches in Q3 to the basic packages of both SKY Mexico and SUN India, BabyTV continues to solidify its place in the children’s channel market with the upcoming inclusion into SKY Italia’s Kids Mix. We are looking forward to introducing our service in Italian to Italian audiences, and to our entry into this important market.”

The launch is BabyTV’s first deal in the country and marks it’s entry into Italy, significantly expanding it’s presence over southern Europe.

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BabyTV launches on Sky México and keeps on growing in Latin America

2 June 2009 - Fox International’s BabyTV has announced that it has launched on SKY México, the leading supplier of Direct to Home (DTH) Pay-TV services in México, with a localized Spanish-language channel. With this new launch “BabyTV” now reaches more than two million subscribers in Mexico alone.

Baby TV, the world’s most widely distributed channel aimed at babies, toddlers and their parents, is now available on Sky Channel 324 in the Kids Mix as well the Fun, Movie City, HBO/MAX & UNIVERSE packages.

Carlos Martinez, SVP and Managing Director of FOX Latin American Channels said: “BabyTV is well-loved by parents and their young ones around the world and we are very happy to be widely introducing it in the Mexican market place. We are confident that BabyTV will help SKY appeal to more new and young families, and are looking forward to making BabyTV another Fox success in Mexico and throughout Latin America.”

Unique in the region, “BabyTV” was developed in conjunction with child psychologists and infant development experts; the innovative channel delivers 24 hour commercial free programming specifically created for parents and children to enjoy together. The content aims to cover the whole range of development stages children go through during their first years, and is rich with music, stories, animals and nature, language, numbers and activities during the day, while providing access to soothing music and a calming atmosphere at night.

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BabyTV launches across the Middle East with ADD

30 Aprl 2009 - BabyTV has launched its channel on ADD, the leading Pay TV provider in the Middle East.

BabyTV, which launched on the ART Family, Pehla Basic and FirstNet Basic packages of ADD’s service on 9th Jan, is now available to over 1.2 million subscribers across the Middle East in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar & Levant region.  

The channel will be available in a complete Arabic Language version.

The launch with ADD is a milestone for BabyTV, being the channel’s first launch across this region.  Rohit D’Silva, General Manager of Fox International in the M. East said, ‘We are very excited about introducing BabyTV to the Middle East together with such a prominent partner.  ADD is the market leader across this region because it features the most comprehensive channels offering to subscribers, making BabyTV a perfect fit. We are confident that BabyTV will be very well received by parents and babies across the Middle East and are looking forward to the growth of the service in these countries.’

BabyTV
BabyTV is the world’s first 24h commercial free channel for babies, toddlers, and their parents, airing developmental content created in collaboration with childhood experts.  In addition to its linear service BabyTV also offers Mobile, VOD, Broadband and Interactive services.
Around the world BabyTV is already enjoyed by parents and children in over 80 countries on more than 200 affiliate platforms.  BabyTV is a Fox International Channel.
For more information please visit www.babytv.com

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BabyTV extends it’s reach across Eastern Europe

April 16, 2009 London – BabyTV has been extending its reach over Eastern Europe launching on Volia, the Ukraine’s largest cable TV provider.

Andrey Metelsky, marketing director of VOLIA, said: “It is highly important for us to satisfy growing demand and offer only the best product. We received many letters from our subscribers who have small children regarding TV-channels with interesting high-quality content that could be watched with children. Baby TV, in our opinion, combines all the mentioned above features. We are very happy to offer this TV-channel to our subscribers, and hope that it will have its own very loyal audience.”

The channel has also recently launched on Comstar-Ukraine and AB Ukraine, as well as on National Cable Networks and Krokus in Russia, amongst others.

These launches increase BabyTV’s presence in the region where it is already available on major operators such as MTU, Corbina and Kubtelekom in Russia, Romtelecom in Romania, ITI Neovision in Poland, SBB in Serbia, T2 & Planet 9 in Slovenia, Teo in Lithuania and THT in Croatia.