New York / London– A+E Networks UK will launch a new free-to-air (FTA) entertainment channel in the UK on Freeview, following a long-term DTT capacity deal with SDN. The channel name and content line-up will be revealed later this summer.

This deal marks A+E Networks’ second FTA channel launch in 2016, further underscoring the company’s ability to operate hybrid pay-TV and FTA businesses in key global markets. The global media company rolled out Lifetime as a FTA channel in Turkey to 20 million homes in April.