Cannes – SCRIPPS-owned Food Network Asia has announced new carriage deals across Asia, increasing the number of territories launched in to six. The announcement was made by Hud Woodle, General Manager, Food Network Asia, at a press dinner reception organised by SCRIPPS at MIPCOM 2012. The following are the three carriages announced. Malaysia Already on Astro’s B.Yond HD in Malaysia, Food Network Asia, which was previously a 12-hour branded block (9am – 9pm), made the switch to … [Read more...] about MIPCOM: Food Network Asia announces more carriage deals in Asia
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Food Network Asia announces Season 4 of Down Home with the Neelys
Above - Pat and Gina Neely at the Season 4 launch in Singapore Singapore – Pat and Gina Neely return to Food Network Asia this August for the fourth season of their show Down Home with the Neelys. The couple, who are also owners of Neely’s Bar-B-Que in the United States, are in Singapore this week and will be in Manila, Philippines next as part of an Asian tour, to share the secrets behind their creations. (write in present tense) When it premiered in Food Network U.S. in February … [Read more...] about Food Network Asia announces Season 4 of Down Home with the Neelys
Scripps’ content to be distributed on Comcast’s Xfinity
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Knoxville, Tennessee – Comcast and Scripps Networks Interactive have reached a long-term agreement to expand their relationship in bringing Scripps’ television networks and their shows to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers throughout the US on more devices than before. The agreement makes Scripps’ content available via various platforms, as well as via the broadcaster’s sites and services. SNI’s lifestyle networks … [Read more...] about Scripps’ content to be distributed on Comcast’s Xfinity
Food Network continues Asian expansion
Cannes – Scripps Networks International announced that Food Network Asia is making its debut in Indonesia this October. The lifestyle channel will launch in high-definition (HD) on Indonesian Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite service, aora, on channel 840. Hud Woodle, Acting General Manager of Food Network Asia, said the latest deal, the channel’s fifth launch in Asia, marks the network’s continued expansion in the region, where it is currently distributed in Singapore, the … [Read more...] about Food Network continues Asian expansion
Food Network to serve up Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam
MIPTV, Cannes - Scripps Networks International, the global development arm of Scripps Networks Interactive, has acquired the SBS Australia original series Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam for its globally distributed Food Network. Filmed entirely on location, Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam (10 x 30’) follows charismatic and acclaimed restaurateur Luke Nguyen on a culinary journey through the Southern regions of Vietnam. The series’ first season will begin airing on Food Network in Europe, … [Read more...] about Food Network to serve up Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam
Scripps Networks Interactive to launch Food Network in Europe, Africa and Middle East
MIPCOM - Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. which has identified international expansion as one of its key growth strategies, will launch Food Network in Europe, Africa and the Middle East through a joint venture with Chello Zone. The new Food Network channel, which will be programmed and versioned for specific countries, is expected to launch in the United Kingdom on Sky during the fourth quarter of this year and begin rolling out to the other territories in early 2010. Chello Zone is the … [Read more...] about Scripps Networks Interactive to launch Food Network in Europe, Africa and Middle East
