KPN seals television deal with BBC First
The BBC is launching its new premium drama channel BBC First in the Netherlands next month via KPN’s interactive television package, the public broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The programming, including series such as Wolf Hall, Silent Witness and The Musketeers, will be subtitled into Dutch and made available through KPN’s Interactieve TV service.
‘The Netherlands is an important territory for us and I am delighted that BBC First will make its European debut in this sophisticated market,’ said global markets president Paul Dempsey in a press release.
The theme channel has been available in Australia since last year.
The launch of BBC First, which is part of the broadcaster’s commercial arm BBC Worldwide, will be in addition to current BBC programming in the Netherlands. Some BBC First series are also carried by the KRO and Netflix.
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