150-Plus ORF Titles Sold to Italy

VIENNA: GOE, the distribution outfit representing the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) in Italy, struck a deal with SITCOM, independent TV publisher of four pay-TV channels, and a separate agreement with VOD provider FASTWEB.

The deal with SITCOM included 115 titles, covering genres such as travel, wildlife, nature and lifestyle, while GOE struck a separate volume deal with FASTWEB for VOD content. Beatrice Riesenfelder, the head of sales and acquisitions for ORF, said, "We are very lucky to work with GOE who is a renowned partner in the territory as well as with media companies as SITCOM and FASTWEB, which allow ORF programs to be accessed by audiences aside from those reached via free TV."