FOXTEL Takes Beyond Package

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has licensed 75 hours to FOXTEL for scheduling across Crime & Investigation, History and Biography channels in Australia.

The deal includes Jetstream, seasons one and two of Tube Tales, seasons one and two of Deadly Women, Air Combat, Cracked Not Broken, Rania: The YouTube Queen, Caught: The Ice Chest Murders, Healer or Hoaxer and Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons. Tube Tales introduces real people, places and events behind a host of hit television shows, while Jetstream chronicles the adventures of an elite group of Air Force fighter pilots. Deadly Women explores the psychological motivations that drive women to become murderers.

Fleur Fahey, the general manager of acquisitions for FOXTEL, commented, "We are pleased to continue our long-running relationship with Beyond with this new deal. The result is a range of exclusive Australian content, both new and renewed, that will air across several of our channels in the FOXTEL owned and operated group. This continues our commitment to subscribers to provide a wide range of premier programming."

Katie Johnson, the VP of sales for Australasia at Beyond Distribution, added, "This is a great package of titles to FOXTEL. In particular it’s very exciting to see the extremely successful Jetstream series be placed with History Channel following the title’s success in many key territories. I’m confident Tube Tales will be an impressive addition to the Biography channel, and the Beyond produced Deadly Women series will be ideal for Crime & Investigation channel."