HISTORY Grows Romanian Presence

BUCHAREST: HISTORY has secured carriage on the Romtelecom platform in Romania, expanding its current reach in the country.

HISTORY is programmed and operated in Romania by AETN UK. It offers such hit shows as Pawn Stars, Ice Road Truckers and 102 Minutes That Changed the World for Romanian viewers.

Christina Foley, the VP of distribution and new business development at AETN UK, said: “Expanding the reach of HISTORY in Romania is an important milestone in our continued rollout of the channel within the market. HISTORY’s unique positioning and content makes us a valuable channel to platforms. Romtelecom has recognized this and has embraced HISTORY with great enthusiasm. We are very pleased that such a leading player in the market has added our channel to its offer."
 
Ovidiu Ghiman, the chief strategy and commercial residential officer at Romtelecom, added: “By offering HISTORY we are effectively responding to our customers increased demand and expectations for top quality factual entertainment in the market. As one of the biggest telecom operators in Romania as well as a multi-service provider, one of our major goals is to keep improving our offer and align it with relevant content that our subscribers look for and require.”