KidsCo Continues Expansion

LONDON: New deals with Foxtel, Austar, Indovision, MediaNet and NDTV have been struck for the children’s channel KidsCo.

Territory deals have been signed with with Australian pay-TV operators Foxtel and Austar, Indian channel NDTV Imagine, Maldives pay-TV provider MediaNet and Indonesian cable-TV operator Indovision. Indovision will launch KidsCo in November. NDTV takes on the part of representative for KidsCo in India and will be working with the channel as it negotiates with platforms across the sub-continent.

Paul Robinson, the managing director of KidsCo, commented: “Launching into Australia is a defining moment in KidsCo’s history. It is testimony to our approach of building a family-friendly kids’ channel, which shows quality content that is trusted by parents and enjoyed by kids. Indovision is another great milestone in KidsCo’s evolution and we see great the potential of taking KidsCo to India with our partners at NDTV.”