The Style Network Expands Carriage

CANNES: Comcast International Media Group’s The Style Network is to launch to Australian audiences on November 15 on Foxtel and Austar, bringing the female-skewing channel’s reach to more than 78 million subscribers worldwide. 

The Style Network will be featured as part of Foxtel’s Next Generation initiative of the Escape Tier. The channel will also be available of Austar’s Living Tier. Further recent channel launches include the U.K., Africa, Croatia, Malta, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Turkey.

Brian Walsh, the executive director of television and marketing at Foxtel, said: “The next generation of Foxtel provides viewers with even more flexibility and a range of channels that suit individual tastes. The Style Network is a great addition to our raft of channels and will give viewers a new destination for lifestyle and entertainment with exclusive and fresh new programming.”

Deanne Weir, the group director of corporate development at Austar, added: "Regional Australians will enjoy more choice than ever with AUSTAR’s next generation range of new channels, product enhancements and fantastic content, and The Style Network is a great addition to our strong stable of women’s programming. The Style Network has established itself as a destination channel for women, and we’re convinced that it will have broad appeal among our existing subscribers and new customers alike."