Turkish Rollout for BBC HD

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has added to its channel bouquet in Turkey, launching its international BBC HD service on Turksat.

In Turkey, BBC Worldwide Channels also operates BBC Entertainment on Turksat, TT Net and Digiturk. BBC HD, available to all HD subscribers of Turksat, delivers docs, entertainment and arts fare in high definition, such as The Jonathan Ross Show, Gavin and Stacey, Hotel Babylon, Hiroshima and Nuclear Secrets. The channel is also carried in Australia, Scandinavia and Poland.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for BBC Worldwide Channels to debut its blue chip HD content in one of Europe’s most exciting media markets," said Ian McDonough, the VP of commercial development for EMEA at BBC Worldwide Channels. "Turksat have shown how ambitious they are in leading developing the HD market in Turkey and we are proud to be a part of it.”

Lokman Kuzu, cable TV director of Turksat, added: "The digital cable TV service was launched in Turkey in November 2008. Since then we have provided our subscribers with a selection of the best TV channels from around the world. BBC HD has a range of high quality programming and we are very pleased to have this channel on our digital platform and we are sure that it will become popular with our viewers very soon.”