{"id":3374,"date":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/2015\/03\/24\/foxtel-secures-bbc-worldwide-content-for-new-arts-channel\/"},"modified":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","slug":"foxtel-secures-bbc-worldwide-content-for-new-arts-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/foxtel-secures-bbc-worldwide-content-for-new-arts-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxtel Secures BBC Worldwide Content for New Arts Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tSYDNEY: BBC Worldwide Australia &amp; New Zealand (ANZ) has licensed more than 200 hours of music and arts programming to Foxtel Arts, a new network that is due to debut later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe package includes concerts from the BBC Proms classic music festival, such as <em>Brahms Night <\/em>and <em>Wagner&#039;s Die Walkure<\/em>; live performances such as <em>Il Divo: A Musical Affair&mdash;Live in Japan<\/em>, <em>Pixies: Live at Maida Vale Studio<\/em> and <em>Live Lounge: Florence and the Machine<\/em>; and the BBC music program <em>Later with Jools Holland<\/em>, which includes performances by U2 and&nbsp;Sam Smith, among other artists.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdditional titles that have been acquired for Foxtel Arts are <em>The Beauty of Anatomy<\/em>, <em>Art of China<\/em>, <em>The Art of Gothic<\/em>, <em>Design for Life<\/em> and <em>David Starkey&#039;s Music and Monarchy<\/em>. The channel&nbsp;is slated to launch on March 28 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAnnette Kollek, the&nbsp;senior business manager for TV sales at BBC Worldwide ANZ, commented: &quot;We are delighted to be offering Australian audiences access to a diverse and quality range of arts and music content on Foxtel Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;This deal highlights Foxtel&#039;s commitment to showcasing the world&#039;s finest music productions and bringing informative and engaging arts programs to their new Arts channel.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFraser Stark, the group operations manager for premium entertainment and Arts channel manager at Foxtel Networks, added: &quot;When sourcing content to program a premium arts channel, to curating performance and documentary programming of intelligence and breadth, it would be hard to find a richer vein to tap than that of the BBC. Across our factual arts genres, and in a variety of performances specials and series, we have, somewhat unsurprisingly, sourced television of the highest caliber derived from various art forms and intended for a wide range of interests and tastes.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY: BBC Worldwide Australia &amp; New Zealand (ANZ) has licensed more than 200 hours of music and arts programming to Foxtel Arts, a new network that is due to debut later this month. 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