FOX Plans Launch in Hungary

LONDON: FOX International Channels is set to deliver its FOX channel in Hungary on the pay-TV platform Telekom starting February 4, 2014.

FOX Hungary will air 18 hours a day, featuring U.S. programming such as The Walking Dead, The Simpsons and 24: Live Another Day. The channel will also feature Da Vinci's Demons and The Bridge. As for comedies, FOX Hungary has lined up The Crazy Ones, the first three seasons of How I Met Your Mother and the recently commissioned Meet the Russians and Man Up.

“We’re thrilled to bring FOX and our slate of original, breakthrough and exclusive series to Hungarian fans,” said Carlos Ortega, the executive VP of Central and Eastern Europe at FIC. “Our new audience will enjoy premieres of world-class entertainment content, and an impressive list of productions that will be scheduled and promoted to serve the needs of the local market. As with all our channels worldwide, it will localize an international brand, without losing its essence.”