ProSieben FUN HD Lands New Carriage

UNTERFÖHRING: Sky Deutschland and the ProSiebenSat.1 Group have expanded their existing partnership to now include the carriage of ProSieben FUN HD starting January 14, 2014.

ProSieben FUN HD will be available for Sky satellite customers in Germany as part of the Sky Welt Paket. The network, which is the most-recent pay-TV channel from the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is geared toward a young target group. Highlights include the doc The Art of Flight, the TV premiere of the series Hellfjord and the German premiere of Which Way to Travel and Madventures.

It joins SAT.1 emotions and kabel eins CLASSICS on the Sky Deutschland platform.

Elke Walthelm, the VP of partner channels at Sky Deutschland, said: "With ProSieben FUN HD, we look forward to expanding our partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 as a way of adding more thrills to our programming. The new HD channel is another highlight for young Sky viewers."

Marcel Mohaupt, the VP pay TV and strategy at the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, commented: "Pay TV has successfully established itself in the German market. This agreement with Sky Deutschland significantly expands the reach of ProSieben FUN."