{"id":5942,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/06\/08\/cirkus-to-launch-in-iceland\/"},"modified":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","slug":"cirkus-to-launch-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/06\/08\/cirkus-to-launch-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirkus to Launch in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tSTOCKHOLM: Cirkus, an on-demand channel that features British programming, has secured a carriage pact with Vodafone Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCirkus was founded by the British television executives Mark Bradford and Hugh Williams. The service launched in Sweden in December 2013 and has entered Norway and Finland. ITV purchased a minority stake in the company in 2014. Now, Cirkus will debut in Iceland at the end of the month.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\tMark Bradford, co-&shy;founder and director of Cirkus, said: &quot;This is another important step forward for Cirkus in the Nordic market and we&rsquo;re delighted to partner with Vodafone to add Iceland to the growing number of countries that can now enjoy our service.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tBjorn Viglundsson, the COO of Vodafone Iceland, added: &quot;We are delighted to be bringing Cirkus to Icelandic audiences. British programming is hugely popular in Iceland and I&rsquo;m sure making the best of this programming available on-&shy;demand, wherever, whenever, will appeal to our subscribers.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STOCKHOLM: Cirkus, an on-demand channel that features British programming, has secured a carriage pact with Vodafone Iceland. Cirkus was founded by the British television executives Mark Bradford and Hugh Williams. 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