Foxtel & NBCUIN Align for DreamWorks Pop-Up Channel

Foxtel has partnered with NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) to launch a DreamWorks pop-up channel in Australia for the month of June.

The DreamWorks channel airs in 11 territories across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and now will extend to Australia. The pop-up channel will offer Foxtel customers hours of family-friendly entertainment while isolating at home. It will be available on Foxtel (Channel 700) for all residential subscribers from Monday, June 1, to Tuesday, June 30.

For the month of June, Foxtel customers will have access to such DreamWorks TV shows as Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, Turbo FAST, Where’s Wally? and Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dawn of the Croods and The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show will also be available.

Amanda Laing, chief commercial officer at Foxtel, said: “This exclusive pop-up channel is a great opportunity for our loyal Foxtel viewers to discover and sample a range of new and exciting family content from the incredible DreamWorks creative team. We’re delighted to work together with our partners at NBCUniversal to provide this additional channel at no extra cost throughout June for our residential customers at a time we know Australians are watching more and more Foxtel at home.”

Chris Taylor, managing director for NBCUniversal International Networks and Television Distribution for ANZ, added: “We are excited to be able to extend our partnership with Foxtel to offer Australians this pop-up channel with 24-hour access to some of the best-known DreamWorks franchises and characters, bringing the magic of adventure and imagination to our screens. We couldn’t think of a more fitting time to be able to give Australians their fix of premium kids and family entertainment while isolating at home.”