Food Network Increases Footprint Across Brazil

SÃO PAULO: Scripps Networks Interactive has secured carriage for Food Network in Brazil on the pay-TV platform NET and Claro HDTV.

With this new carriage, Food Network is now available in nearly 7 million homes across Brazil. It first debuted in the country in November 2014. Local original productions on Food Network include Cozinha Na Laje, presented by Chef Pedro Benoliel; Tempero Na Mochila, also hosted by Benoliel; and Bizu, fronted by Chef Luiza Hoffmann.

“Brazil is a top-priority global market for Scripps Networks Interactive,” said Eduardo Hauser, the managing director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Scripps Networks Interactive. “Our partnership with NET and Claro HDTV is a major milestone in growing the business in Brazil and across the region. As a result of this deal, we will be able to reach more homes in a rich and vibrant culinary market.”