SCI FI, Universal Channels Set for Poland Launch

NBC Universal Global Networks is set to launch fully localized versions of SCI FI and Universal Channel in Poland on December 1.

The networks will be available on the digital TV platform ‘n’ and will feature science fiction and entertainment programming, respectively, including series and blockbuster movies from a range of distributors, among them NBC Universal, CBS Paramount and 20th Century Fox.

“We’re thrilled to be establishing SCI FI and Universal Channel in a market as significant as Poland,” said Roma Khanna, the president of NBC Universal Global Networks & Digital Initiatives. “These strategic launches underscore our expansion plans and the global popularity of our brands.”

The newly launched channels will be managed by London-based Eleanor McBrien, the interim managing director for NBC Universal Global Networks in Northern Europe. This is NBC Universal’s first channel expansion into Central and Eastern Europe, with other countries in the region to follow in 2008.

Universal Channel’s offerings include Dexter, Brotherhood and Cane, plus box-office hits such as Bean, Apollo 13 and Waterworld. SCI FI, meanwhile, will deliver Flash Gordon, Dark Angel and Futurama, plus movie premieres including King of the Lost World and Devil’s Den.

Source: By Mansha Daswani, worldscreen.com