Posted: 25th February 2015 | Back to news feed
Horse & Country TV, the award winning international TV channel devoted to equestrian sports and lifestyle, has now gone live in Australia. The network offers a lively mix of top international sport, behind the scenes shows with leading trainers and personalities from the equestrian sector, and compelling documentaries on travel and adventure, food, farming and country living.
The channel is presently available on Fetch TV for Dodo and SlimTel customers, where it is being offered as an à la carte option for $7.95 (AU) per month. The Channel will also be rolling out on other Fetch TV partner networks in the coming weeks and is actively pursuing other distribution opportunities. Further announcements in this regard will be made in the future.
H&C TV’s CEO Heather Killen says that H&C TV is working to broaden the platforms on which the channel will be offered, to make it accessible over the internet and on mobile devices as well. The Company also plans to make the channel available through mainstream television platforms in the future.
The dynamic team at H&C TV (UK) has been busy putting together an amazing schedule of programs for Australian audiences. The line-up includes: FEI World Cup Jumping, Dressage and Driving series, FEI Nations Cup Showjumping series and FEI Equestrian World magazine series, The Global Champions Tour, At Home with Carl Hester, Carl & Charlotte: Dressage Superstars, extended coverage of Badminton Horse Trials 2015, Backstage Pass with Monty Roberts, Parelli Horsemanship’s Amazing Grace, Chris Cox Horsemanship, Yard Talk and H&C Masterclass featuring equestrian stars such as Boyd Exell and Sam Griffiths, and Vet Essentials. There will also be special features such as: Inside the Spanish Riding School, Rudall’s Round-Up: Shire Horses, Wild Horses in the Canadian Rockies, Equitrekking and the Kentucky Derby Diaries. Other titles include: Around the Dog World, Farming Sunday and Drive Thru Australia.
In addition to its international content, H&C TV plans to develop and acquire local programming and will produce an Australian version of its successful equestrian magazine show format. They have engaged Frazzica Productions Pty. Ltd. (Melbourne), to be their Agents for the new Australian channel. “It make sense to be working with an Australian-based team who know the market and have far reaching contacts within the country’s equine sector,” says Heather Killen. “This will ensure that the channel maximises communication around the channel and obtains the best spread of local content.”
For more information and to follow H&C TV (Aus) news visit:-
The Australian website www.horseandcountrytv.com.au
The Australian Facebook page www.facebook.com/HandCTVAus
For more information about how to get H&C TV via Fetch TV visit:
http://www.fetchtv.com.au/get-fetchtv
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