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CBS to Launch Six Cable Channels in the U.K.
- Broadcasting & Cable, Monday, September 14, 2009 10:28 PM
CBS will launch six new cable channels in the U.K., following a deal with Liberty Media owned Chellomedia. The channels will be given a boost from CBS' programming catalogue as well as CBS
marketing. Included will be shows such as "Dynasty" and the original "Star Trek."
The ad-supported cable channels are seen on News Corp.'s Sky and other outlets including Virgin Media and
FreeSat. "This venture opens a new distribution outlet for our library of content, and complements our ongoing licensing of programming in the U.K. and around the world," says Armando Nuñez,
president of CBS Studios International.
