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Roll-out of Fix&Foxi in the United States and Latin America Olympusat Inc. adds Fix&Foxi Channel to its portfolio
DGAP-Media / 22.03.2018 / 13:05
Press release
Munich, 22th March 2018
Roll-out of Fix&Foxi in the United States and Latin America Olympusat Inc.
adds Fix&Foxi Channel to its portfolio
The children and family channel Fix&Foxi will be aired on the OTT platform
Vemox of
Olympusat Inc.
Olympusat Inc., one of the largest independent media companies specializing
in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish
and English-language networks, has annouced the conclusion of a content
distribution agreement with Your Family Entertainment AG and will air the
children and family channel Fix&Foxi on Vemox, the company's OTT TV
solution. Olympusat Inc. currently offers live TV channels and thousand
hours of VOD content to subscribers across the United States.
After winning the prestigious Eutelsat TV Awards as best Children's Channel
2016, the addition of Fix&Foxi Channel to Olympusat Inc. OTT platform Vemox
is a big step in the international roll-out of the Channel. Fix&Foxi channel
is hosted by the adorable and famous twin foxes and has a blend of 2d, CGI
animated and live action shows for kids and their families with classic
characters, first runs and brand new shows which are perfectly designed for
children and families in the United States and Latin America.
YFE owns a comprehensive catalogue consisting out of more than 3.500 high
quality half-hours of program. The content is both entertaining and
educational with new shows every month that kids from 3-13 years, teens and
the whole family will equally enjoy. Fix&Foxi Channel is a growing
international kids channel occupying a clear market position that fills a
gap and complements other services.
Armin Schnell, Executive Vice President Sales says: "We are delighted to
conclude this new partnership and look forward to bringing our blend of
quality entertainment and edutainment to children and families with
Olympusat. This launch of Fix & Foxi Channel continues the expansion of the
brand, which is now engaging kids in more than 20 countries worldwide."
"Olympusat Inc., is very delighted to announce this new partnership with
Your Family Entertainment group. VEMOX audiences now have the children TV
channel Fix&Foxi as part of their ideal television experience," said Aurora
Bacquerie, VP of Channel Acquisition. "With this new networks addition,
VEMOX is one of the OTT platform options where value continues to improve."
About Olympusat Inc.
Based in West Palm Beach, FL, Olympusat is one of the largest independent
media corporations specializing in ownership, distribution, production and
technical services. The company has established itself as a leader in the
Hispanic television and media space through its SD and HD Spanish and
English-language television networks, among them the top-rated
Spanish-language movie channel Cine Mexicano, the popular Ultra HD Plex, and
a distinctive Faith & Family and Specialty Suite representing some of the
biggest networks in the industry. Recently Olympusat has launched VEMOX, the
white label OTT TV Everywhere B2B solution, available through Consolidated
Communications on Samsung Smart TV and LG Smart TV, iOS and Android mobile
devices. Accessible also on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick platforms.
About Your Family Entertainment AG
Your Family Entertainment AG (WKN [German security code number]: A161N1,
ISIN: DE000A161N14, Abbreviation: RTV) with its headquarter in Munich, was
one founder of the first German private broadcaster, Sat.1, in 1984,
contributed to the development of children's morning programming on Super
RTL and is one of the founding members of Association of Private
Broadcasters and Telemedia (VPRT). In addition, YFE is the producer and
license distributor for high-quality programs for children and the whole
family and has one of the largest broadcaster-independent program libraries
in Europe. Its stock of programs includes well-known and beloved series such
as "Enid Blyton", "Fix & Foxi" and "Altair". Since 2007, YFE operates the
award-winning yourfamily Pay TV children's channel which is named "Fix&Foxi"
since December 2014 and has established itself worldwide. The channels are
available as well in GAS-Region (German) as in Africa (English and French),
Middle East (Arabic and English) and America (Spanish and English). RiC
commenced broadcasting operations as a Free TV channel in September 2012
with a current coverage of 34 Mio. households in the GAS region. In
addition, YFE operates 20 mobile TV broadcasters on the Hutchison 3 TV
platform. YFE is headed by Dr. Stefan Piëch.
Contact:
Your Family Entertainment AG
Christian Zeitelhack
Tel: +49 89 997271-74
Fax: +49 89 997271-91
Email: [email protected]
www.yfe.tv
www.fixundfoxi.tv
www.rictv.de
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Language: English
Company: Your Family Entertainment AG
Nordendstr. 64
80801 München
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 997 271-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 997 271-91
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.yf-e.com
ISIN: DE000A161N14
WKN: A161N1
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard);
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
Stuttgart
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