Fox launches 7 new channels in India

Channels include FX, FOX Crime, Nat Geo Music, Nat Geo Adventure, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo HD and Baby TV.

“The (new) channels will give us the opportunity to reach a wider audience in the country and provide content that includes crime, comedy, adventure, music, fiction and factual shows,” FIC India Managing Director Kirtan Adyanthaya told reporters.

These will all be paid channels, and the company will soon have advertisers for those channels, he added.

The network already has two channels – Nat Geo and Fox History and Entertainment – which are broadcast in India.

Asked if the company would consider bringing in additional channels from its 185-channel global portfolio, Adyanthaya said: “We will wait to see the response to these channels and then decide on how to proceed.”

However, he declined to comment on the marketing budget allocated for the promotion of channels in the country.

The new channels will be available across the country on digital and cable channels.

FX and Fox Crime are currently available on Tata Sky and Sun Direct. Nat GEO HD will be available on all DTH operators offering HD services,” he said, adding that the channels will soon be available through cable distributors.

FOX Crime is a crime and investigative entertainment channel and FX is another general entertainment channel with shows like Mad Men, Crash, The Office and Sons of Anarchy.

National Geographic HD will feature programs based on animals, nature, history, science, culture and adventure in high definition, while Baby TV will feature content for babies and toddlers.