A number of foreign thematic channels will soon become available for the first time in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. According to a report in the Czech press, they will include The History Channel UK, a joint venture between BSkyB and A&E Television Networks, which should be available from later this year, and a raft of services from the BBC Global Channels, from 2009. Most are already available in neighbouring Poland.
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