Crime & Investigation Network has launched in the Middle East with distribution platform OSN. The launch marks the debut of the channel in the region.
Crime & Investigation Network will be offered as part of OSN’s Platinum Extra HD and Premier Plus HD packages. The channel is programmed and operated in the Middle East by A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB.
The launch in the Middle East marks the third new territory launch for Crime & Investigation Network in 2011. The channel launched in Spain in January and in the Benelux in June. The growth of Crime & Investigation Network extends to South East Asia, where subscribers are up 38% since January.
Announcements about additional new territory launches are expected by the end of the year.
Tom Davidson, managing director of A+E Networks UK, said in a statement: “We are delighted to enhance our portfolio offering with OSN. Crime & Investigation Network has joined HISTORY™ on the platform and is now available for the first time to subscribers in the Middle East. Extending our distribution for this channel is a priority for our business and OSN is an ideal partner given their strong emphasis on delivering quality content to their subscribers in the region.”
David Butorac, CEO of OSN, added: “We’re delighted to announce the addition of Crime & Investigation Network to OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and Africa. We are committed to delivering OSN customers the widest choice of high quality Arabic, Western and Filipino entertainment and we believe that Crime & Investigation Network is a great addition to our 90 channel line-up of premium entertainment.”
