Your Family Entertainment AG
Roll-out of Fix&Foxi in the United States and Latin America Olympusat Inc. adds Fix&Foxi Channel to its portfolio
Press release Roll-out of Fix&Foxi in the United States and Latin America Olympusat Inc. adds Fix&Foxi Channel to its portfolio 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: www.yfe.tv
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Company: | Your Family Entertainment AG |
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