Luxembourg-based M7 Group has reached agreement for the satellite distribution of BBC Earth Romania from Thor 5 at 1 degree West.It means BBC Studios will be able to provided a dedicated ad-supported version of the channel to subscribers of the M7-owned FocusSat as well as third party platforms in the country.Zbigniew Pruski, commercial director CEE, BBC Studios, said: “I’m pleased to extend cooperation with our long-term partner M7 Group and CANAL+ Group in general, enabling us to deliver our amazing, high-quality content to as wide an audience as possible.”Bill Wijdeveld, VP Platform Content Services at M7 Group, added: “This new satellite capacity agreement is another vote of confidence in M7 Platform Services as leading satellite distribution provider for the CEE region. We very much thank BBC Studios for its trust, and we look forward to a continued fruitful cooperation.”Thor 5 already provides distribution of BBC Earth HD to affiliate customers in the CEE and Turkey.
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