Court TV Expands U.K. Distribution with Freesat

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Deal follows September launch in Sky Television

Court TV
(Image credit: Court TV)

Court TV said it has expanded its distribution in the United Kingdom through a deal through a deal with Freesat, a free-to-air satellite platform.

The network, part of the E.W. Scripps Co.’s Katz Networks unit, launched in England on Sky Television in September.

The new deal with Freesat adds 2 million homes to Court TV’s potential audience.

Court TV brings to U.K. live coverage of the most explosive trials in the U.S., as well as in depth legal reporting and expert analysis. 

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.