Food launched into Orbit

NEWS BRIEF: Scripps-owned Food Network is to launch in the Middle East on the Orbit Showtime Network on February 1, with a 24/7 feed broadcast in English and subtitled in Arabic.

The news comes after Scripps Networks Interactive yesterday poached Nick Thorogood, BBC Commercial Agency’s head of factual, entertainment and formats, to lead the roll-out of Food Network across EMEA.