Samsung TV Plus to launch BBC Studios channels in 11 European markets

Sewing format The Great British Sewing Bee

MIPCOM: Samsung TV Plus has struck a multi-territory agreement with BBC Studios (BBCS), under which it will launch four BBCS channels across 11 European markets on its FAST service.

BBC Lifestyle will launch in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The channel, spanning food, home and design, travel and health programming, features regional content tailored to local audiences. Shows include Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook, DIY SOS, Rick Stein’s culinary travel shows and The Great British Sewing Bee.

Historical documentary channel BBC History and cooking-focused channel BBC Food will launch in Spain, while BBCS’s EastEnders channel, dedicated to the long-running British soap opera, will launch in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

The deal was announced on the first day of Mipcom here in Cannes.