Horse & Country TV
| Horse & Country TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 7 July 2007. |
| Owned by | H&C TV Ltd. |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share |
UK: ~0.00% (September 2015, BARB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast area |
United Kingdom The Netherlands The Republic of Ireland Sweden Australia Germany |
| Website | Website |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 253 |
| Astra 2G | 11568 V 22000 5/6 |
| Cable | |
| Ziggo Netherlands | Channel 136 |
| Caiway Netherlands | Channel 136 |
| Glashart Media Netherlands | Channel 292 |
| DELTA Netherlands | Channel 121 |
| Kabelnoord Netherlands | Channel 259 |
| Kabeltex Netherlands | Channel 204 |
| Stichting CAI Harderwijk Netherlands | Channel 143 |
| Magine.com Sweden | . |
| Com Hem – Kanal Sweden | . |
| Streaming media | |
| Horizon | Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) |
Horse & Country TV is a British TV channel about equestrianism and British country lifestyle. H&C TV is broadcast in the UK and Ireland on satellite television on Sky digital channel 253. H&C launched to cable TV viewers in the Netherlands in June 2012. In June 2013 H&C launched in Sweden, on the OTT service Magine. In February 2015, H&C launched in Australia on Fetch TV.[1] Horse & Country programming is available in the US on HRTV, in France on Equidia, in Italy on Class Horse TV, in New Zealand on Country TV and in Dubai on Dubai Racing Channel.
In 2012, H&C commissioned the series "Getting to Greenwich", an 8-part series profiling rider contenders for London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. H&C also commissioned "Dean Dibsdall: Model Farrier", a single film about the winner of E4's "Playing It Straight" 2012. H&C produced in-house "Carl and Charlotte: Dressage Superstars" a 2-part series about top British Dressage riders, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin. In 2016, H&C acquired the syndicated series Walks Around Britain and has since shown both seasons one & two - with season three starting in May 2017.
Awards and nominations
H&C TV has been nominated for seven years running for Best Specialist Channel in the Broadcast Digital Awards from 2010 to 2016. H&C won the award in 2011 against other nominees: the Food Network UK and the Horror Channel. H&C's website was also shortlisted in 2012 for the Best Website category with other nominees being Channel 4, E4 and CBeebies' sites. In 2013 to 2016, H&C TV was shortlisted for Best Factual Channel with other nominees being BBC Four, Discovery Channel and History.
Citations
- ↑ Knox, David. "Horse & Country TV to Launch in Australia". Horse Yard. Retrieved 14 December 2014.