TORONTO and PARIS – Canadian VoD channel AeroCinema is teaming up with French service Aerostar TV on a new content and distribution partnership that will lead to the creation of a new global aviation and space themed television channel.
Owned by Eureka Media, AeroCinema has produced aviation documentaries for the ‘Wings’ programming slot on Discovery Channel and Planete France’s ‘Legendary Wings’ slot. Paris-based Aerostar TV reaches over 16 million users in France via telephony services Orange, Free and Bouyigues.
Although the two channels will continue operating independently and carry each other’s branded content, this transatlantic partnership brings together the world’s leading producers of original aviation themed content promoting the culture of aviation and space flight across all markets, media and platforms, reads the news release.
“We are very excited to have put together the dream team of aviation specialized documentary producers and channels, able to reach a planetary TV audience in this exciting genre”, said AeroCinema CEO Philip Osborn and Aerostar TV CEO Bernard Chabbert, in a joint statement.
