The digital channel Talking Pictures TV will be available to Northern Ireland viewers in Belfast from 1st December after signing a simulcast deal with Local TV station NVTV.
The deal will see the UK free-to-air movie channel Talking Pictures TV, which is dedicated to classic cinema, broadcast on NVTV every day between 6.00am and 4.00pm on Freeview Channel 7 and Virgin Channel 159 in the city. The agreement was brokered on behalf of the channel by its media sales agency Media15.
Sarah Cronin-Stanley, Talking Pictures TV Managing Director, said: “We’re delighted to be bringing Talking Picture TV’s great content to NVTV viewers. The channel’s popularity is growing all the time and this deal means even more film fans will be able to enjoy the best of classic British cinema.”
Simon Wood, Chairperson at NVTV, added: “Really delighted to be a part of this venture and looking forward to working with Talking Pictures TV to bring classic cinema to the NVTV daytime audience.”
The announcement follows similar simulcast agreements Talking Pictures TV signed earlier this year with two other Local TV Channels; Latest TV in Brighton and Bay TV in Swansea.
Since launching last year Talking Pictures TV has rapidly grown its audience and now attracts nearly 200,000 viewers every day. Among the channel’s supporters are celebrity fans such as: Mark Gatiss; Vic Reeves; Danny Baker; Matt Lucas and Stuart Maconie.
