Horse & Country TV

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Horse & Country TV
Horse & Country TV logo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
Australia
Germany
USA
Canada
Philippines
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerH&C TV Ltd.
History
Launched7 July 2007; 14 years ago (2007-07-07)
Links
WebsiteWebsite
Availability
Cable
Ziggo NetherlandsChannel 136 (HD)
Caiway NetherlandsChannel 136
DELTA NetherlandsChannel 121
Kabel Noord NetherlandsChannel 259
NetherlandsChannel 204
NetherlandsChannel 143
Satellite
Canal Digital SverigeChannel 29
Thor 5 (0.8°W)11247 V 24500 7/8
IPTV
T-Mobile NetherlandsChannel 292
Streaming media
Ziggo GO NetherlandsZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Horse & Country (H&C) is an equestrian sports digital media company.

Distribution[]

H&C was on satellite television on Sky channel 184 in the United Kingdom (UK) and is also available on Amazon Prime Video in UK & Germany and on Roku, as well as via web and mobile apps. It launched on Virgin Media channel 298 on 21 July 2018.[citation needed] H&C launched to cable TV viewers in the Netherlands in June 2012.[citation needed] In June 2013 H&C launched in Sweden.[citation needed] In February 2015, H&C launched in Australia on Fetch TV.[1] H&C launched in the US and Canada in May 2018 on Roku.[2] H&C formed a partnership with Digital Cornucopia to enter Spain, Portugal, and Latin America in 2018.[3]

Removal from Sky[]

In December 2019, H&C announced they would be closing on Sky channel 184. The move means that as of 31 January 2020, H&C will be available to view through H&C's online services, apps and other 3rd party distributors.[4]

Partnering with EQ Sports Net[]

In January 2020, H&C announced its acquisition of the dominant US equestrian streaming provider, EQ Sports Net (EQSN). In addition to live sports programming, EQSN subscribers will now also have access to H&C TV's library. H&C TV covers the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping, the Longines Lumühlen Horse Trials, and the London International Horse Show from Olympia.[5]

Programming & production[]

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, featuring seasons one & two. Season three was released on the platform just one year later, back in May 2017.[6]

2010 restructuring[]

In October 2010, Horse & Country TV was placed into administration by Chairman Heather Killen, who called in a £400,000 preferential loan on her own company, the day before a dismissal claim by former Managing Director Nick Ludlow was due to be heard in court. Mr. Ludlow had been fired by Ms. Killen just seven days after she finalized a successful takeover deal for the television channel, and had claimed that his 47% stake was watered down to just 16% in a share issue in November 2009. The move forced Mr. Ludlow to drop his legal action and caused investors in the channel to write off £200,000 following the collapse. Within months Ms. Killen had relaunched the company as H&C TV. The new firm secured a global rights deal to highlights from the Badminton trials, ending a 50-year exclusive arrangement with the BBC to cover the event.[7][8][9]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Knox, David. "Horse & Country TV to Launch in Australia". Horse Yard. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Clarke, Stewart (2018-04-26). "Equestrian Channel H&C Gallops into the U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. ^ "H&C and Digital Cornucopia announce partnership". Broadband TV News. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. ^ Thomson, Stuart (2020-01-20). "Horse & Country acquires US streamer, will come of Sky at end of month". Digital TV Europe. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. ^ "Horse & Country and EQ Sports Net Join Forces to Raise the Bar on Equestrian Sports Streaming". The Plaid Horse. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Walks Around Britain on Television". Walks Around Britain. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Equestrian sports hit by collapse of Horse & Country TV". The Telegraph. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ^ "City Spy: Heather's woes in Horse & Country". Evening Standard. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "The millionairess, the horse trials and the almighty legal row". The Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

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