Viasat World launched Epic Drama on Thursday, December 14 – which is set to become its biggest ever channel and SVoD launch across its key countries and territories, the company announced Testament to the close relationships that Viasat World has built with its valued and trusted operator partners, the majority - including, Cyfrowy Polsat in Poland; RCS in Romania; DIGI in Hungary; Slovak Telecom in Slovakia and United Group in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia - will distribute the bold and lavish new channel and SVoD proposition on their platforms from today, with nc+ in Poland launching on 1 January 2018.

Irina Gofman, President and CEO at Viasat World, comments: "We are delighted to see the majority of our key operator partners adding Epic Drama to the mix – proof of our commitment to understanding the needs of our clients, and our shared goal of delivering relevant content to audiences. We are confident that Epic Drama's differentiated proposition will truly make it stand out from the crowd and succeed – giving people access to world-class, acclaimed drama content 24/7, when and where they want it. The launch is indicative of our agility, as an independent broadcaster, to respond to what viewers and partners are looking for, alongside our ambition to grow our overall reach and audience."

Epic Drama will stage over 600 hours of the very best period drama series curated from around the world. The new home of big-budget, HD period drama series is available on both a linear and SVoD basis, supporting the company's mission to provide audiences great content across multiple platforms and devices. Plus, most of the programming is of-the-moment, produced within the last three years, with a significant volume exclusive to each market.