Chello DMC has won a five-year playout contract with Fox International Channels Europe, the multimedia company owned by Fox Entertainment Group.

Chello DMC will deliver a suite of playout services for 12 of Fox’s National Geographic branded linear TV channels in Europe, managing multiple language and subtitle tracks.

Chello DMC will handle traffic, ingest, scheduling, cue tone insertion, watermarking and dynamic graphics and signal delivery over cable and satellite.

Chello DMC vice president Robin Kroes said: “We have worked with Fox International Channels for the distribution of the National Geographic Channels for more than seven years and are proud to deliver a host of broadcast services including 12 feeds for the channel across Europe.

“We look forward to working with them in a renewed partnership, deploying the latest technologies that enable the broadcaster to get the best return from their content across multiple territories and platforms.”