Network Ten reportedly to invest in Zeebox’s Australian venture

Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to become a shareholder in the Australian offshoot of former YouView chief technology officer and iPlayer creator Anthony Rose’s Zeebox social TV venture, according to press reports.

According to paidContent, Zeebox has struck a deal with Ten to make an investment in a new Zeebox Australia venture, to be led by former News Corp investment arm Netus’s Craig Blair.

In the UK, pay TV operator BSkyB became a shareholder in Zeebox with a reported investment of US$15 million (€12 million).