Content distributor Fred Media, part of Australia’s independent WTFN Group, is re-launching FAST channel Life Down Under, with the introduction of hundreds of hours of content from strategic partner Seven Network.
At launch, Life Down Under showcased lifestyle, documentary and factual content about Australia – all produced by WTFN. Now, Life Down Under has been revamped and relaunches with Seven Network primetime series including Australia’s Amazing Homes, Extreme Weddings, Zumbo’s Just Desserts and Yummy Mummies (pictured).
Life Down Under will also include content from Great Home Ideas, the YouTube channel that Fred Media’s sister company, Radar, began managing for Seven Network in 2025. Great Home Ideas features DIY, Food, Garden, Lifestyle and Pet content.
Life Down Under is currently available on Samsung TV, LG, Fetch and Plex in Australia and New Zealand, and on the LG Channels platform in seven territories across Europe, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. With the relaunch, and catalogue of new content from Seven, early conversations around further international expansion are now underway.
Richard Henson, director, distribution & content partnerships at Seven Network, said: “Today, more than ever, it is important for television and digital companies to maximise the value of the IP they own and ensure their content is constantly finding new audiences. Radar has already shown us what is possible with strategically curated and managed digital channels on YouTube, so it was a no-brainer to now collaborate with WTFN’s Fred Media for FAST.
Derek Dyson, WTFN’s chief commercial officer, with responsibility for both Fred Media and Radar, added: “Life Down Under has provided international audiences with a unique taste of Australia to date, but the addition of hundreds of hours of Seven Network’s brilliant lifestyle programming allows us to supercharge that offer. Now we can share an unprecedented range of authentically Aussie content with viewers in Europe, as well as domestically – and hopefully soon, further afield.”
