Bravo plans interactive spinoff channel

Flextech is to launch a new Bravo spinoff channel with an interactive skew, according to C21.

'Bravo Player', due for launch early in 2006, will feature programming complementary to the main Bravo channel in the genres football, fighting, motor racing and action-adventure.

Additionally, "up to five hours" of the schedule each day will have a participation element, allowing viewers to get involved via mobile phones or interactive TV.

The broadcaster is currently seeking partners to devise new programming formats for the channel.