A&E HD to launch in September

NEW YORK – Popular U.S. cable channel A&E will launch a high definition simulcast network on Labour Day Weekend. "We certainly have plans to bring it to Canada," AETN executive vice-president of distribution David Zagin told www.cartt.ca on Monday. "We're talking to our affiliates in Canada right now and there's a lot of interest. The new HD net will actually begin in June in a preview mode, with the full launch coming during the debut of CSI: Miami on A&E, which will launch with a three-day marathon planned for the long weekend in September, said Zagin. At launch, about 65%...