Astral launches French-language Playhouse Disney channel on Bell TV

TORONTO – Astral Media is launching a French-language version of its Playhouse Disney channel. Featuring entertaining and learning-based programming for younger audiences, the service will debut to Bell TV subscribers on July 5th."Playhouse Disney programming is already available throughout the world in a multitude of languages so the introduction of this service is a logical next step for our business and a natural extension of Astral's commitment to providing relevant, appropriate and highly entertaining programming to families across Canada," said Dominique Cornellier, VP of marketing and communication for Astral Tele Reseaux, in the announcement. "With the debut of the French-language channel, francophone...