Canwest brings MovieTime, History Television HD to Rogers

TORONTO – Canwest will launch its MovieTime and History Television HD channels on Rogers Cable.MovieTime, formerly known as Lonestar, will join the cable company’s Digital VIP programming package. History TV HD will be available to all Rogers customers that subscribe to the SD channel. It will also contribute video-on-demand content to the Rogers platform in the coming weeks."This offering marks another successful partnership between Rogers and Canwest and we are thrilled to be making these two highly successful brands accessible to more consumers," said Brian Cuff, Canwest’s VP of distribution strategy, in the announcement.www.canwest.comwww.rogers.com