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CanWest’s CoolTV to cease broadcasting next month

WINNIPEG – CoolTV, the first TV channel in Canada devoted to jazz, will cease broadcasting on July 21, according to a notice to subscribers on its website. The note states: “Canwest Broadcasting continually reviews its assets and determines which have the most potential for growth, profitability and warrant investment. It is through our analysis, we as broadcasters are sometimes left with difficult choices. With the decision to discontinue CoolTV, we can now invest more in the channels that have the greatest potential and look forward to bringing our viewers more great specialty programming in the future.” CoolTV subscribers are thanked...