Classic movies in HD from Astral

TORONTO – Rogers Digital will be the first carrier to offer MHD, a dedicated high-definition classics movie channel from Astral Media. MHD will offer select HD simulcasts of programming from The Movie Network’s classics movie channels Mpix and Mescape. Programming on MHD consists of films five years or older ranging from Mpix’s suspense, thriller and action-packed movies to the quality drama and light-hearted entertainment found on Mescape. MHD is currently available at no additional cost in an uncut and commercial-free environment to Rogers Digital Cable subscribers in eastern Canada. “As the first high-definition classics movie channel in Canada, the launch...