TORONTO – Rogers Cable is the first BDU in Canada to carry The Israeli Network, offering the service to digital cable customers in Ontario.
A free preview of the network, on channel 635, is available until Jan. 4, 2006. After that, it will cost $14.95 a month, not including the rental or purchase of the digital set-top box.
"We’re thrilled to launch The Israeli Network on Rogers Digital Cable," says Slava Levin, co-founder, CEO, and President of Ethnic Channels Group Limited, which operates the channel. "Our years of experience in the multicultural television and broadcast industry will allow us to make available to Rogers Cable viewers one of the best multicultural services on the dial. The Israeli Network is the only 24-hour-a-day Hebrew-language TV channel featuring the best of Israeli TV to viewers in Canada."
The Israeli Network highlights selected shows from Israel’s leading channels such as Channel One, Channel Two, sports channels, and Hop TV for kids.
Ethnic Channels Group Limited is a privately held Canadian company licensed by the CRTC to operate 18 category 2 digital specialty services. It airs six cat 2 channels that deliver overseas programming in Arabic, Russian (two channels), Ukrainian, Filipino, and Vietnamese.
