QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – U.S. cable news channel Fox News has signed a master affiliate agreement with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance.
“We are pleased to have completed an arrangement that allows CCSA members to distribute this popular news service,” said Chris Edwards, legal counsel at the CCSA. “Fox News will be a valuable addition to the comprehensive news and information theme packages that CCSA member companies offer to their growing number of digital subscribers.”
Fox News has supplanted CNN as the most watched cable news channel in the States and was recently approved for digital carriage in Canada.
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance announced that it has signed a master affiliate agreement with Deutsche Welle’s new channel German TV.
“CCSA and Deutsche Welle have been co-operating since 1998, when they signed a master affiliate agreement for the distribution of DW-TV,” says Farouk Muhammad, the Canadian affiliate relations rep for DW and German TV.
German TV features programming from Germany’s three leading broadcasters: ARD; ZDF; and Deutsche Welle. Movies, series, documentaries, kids shows, news and sports will all be on German TV, which is completely in the German language, unlike DW-TV, which is in German,…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and Global Television have announced a new five-year master affiliate agreement for Prime TV.
“CCSA is very pleased to have renewed its contract with Global for distribution of Prime TV by CCSA members over the coming years,” said Chris Edwards, legal counsel, CCSA. “This continues a long-standing positive relationship between Global and CCSA.”
Featuring shows such as All in the Family, The Cosby Show and M*A*S*H, along with its own content like Room to Grow, Diva on a Dime, and Great Taste, No Money, Prime TV is a popular specialty service,…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – This year, Canada’s two main cable system organizations are getting together to hold their annual gatherings at the same time and place.
The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance annual general meeting will be held on September 28th and 29th at the Taboo Resort, Golf & Conference Centre in Gravenhurst, Ontario, about 90 minutes north of Toronto’s Pearson airport.
The Canadian Cable Television Association’s business day will be at the same venue on Tuesday September 27th for the convenience of our joint attendees.
While the details of the CCSA event will be posted on www.ccsa.cable.ca shortly, here’s…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – Independent digital specialty service Wild TV and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance recently announced the completion of a five-year master affiliation agreement.
The new channel is all about hunting and fishing, the outdoors and conservation.
“Wild TV is a grass roots network that will work with all CCSA members,” says Dieter Kohler, president of Wild TV, in a release. “The rural Canadian market is a prime consumer for Wild TV.”
‘We look forward to helping Wild TV introduce its brand, already popular in the U.S., into Canada and to establishing the service in the many small-town…
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AURORA, Ont. – After eight years as executive vice-president of Aurora Cable Internet, Walter Weckers has retired, working his final day today.
“This is in keeping with my personal plans, and my retirement from ACI was anticipated within the company some two years ago,” he said in an e-mail to friends announcing his retirement.
“During these years I have been privileged to enjoy the confidence of Jim Irvine, and to have been involved in the transformation of ACI from a 330Mhz one-directional coaxial system to a modern 750Mhz bi-directional HFC network that operates a 9Mbps DOCSIS 2.0 Internet service,…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and French specialty channel Planete, have signed a master affiliate agreement.
Planete is a 15-year-old 24/7 documentary channel out of Europe that airs 60 new documentaries each month from all over the world.
“CCSA is very pleased to be able to offer this high quality French language service for the benefit of both francophone and anglophone subscribers,” said Alyson Townsend, president and CEO of the CCSA, in a press release. “Planete has been a pleasure to deal with and we know that they will work diligently with our members to promote…
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance recently completed a new master affiliate agreement.
The deal covers History Television, Life Network, Showcase, HGTV Canada and Food Network Canada. The CCSA represents 94 independent member companies for group purchases of programming, equipment and other services.
“We are very pleased to be able to offer our member companies an omnibus deal for these superior quality services from AABI,” said CCSA president and CEO Alyson Townsend in the press release. “The terms and flexibility offered by AABI allow member companies to create distribution solutions geared to their…
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