The movie-themed channel formerly known as Moviewatch now has an official launch date of Sept. 27 after securing carriage deals that extend its reach to 28 million subscribers. The network, which is being renamed ReelzChannel, was announced by Minnesota-based Hubbard Broadcasting in October 2000, but the launch was delayed because, executives said, they wanted to make sure they had enough distribution to make it appealing to advertisers. The channel now has carriage deals in place with DirecTV, Dish Network, Time Warner Cable, Comcast Corp., Charter Communications, Insight Communications and Mediacom, said Rod Perth, president of television, and Stanley Hubbard, CEO of Hubbard Media Group, a subsidiary of Hubbard Broadcasting, which is financing the channel.
- 6/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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