Ovation TV to Launch HD Channel in 2010

Ovation TV Adds 500K Subs Through New Distribution Deals with Comcast, Charter and Time Warner

SANTA MONICA -- October 6, 2009   Ovation TV, the only multi-platform network dedicated to art and contemporary culture, is announcing plans to launch an HD simulcast channel in 3Q 2010.  In addition, the network has recently added 500,000 additional subscribers to its base through recent distribution deals with Comcast, Charter and Time Warner Cable.  The announcements were made today by Ron Garfield, EVP, Ovation TV.

“We have been providing HD content to our customers for 18 months now through Ovation TV HD VOD.  Our decision to launch Ovation TV HD is a natural progression in the evolution of the network.  Our affiliates always comment on how great our content would look in HD. They see it as great addition to their growing HD offerings,” said Garfield.

Ovation TV produces its original programming in HD and over 30% of its acquired programming is in native HD.  Ovation TV HD will launch in conjunction with the network’s annual “American Revolutionaries” programming event airing next July.

Currently, Ovation TV’s standard-definition channel is in 35 million homes, having recently added over a half million subscribers in Portland, OR (Comcast); Dayton, OH (Time Warner), and the Carolinas/Virginia (Charter).  St. Louis (Charter) is scheduled for an early November launch. The channel is projected to reach 37 million homes by the year’s end.

About Ovation TV:  Ovation TV is the only multi-platform network devoted to art and contemporary culture. The network creates and curates one-of-a-kind programming about all the art people enjoy most, from the popular to the avant-garde and everything in between. The channel reaches a national audience of 35 million households through carriage on DirecTV (channel 274), Dish Network (channel 157) and on cable and telco systems in major markets across the country. Ovation TV’s programming is also available on video on demand (in both standard and high definition) in the US. Ovation TV’s popular website(http://www.OvationTV.com) is a dynamic experience, featuring information about local and national happenings in the art world, as well as a vibrant community of artists who have uploaded 100,000 pieces of original art.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Patricia Frith Marketing (for Ovation TV)
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