Coast Cable Celebrates Launch of DUSK with Month-long Freeview Beginning
09.09.09

SECHELT, BC, Sept. 15 /CNW/ - Viewers will be on the edge of their seats during the free preview of DUSK* on Coast Cable Digital Cable, September 9 to October 9 . To celebrate the launch of DUSK (formerly SCREAM), Coast Cable Digital Cable customers will be able to enjoy a month-long, spine-tingling freeview of this specialty channel focusing on the supernatural, thriller and suspense genres.

"We're excited to be part of the launch of DUSK, which is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats with its array of eerie and suspenseful programming," said Owen Barnhill , Vice President, Marketing, Coast Cable. "In addition to introducing our customers to new channels, free previews allow us to showcase the many great channels and specialty programming available through Coast Cable Digital Cable."

During this freeview, DUSK will feature nine network premieres over nine nights all beginning at 6 pm PST . Get caught up in the thrills and suspense of Silence of the Lambs, Murder by Numbers, The Black Dahlia, Angel Eyes and Kiss the Girls. Plus, following the freeview, on October 18 , DUSK viewers can catch the premiere of season four of the hit show Supernatural as it follows the thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester Brothers.

DUSK is available as an individual channel or as part of the More Movies Pak, which also includes the Independent Film Channel, Showcase Diva, Showcase Action and Drive-in Classics. Coast Cable Digital Cable customers can access DUSK on channel 331. This freeview is available to Coast Cable customers with Digital Cable.

Customers can subscribe to Coast Cable Digital Cable by calling 604-885-3224. For more information on Coast Cable programs and services, including Digital Cable, customers can visit coastcable.com.

About EastLink

More than 1,600 employees operating under the EastLink, Persona, Amtelecom, Bluewater, Delta Cable and Coast Cable brands provide a wide range of communications, entertainment, television and advertising services to residential, business and public sector customers in Atlantic Canada , Ontario, Quebec , Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. EastLink has the distinction of having been the first cable company in Canada to enter the telephone market, and the first cable company in Canada to combine Cable, Internet and Telephone in a communications and entertainment bundle. At EastLink, creativity, ingenuity and innovation are the driving forces behind our great products and services. EastLink has been recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for the past three years, and its parent company, the Bragg Group, was named Canada's Family Enterprise of the Year for 2009.

*Dusk is a trademark of Corus Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

For further information: Jill Laing, Communications, EastLink, [phone], [email protected]