Ethnic Channels Group is a Canadian licensed television broadcaster providing premium programming to Canada's multicultural community. The company broadcasts content catering to various ethnicities from European to Asian to Caribbean. It has been in operation since 2004 and is owned by Slava Levin.
Ethnic Channels Group has launched 10 services and plans on launching others. Most of the channels are available through Rogers Cable, with the exception of Iran TV Network and 1+1 International. DTH Satellite provider Bell ExpressVu currently offers 4 ECG channels in its lineup.
As Canadian ethnic services, all channels are required to air 15% Canadian content, which ECG produces in its state-of-the art broadcast studio.
Channels
On the air
- Abu Dhabi TV (Arabic)
- The Mabuhay Channel (Filipino)
- ProSiebenSat.1 Welt (German)
- MEGA Cosmos (Greek)
- The Israeli Network (Hebrew)
- Iran TV Network (Persian)
- NTV Canada (Russian)- broadcasting only. Co-owned with Luba Cherny.
- RTVi (Russian)
- RTVi+ (Russian)
- 1+1 International (Ukrainian)
- SBTN (Vietnamese)
Coming soon
- Hype TV (Caribbean)
- RBTi (Portuguese- Brazil)
- Jewish Life TV (English)
NEXTV
In November 2007, Ethnic Channels Group launched NEXTV, an IPTV service that distributes channels to consumers via broadband.
Resources
- Digital Melting Pot (Description of Ethnic Channels Group)
- Under Attack (Difficulty getting channels launched)
- A Diamond in the rough times (Interview with ECG owner Slava Levin)
- Carriage deal with Rogers Cable for The Israeli Network
- Carriage deal with Rogers Cable for ProSiebenSat.1 Welt
- Content deal with Hype TV from Jamaica
- Content deal with Jewish Life TV
See also
External links
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