French-Language Version of TELETOON Retro Set for Fall Premiere

TORONTO, June 10:
Following the debut of the English-language feed of TELETOON Retro last fall,
TELETOON Canada will launch a French-language version of its classic cartoon
channel this September.

The rollout of a
French-language feed expands the total distribution of TELETOON Retro to more
than 5.8 million Canadian viewers, with Vidéotron illico Digital TV offering
both the French- and English-language channels as part of the TELEMAX package
on channels 97 and 159, respectively.

From September, the
French-language TÉLÉTOON Rétro will deliver classic cartoons specifically for
the Quebec market, such as Rémi sans famille, as
well as Les amis Ratons (The
Raccoons), Tom et Jerry (The Tom & Jerry Show) and Bugs Bunny et Tweety (The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show). Additional carriage is currently being secured
for the new French-language channel.

To promote the launch of
TÉLÉTOON Rétro, Bugs Bunny et Tweety will air each Saturday and Sunday night from 7 p.m. on the TELETOON
French-language network from July 5.

The English-language
TELETOON Retro channel will also be available on illico Digital TV from
September, featuring content like The Flintstones, Merrie Melodies, The Smurfs and Fraggle Rock.

Since launching on October
1, 2007, TELETOON Retro has risen become the number two digital specialty
channel with audiences 2 and older, and is number one with moms and kids. The
digital channel has also claimed the top spot among teenagers aged 12 to 17.

TELETOON Retro is now
available on Access Communications, Bluewater TV Cable and Ex-Cen Cablevision,
Cogeco Cable, Compton Cable, Execulink Cablecom, ExpressVu Digital TV from
Bell, Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV, Mountain Cablevision, MTS Allstream, SaskTel,
Shaw Cable, Source Cable, Star Choice, Rogers Digital Cable, Ward Cable TV and
Westman Communications.

“From day one TELETOON
Retro has been an unprecedented success and launching a French channel has
always been part of our plans,” said Len Cochrane, the president of TELETOON Canada. “It is enormously satisfying to be
bringing cartoon favorites to Francophone homes and I’m sure that this new
channel will prove to be just as popular as its English counterpart.”

—By Irene Lew