Outdoor Channel Signs With Caribbean Cable Cooperative Limited

Outdoor Channel Signs With Caribbean Cable Cooperative Limited

Co-Op Makes Outdoor Channel SD, HD & VOD Available to 50 Cable Systems in 23 Countries across the Caribbean and Atlantic Basins

TEMECULA, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, has inked a distribution pact with Caribbean Cable Cooperative Limited making its programming package available to 40 member companies in 23 countries across the Caribbean. The cooperative will offer Outdoor Channel SD, HD and VOD to its member companies that represent 50 cable systems and over 600,000 subscribers.

"Outdoor Channel will greatly enrich our offering as many residents and visitors to the Caribbean truly enjoy the outdoor lifestyle with activities such as deep sea fishing and diving," said Howie Crotin, Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative Limited. "Additionally, its programs filmed in the beautiful forests and mountains of North America will offer a window of opportunity for our life-long residents of the Caribbean to travel to a different world via the TV."

Not only will Caribbean residents be able to experience beautiful landscapes and deep sea fishing action, but they will get the experience in crisp, clear HD. Currently over 80 percent of Outdoor Channel's original programs are shot in high definition. The network is simulcasting in HD, including popular shows like Trout Unlimited on the Rise, Adventures Abroad and Tarpon of Boca.

"This opportunity for Outdoor Channel to be carried in so many different countries reaffirms our position as the leader in outdoor programming," said Daniel Soane, Vice President of Affiliate Sales, Central Division and Emerging Media at Outdoor Channel. "And, now our loyal viewers will be able to vacation in the Caribbean without missing their favorite shows!"

About Outdoor Channel

Outdoor Channel is America's Leader in Outdoor TV, offering programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a dynamic new website. Outdoor Channel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD). For more information about Outdoor Channel, please visit http://www.outdoorchannel.com/.

About Caribbean Cable Cooperative Limited

The Caribbean Cable Cooperative Ltd (Co-op) is a buying cooperative for the English speaking cable television companies in the Caribbean and Atlantic basins (the Region). The Co-op supports its Member Companies with programming at a lower cost through the combined buying power of hundreds of thousands of customers, as well as direct negotiations with copyright holders for programming not presently licensed in the Caribbean. For more information about Caribbean Cooperative Limited, please visit http://www.cctvcoop.com/.

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FCMN Contact: pascale@bobgoldpr.com

Source: Outdoor Channel

CONTACT: Angela Hein of Bob Gold & Associates, Inc., +1-310-784-1040,
angela@bobgoldpr.com, for Outdoor Channel

Web site:

http://www.outdoorchannel.com/
http://www.cctvcoop.com/

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