Insight Communications Adds the Galaxie Music Service

April 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Montreal, Canada - Stingray Digital, a Montreal-based provider of music services to multi-channel operators, announces the availability of its Galaxie Digital Music Service for customers of Insight Digital Cable. Galaxie, Your Musical Universe, is 50 uninterrupted and commercial-free digital music channels delivered by cable, satellite or IPTV directly to consumers' homes.
"The Galaxie music service has been distributed in the US for over one year and is enjoyed by customers of more than 50 TV operators from coast to coast," said Eric Boyko, President and CEO of Stingray Digital. "We are very happy to be partnering with Insight Communications to offer our service to their Digital Cable customers." he added.  
“We are certain that our customers are going to enjoy the variety of channels available from Galaxie”, said Melani Griffith, SVP Programming and Video Services at Insight Communications. “The on-screen look of the different channels and the high quality of the programming really make for a compelling music offering that will be well appreciated by our customers.”
In addition to the 50 channel Galaxie service on TV, other Stingray Digital music services available to Insight customers include the two popular VOD services Concert TV and The KARAOKE Channel.
Launched over 13 years ago, Galaxie serves close to 10 million households in North America, South America and the Caribbean on digital cable, satellite and IPTV television packages. The Galaxie service includes:
•   50 commercial-free channels programmed by music industry professionals covering all popular music genres including Pop, Rock, Country, Jazz, Classical and more.
•   Attractive, on-screen presentation with thematic images and song information.
Galaxie, Concert TV and The KARAOKE Channel are delivered by Avail-TVN to cable and IPTV operators in the US.
About Stingray Digital Group

Stingray Digital is a leader in interactive music distribution. Our properties include:

•   Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada and in the US,
•   Music Choice Europe, a digital music service delivered to over 10 million homes in Europe and Africa,
•   The KARAOKE Channel, the world’s largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV with 50 million subscribers and on the Internet,
•   Concert TV, a VOD service distributed to 30 million homes in the US and soon in Canada,
•   Stingray360, a leader in sensorial marketing solutions for businesses,
•   Stingray Music, music licensing for film, television, advertising and other uses.

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Stingray Digital is financially backed by Telesystem and Novacap and headquartered in Montreal. Stingray Digital has 136 employees in offices across Canada and additional offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, Budapest and London, England. For more information, visit www.stingraydigital.com.