Press Release: Paul McCartney's Halifax Concert on EastLink Pay-Per-View
July 15, 2009

HALIFAX, July 15 /CNW/ - If you missed Paul McCartney in concert in Halifax or want to re-live the excitement, look no further than EastLink. EastLink Digital Cable customers can watch Sir Paul's recent Halifax concert on EastLink Pay-Per-View on Thursday, July 16th at 11 pm AST, 11:30 pm NST.

Halifax was McCartney's only Canadian stop on what could be his last North America tour. The legendary musician wowed the more than 50,000 fans who gathered at Halifax's North Common on July 11 as he sang songs from the Beatles, Wings and his solo career, including Jet, Blackbird, Hey Jude and Mull of Kintyre. With sales of over 100 million, McCartney is listed by Guinness World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history.

"We are thrilled to offer Paul McCartney in Concert in Halifax on EastLink Pay-Per-View," says Ian Lezama, EastLink Director of Marketing. "EastLink is continually working to offer the best possible entertainment products and services and Pay-Per-View allows customers to enjoy the latest releases, including exciting concerts such as this, in the comfort of their own home."

Paul McCartney in Concert in Halifax will air on pay-per-view digital cable channel 310 and in high definition on channel 684 across the majority of EastLink service areas in Atlantic Canada where EastLink Digital Cable is available. The concert, which has a PG rating and an approximate duration of six hours, can be ordered for $19.99 plus taxes and in high definition for $24.99 plus taxes.

For more information on EastLink products and services, including EastLink Digital Cable, visit eastlink.ca or call toll free 1-888- 345-1111 in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island or 1-866-737-7662 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

About EastLink

Operating from its headquarters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, EastLink has the distinction of having been the first cable company in Canada to enter the telephone market, and the first communications and entertainment company in North America to combine cable, Internet and telephone service in a communications and entertainment bundle. At EastLink, creativity, ingenuity and innovation are the driving forces behind our great products and services. More than 1,150 employees provide a range of communications, entertainment, television and advertising services to residential, business and public sector customers in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec. 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. For more information on EastLink, please visit eastlink.ca.

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