Starchoice Communications Inc. announced last week that they’ll add two new french channels to it’s 400+ lineup. Both channels will be available for free for three months.

PRISE 2 (Channel 757) offers French-language television and cinema classics including Canadian and American comedies, dramas, and cult TV shows. PRISE 2 will launch on March 30th.

CINEPOP (Channel 778) is the first French-language channel devoted to movie classics. Cinepop’s movies will run uncut and commercial-free. Cinepop will launch on April 11th.

Both of these channels will be included in Star Choice’s most popular French-language package, Tout-en-francais, which is our best value Francophone package. Tout-en-francais offers customers over 145 channels at an unbeatable price of only $30.99/month. The new channels will also be provided on a pick’n'pay and bundle basis, with details to be announced later. To give all customers a chance to become familiar with these new channels, they will both be available on a free preview basis for three months from launch date.

“The launch of these great new channels with a free three-month preview is just another way that Star Choice provides exceptional value to its customers,” says Jim Cummins, Vice-President of National Operations for Star Choice. “With high definition programming and more than 420 crystal-clear, all digital-quality channels with superior picture and sound at the best value, Star Choice offers the ultimate entertainment experience at a price Canadians can afford,” he added. Star Choice has launched more than 25 channels in the last 18 months.

Starchoice also announced that it’s FREE PREVIEW of The Fight Network has been extended to the end of april.

For a complete list of FREE PREVEWS on Starchoice and other providers, please see Channel Canada’s main page. Our Free Previews block is located on the right side.