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"specialty channel" refers to a TV channel that focuses on a specific theme or interest. These channels cater to a particular audience by providing programming related to a niche topic, such as sports, music, cooking, or news.
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As brands that have traditionally been exclusive to independent
pet specialty channel become available in mass and grocery stores, pet retailers must decide how to respond.
This is particularly important to the pet
specialty channel comprised of destination retailers who need to bring new shoppers into stores and increase their average ticket sales among current store loyal shoppers.
Some even speculate that the expansion into grocery and mass was necessitated by erosion in Blue Buffalo's market share in the pet
specialty channel as several big chains have been lowering their emphasis on the brand in their stores.
Pet Business honors the ground - breaking products that are driving growth in the pet
specialty channel with the 16th - annual Industry Recognition Awards.
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B specialty channel devoted to airing programming related to mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling and other combatant styles.
With Amazon Channels, Prime members can also subscribe to over 100 premium and
specialty channels like HBO and SHOWTIME to add and stream — no cable or satellite subscription necessary.
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Justin Stockman, vice-president of
specialty channels at Bell, explains the Much brand has long been associated with youth, humour and irreverence — the same qualities now attributed to YouTubers.
Once you
add specialty channel add - ons to Sling such as HBO ($ 15 per month), however, it's quite easy to pay $ 35 or more for Sling.
It said that TV stations and broadcasters would be allowed to keep simsub «for the time being,» although cable and satellite companies would no longer be permitted to perform it
on specialty channels.
For years,
Canadian specialty channels depended on so - called mandatory carriage rules to get access to cable subscriber revenue and advertising revenue.
In the media division, Peleadeau noted that Quebecor is appealing a January regulatory decision on the fees it receives from Bell Canada for distributing the TVA
Sports specialty channel to Bell's home television services.
Calgary - based Shaw Communications Inc. has agreed to buy Canada's second largest television network and
related specialty channels out of bankruptcy protection, giving it access to enhanced content for its new mobile communications platform.
Hey, you slave away at your job and you're not about to give up the $ 125 a
month specialty channel package to get a pathetic extra $ 1200 a year from your employer.
Challenges on the Horizon Looking to the future, Sheehan believes that while the pet industry in general will continue to grow, some segments of the pet
specialty channel face significant challenges ahead.
Reporting that growth in the pet
specialty channel slowed in 2014, Bender cited a number of troubling trends — many of which were expected to be tomorrow's problems — that may largely be to blame.
Non-pet specialty channels have increasingly begun to add more extensive pet sections; but often these retailers concentrate mainly on dog sections, meaning they have an even more limited amount of shelf space to cover the cat category than specialty pet stores.
This particular retailer went on to note that the move by Petco and PetSmart could actually end up pushing Hill's even further from its pet
specialty channel roots.
These shoppers are often concentrated on the coasts in the U.S. and Canada, and they disproportionately
shop specialty channels.
Many brands that are dedicated to the pet
specialty channel offer a plethora of options to teach store associates about the key features of their products and are eager to work with their retailer partners on loyalty or sampling programs.
The result is a franchise model that focuses on selling high - quality, natural pet foods that are unique to the independent pet
specialty channel along with services such as professional grooming and doggy daycare.
While it may seem counterintuitive, all of the distributor consolidation going on within the pet
specialty channel just might prove to be a positive development for retailers — at least for those who know the right way to navigate through the changes.
Plus, members can add over 100 premium and
specialty channels like HBO and SHOWTIME — no cable or satellite subscription necessary.
As with any thriving retail industry, the growth of the pet
specialty channel over the past three decades has largely been driven by the success of multi-store chains.
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Debbie Phillips - Donaldson, editor - in - chief at Petfood Industry magazine in Rockford, Ill., reported that mass market is where most of the growth slowdown seems to be happening, which points to the pet
specialty channel as the sales - growth driver.
PetLock Max is recognized as a ground - breaking product driving growth in the pet
specialty channel with the 16th - annual Pet Business Industry Recognition Awards.
Proven Success in Existing and Emerging Channels: BLUE is the number one pet food brand in the pet
specialty channel at approximately twice the size of the next largest brand.
Designed to keep retailers on the cutting edge of this
lucrative specialty channel, The Pet Elite anticipates consumer demand by exploring trends inspired by the human fashion and interior design world as well as original creations from innovative pet product manufacturers.
But there's a lot of money to be made
in specialty channels, which the youth - targeted Vice channel would effectively be.
The growing profitability
of specialty channels isn't surprising: the classification includes some of the buzziest names in Canadian television, from Orphan Black - host Space to Rogers» Sportsnet suite, which pulled off a huge small - screen coup by wresting NHL rights from the CBC (Rogers owns Canadian Business).