Since the launch of the Real Estate Channel, I have had numerous enquiries from our clients regarding the service area of the Novus Network. Currently, they provide digital cable television and Internet services to most residential high-rise buildings in downtown Vancouver. The list of buildings include:

Paris Place II – 555 Abbot Street
The Carlyle -1060 Alberni Street
Palisades East – 1200 Alberni Street
Palisades West -1288 Alberni Street
The Lions – 1331 Alberni Street
The Lions – 1367 Alberni Street
Yaletown Mews – 201 Alvin Narod Mews
Pacific Plaza III – 238 Alvin Narod Mews
Marinaside Resort – 193 Aquarius Mews
Aquarius II – 198 Aquarius Mews
1680 Bayshore Drive
1710 Bayshore Drive
1717 Bayshore Drive
1777 Bayshore Drive
1790 Bayshore Drive
Kings Landing II – 428 Beach Avenue
Kings Landing III – 426 Beach Avenue
Parkwest I – 455 Beach Avenue
Parkwest II – 583 Beach Crescent
Icon I – 638 Beach Crescent
888 Beach – 888 Beach Avenue
Beach Cluster – 1000 Beach Avenue
Max I – 928 Beatty Street
The Nova – 989 Beatty Street
Harbourside Park I – 588 Broughton Street
Vancouver Tower – 909 Burrard Street
The Wall Center – 1050 Burrard Street
The Altadena – 1238 Burrard Street
Landmark I – 930 Cambie Street
Landmark II – 950 Cambie Street
Waterworks – 1008 Cambie Street
Yaletown Ltd. – 1018 Cambie Street
Pacifica Main Gate – 3055 Cambie Street
Avila – 560 Cardero Street
Coal Harbour Co-op 588 Cardero Street
Lore Krill Co-op – 65 Cordova Street West
The Carina – 1233 Cordova Street West
The Callisto – 1281 Cordova Street West
C-Side – 1288 Cordova Street West
Aquarius III – 189 Davie Street
Parkview Gardens – 212 Davie Street
Bridgeview – 238 Davie Street
Pacific Plaza I – 283 Davie Street
Concordia II – 139 Drake Street
Concordia I – 199 Drake Street
Sydney Manor – 183 Drake Street
Parkview Tower – 289 Drake Street
Governor’s Tower – 388 Drake Street
Century Tower – 789 Drake Street
Max II – 939 Expo Boulevard
Landmark 33 – 1009 Expo Boulevard
239 Georgia Street East
Georgia Residences – 1200 Georgia Street West
Georgia Residences – 1288 Georgia Street West
Venus – 1239 Georgia Street West
The Pointe – 1331 Georgia Street West
The Qube – 1333 Georgia Street West
The 819 – 819 Hamilton Street
Jardines Lookout – 867 Hamilton Street
The Rosedale – 888 Hamilton Street
Coal Harbour Co-op – 1515 Hastings Street West
Robinson Tower – 488 Helmcken Street
Imperial Tower – 811 Helmcken Street
The Galileo – 822 Homer Street
Pinnacle – 939 Homer Street
The Bentley – 1001 Homer Street
The Domus – 1055 Homer Street
City Crest – 1155 Homer Street
Governor’s Villa I – 1318 Homer Street
Governor’s Villa II – 1328 Homer Street
Governor’s Villa III – 1338 Homer Street
Governor’s Villa IV – 1388 Homer Street
Governor’s Villa V – 1398 Homer Street
Pacific Point – 1331 Homer Street
The Waterford – 1483 Homer Street
Kings Landing I – 1515 Homer Street
Electric Avenue – 933 Hornby Street
The Canadian – 1068 Hornby Street
London Place – 1177 Hornby Street
Beach Tower – 1500 Hornby Street
Infinity – 828 Howe Street
1188 Howe Street
The Genesis – 1189 Howe Street
Ocean Tower – 1501 Howe Street
Harbourside Park II – 555 Jervis Street
Europa – 63 Keefer Place
Paris Place I – 183 Keefer Place
Icon II – 633 Kinghorn Mews
City Gate II – 1159 Main Street
Quaywest – 1033 Marinaside Crescent
Quaywest II – 1067 Marinaside Crescent
Marinaside Resort – 1077 Marinaside Crescent
Marinaside Resort – 1099 Marinaside Crescent
Aquarius – 1111 Marinaside Crescent
Aquarius I – 1199 Marinaside Crescent
The Peninsula – 1201 Marinaside Crescent
Crestmark II – 1228 Marinaside Crescent
Roundhouse – 1267 Marinaside Crescent
Crestmark I – 1288 Marinaside Crescent
The Concord – 1328 Marinaside Crescent
Columbus – 1383 Marinaside Crescent
Orca Place – 1166 Melville Street
Pointe Claire – 1238 Melville Street
188 Millross Avenue
The Brighton – 120 Milross Avenue
The Sussex – 189 National Street
The Electra – 989 Nelson Street
Bauhinia – 535 Nicola Street
The 501 – 501 Pacific Street
The Aqua – 550 Pacific Street
Pacific Promenade – 888 Pacific Street
Quayside Place – 1010 Pacific Boulevard
Pacific Plaza II – 1177 Pacific Boulevard
The Classico – 1328 Pender Street West
Harbour Cove I – 1450 Pennyfarthing Drive
Harbour Cove II – 1470 Pennyfarthing Drive
Harbour Cove III – 1490 Pennyfarthing Drive
The Viceroy – 1088 Quebec Street
The National – 1128 Quebec Street
City Gate – 1188 Quebec Street
The Savoy – 928 Richards Street
Mondrian 1 – 969 Richards Street
Mondrian 2 – 989 Richards Street
The Miro – 1001 Richards Street
The Gallery – 1010 Richards Street
Park Plaza – 1188 Richards Street
The Eden – 1225 Richards Street
The Metropolis – 1238 Richards Street
The Oscar – 1295 Richards Street
The Azura – 1438 Richards Street
The Azura II – 1495 Richards Street
Conference Plaza – 438 Seymour Street
The L’Aria – 822 Seymour Street
Metropolitan Towers – 930 Seymour Street
The Spot – 933 Seymour Street
Metropolitan Towers – 980 Seymour Street
Brava North – 1155 Seymour Street
Brava South – 1199 Seymour Street
The Space – 1238 Seymour Street
Electric Avenue – 938 Smithe
The Sterling – 1050 Smithe
West One – 1408 Strathmore Mews
The Taylor – 550 Taylor Street
Pacifica North Gate – 518 14th Street West
Pacifica South Gate – 503 16th Street West
Harbour Cove IV – 1515 1st Avenue West

The Novus Network is expanding their fibre optic network, with plans to offer their services to an increasing customer base in the Lower Mainland as their service area continues to grow.

What an interesting 2 weeks it has been. Recently, we were contacted by Leon Ng, President of the Real Estate Channel. He wanted to discuss how our 2 companies could work together to increase the use of video as a marketing tool within the real estate industry.

For those who are unfamiliar with the Real Estate Channel, they will be broadcasting on channel 80 on the Novus Network (www.novusnow.ca) and just launched their website, www.realestatechannel.ca on November 28th. Novus Entertainment, the parent company of the network has an affiliation with Concord Pacific and has built a fibre optic cable network throughout the Greater Vancouver area and offers high-speed Internet and television services. They service the majority of major condominium buildings in the downtown core.

The Real Estate Channel is offering property listings, community profiles and industry advice to its viewership. Real estate agents will again be challenged to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional mediums such as newspaper listings in comparison to the new mediums that have become available over the last few years.

The Real Estate Channels launch is an opportunity for all real estate professionals to promote themselves through the use of a medium that has not been previously available in the Vancouver area. The most proactive agents, the early adopters, will receive the greatest benefit when it comes to advertising on the network. Why is this? The Real Estate Channel currently promises that your ad will be played a minimum, 12 times per day. The reality of starting a new network, especially one that is based on selling TV time, amounts to tremendous opportunities for the first agents that advertise their listings. The amount of content in rotation maybe be less than the 2 hours that constitutes their 12 cycles. Bottom line, your ad gets played more than the 12 times that is promised!

Our discussions with Leon have resulted in great opportunities for Video Openhouse and our clients. We provided the network with 30 second versions of our current videos and in return, our clients have receive free television airtime for 1 month to promote themselves and their listings. We will continue to act as an extended production team for the Real Estate Channel, providing video content for their property listings. As an extension of the services we currently provide, we will also be offering to prepare content for the Real Estate Channel for our current clients as well.

Please take time to visit their website and if you have access to the Novus Network, watch for their television launch sometime next week.