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Ovation Celebrates Its Launch on XFINITY TV from Comcast in Greater Philadelphia by Joining Forces with Local Arts Agencies to Kick Off a Unique Opportunity for Local Cultural Institutions to Gain Free National Media Exposure PHILADELPHIA, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its launch on XFINITY TV from Comcast in Greater Philadelphia, Ovation, the only television network dedicated to art and contemporary culture, has partnered with the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, to create a new, innovative program designed to support Philadelphia's cultural institutions.

This is very different from the culture wars in the 1980s, where the arts were being singled out for cuts," said Peggy Amsterdam, CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, an advocacy group.

According to Peggy Amsterdam, Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, an arts advocacy group, and former executive director of the Pennsylvania State Arts Commission, "Everyone--banks, hotels--rallied behind us," and the city council restored the arts budget.

He serves on the boards of directors of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, NPower Pennsylvania and the Committee of Seventy.

25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Philadelphia regional non-profit cultural sector is an important contributor to the local economy and earned $573 million in annual revenue, according to the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance 2006 Portfolio, a report released today by the Cultural Alliance.

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The meeting is hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.