Complex sentence: Up until the fall of 2006, the series aired without having an actual network deal and was actually a paid program that aired nationally but was branded as a television show, supported by sponsors like Labatt and Pizza Pizza.
Split into simpler sentences: Up until the fall of 2006, the series aired without having an actual network deal. Although it airs nationally and is branded as a television show, it is really a paid program that is supported by sponsors like Labatt and Pizza Pizza.