The History of Canadian BroadcastingOn March 2nd 2010, the CRTC granted Rogers Broadcasting Limited a licence for a new speciality channel to carry NHL Hockey games involving Canadian teams, Major League Baseball, Union of European Football Associations and other mainstream sports. The licence was for a six year term. Written by Pip Wedge – March, 2010 Ownership: Rogers Media Start […]
On July 2, 2010, Jay Switzer was given approval by the CRTC for four new specialty channels, including VELOCITY and ADVENTURE – featuring action and adventure; and KISS and THE LOVE CHANNEL, featuring romance, love and relationships. All four channels launched on November 23, 2011, branded as Hollywood Suite. The four channels were later rebranded […]
CanWest Global received a licence in November 2000 for a cable speciality channel to be called Adventure, and to be devoted to action adventure programming. When it was launched in 2001, the name of the channel had been changed to Lonestar, and the main thrust of its programming was westerns, both classic and modern movies […]
Another spin-off of Alliance Atlantis’s Showcase Television, Showcase Diva was originally licensed as a cable specialty channel to be called Showcase Romance TV. By the time it launched in September 2001, it had been renamed Showcase Diva, a channel to be dedicated to “star-studded movies with a bold female attitude”. The schedule was later expanded […]
John Tyson, Michael G. Rinaldo and CUC Ltd. were awarded a licence by the CRTC on March 14, 1985, to operate The Life Channel. The channel began operating on October 18, 1985. Due to large financial losses, The Life Channel was shut down November 30, 1986. Start Year: 1985 to 1986
In 2000, Telelatino Network Inc was awarded a licence for an all-Italian cable specialty channel to be called Sitcom Canada – not because it was to feature situation comedies, but because the source of much of the channel’s program material was to originate with an Italian source, Sitcom SpA Group. However the channel was launched […]
While a very popular specialty channel in terms of numbers of subscribers, Leafs TV’s availability was limited by NHL regulation to the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club’s home province of Ontario, but excluding the Ottawa Valley, which infringed on the Ottawa Senators’ territory. Owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Leafs TV was licensed in […]
On July 2, 2010, Jay Switzer was given approval by the CRTC for four new specialty channels, including VELOCITY and ADVENTURE – featuring action and adventure; and KISS and THE LOVE CHANNEL, featuring romance, love and relationships. All four channels launched on November 23, 2011, branded as Hollywood Suite. The four channels were later rebranded […]
This cable specialty service was licensed to South Asian Television Network International Limited (later ATN) in November 2000 to serve Canada’s Tamil-speaking community. Much of the programming originated with Jaya TV in India, and the channel is known both as Tamil TV and Jaya TV in Canada. The channel was proud of its family-oriented program schedule. ATN later […]
On June 4th, CTV and Discovery Communications announced a renewal of their joint venture, through which three new channel brands would be launched in Canada. One of these was Investigation Discovery, which would replace CTV’s Court TV speciality channel. Launched in the US in 2008, Investigation Discovery described itself as bringing justice to television. It dealt […]