The History of Canadian BroadcastingRogers Broadcasting was granted a specialty licence in November 2000 for a channel to be called Tech TV Canada, which would “provide lifestyle information for the ‘e generation’, with programming devoted to computers, technology and the Internet.” It launched under that name in September 2001, by which time the ownership was split three ways between […]
Current Station Group: Corus Entertainment Inc. On November 1st 2010, CanWest launched Twist TV, a rebranding of their former Discovery Health specialty channel. ” Twist TV”, said CanWest, “is all about real life with a twist; capturing the experiences of everyday people facing extraordinary situations. The channel’s diverse cast of characters and their colourful stories – […]
In December 2000 the Global Television Network was granted a licence to operate a new specialty channel to be called Fox Sportsworld Canada, with programming to be confined exclusively to cricket, soccer and rugby. The channel was launched in September 2001, and quickly made soccer the predominant sport in its schedules. Although contracts with competing […]
The CRTC licensed Food Network Canada in 2000 following the popularity of the American version of the channel which had been available in this country since 1997. The channel was owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications. The channel was launched in October of 2000 and the U.S. version was removed from the list of foreign channels […]
In November 2000 Alliance Atlantis was granted a licence for The Luxe Network, a lifestyle specialty channel for those who liked to indulge their sybaritic tendencies in the pursuit of personal pleasure, whether in the fields of possessions, travel, good food and wine or hedonistic living, or just in seeking to enjoy life’s simple pleasures […]
In January 2004 Todd Goldsbie received CRTC approval for a new speciality channel to be called TFN – The Fight Network. In February 2005, ownership of The Fight Network Inc was transferred to Goldsbie’s partner Mike Garrow, and the channel was launched in September 2005, with programming including boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, kickboxing and […]
Licensed in 2000 to Frank Alvarez, and launched in 2001, Festival Portuguese Television was established to service the large Portuguese community in Canada. A large part of its program content was to be supplied by the private Portuguese channel SIC. One popular element of FPTV’s programming was its soccer coverage. www.fptv.ca Start Year: 2001
Encouraged by the spectacular 15-year success of its syndicated series FashionTV, CHUM Limited applied for and was awarded a fashion speciality channel license in November 2000. The channel launched in September 2001 as Fashion Television: The Channel. In applying for the licence, CHUM promised that the channel would “become the central Canadian television platform for […]
The Family Channel was first licensed by the CRTC to a partnership between WIC Premium Television Inc and First Choice (Astral) in 1987 as a pay television service “…which will provide…..programs from the Disney Channel, as well as selected Canadian programs designed for viewing by the whole family.” WIC’s half ownership was acquired by Corus […]
In May 1984 the CRTC licensed Chinavision Canada Corporation, owned by Francis K.K. Cheung, to launch Chinavision, a cable speciality channel consisting of predominantly Chinese-language programming in both Cantonese and Mandarin dialects. British Columbia was excluded, to protect the existing World View Chinese language service already operating there. In January 1987, the Commission approved the […]