The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1953 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television From its first week, and for nearly a decade after, the CBC English language service featured a regular ninety-minute program of television drama. At the time, in fact, it was the only hour and a half drama on the air in North America. CBC Television Theatre, also known […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1952 to 1959 Broadcast Medium: Television After four very successful years on radio, this series became one of the first variety shows to appear on CBC Television. Sponsored by Canadian General Electric, C.G.E. Showtime( originally The CGE Show) featured the Leslie Bell Singers, and the Howard Cable Orchestra. The show starred Charles Jordan and Joyce […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1952 to 1954 Broadcast Medium: Television Produced and directed by Don Hudson, The Big Revue was a weekly live one-hour variety show. It was hosted by Toby Robins, and later by Bud Knapp, and the orchestra was under the direction of Samuel Hersenhoren, with the Gino Silvi Singers. Some of the performers who starred in […]
Originally licensed in November 2000 to South Asian Television Network International Limited, the Gujarati Channel was positioned as a family channel for the Canadian Gujarati community, with programming to be 100% in Gujarati, much of it originating with the television station of that name in India. www.asiantelevision.com/atnZeeGujarati. Ownership: South Asian Network International Limited (ATN) Start Year: 2000
Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) was licensed in April 2005 to operate a new cable specialty channel to be known as ATN – Hindi Movie Channel Two (ATN having been licensed back in 2000 to operate Hindi Move Channel One, that later became B4U Movies). The channel was to carry exclusively theatrical films in the […]
When YTV was licensed in 1987 to a group of cable companies and producers of children’s and youth programming, Rogers Cable and Geoff Conway’s CUC Broadcasting were the two major shareholders. YTV was launched on September 1st 1988, with eight major cable operators committed to carrying its program service. In 1995, Shaw Communications’ acquisition of […]
Launched in September 2001, the channel closed down in December 2008. Start Year: 2001 to 2008
In November 2000, NetStar Communications Inc. was granted a licence by the CRTC for a national English-language Category 1 specialty television service called Women’s Sports Network. It would be dedicated entirely to sports that featured female athletes and participants, including coverage of professional and amateur sporting events, magazine shows, documentaries and instructional programs. The channel […]
Launched in 2005, The World Fishing Network specialty channel was owned by Insight Sports, who also operated CGTV (Casino and Gaming Television) and the GOLTV soccer channel. As its name suggests, WFN offered programming of all aspects of fresh and saltwater fishing with programming from Canada and around the world. One notable programming initiative was […]
In May 2003, Dieter Kohler was granted a cable specialty licence for a channel then planned to be known as The Hunting Channel. When it was launched in September 2004, from its headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta, the channel had been renamed Wild TV, but the content was as originally planned, with hunting, fishing and environmental programming about […]