The History of Canadian BroadcastingLicensed to Global and TVA in December 2000 as Men TV, the name of this specialty cable channel, aimed specifically at a male audience, had been abbreviated to Mentv by the time it launched in September of the following year. The channel’s program content was described by its owners as “from classic cars to casinos, […]
In 1977 the CRTC gave the CBC an exclusive licence to televise the proceedings from Parliament. By 1988, the CBC and the cable industry had joined forces to create the Canadian Parliamentary Channel (CPAC), but in 1991 the CBC withdrew its funding, citing cutbacks as the reason. After the House of Commons provided interim funding […]
The CRTC having denied Global a licence for a Mystery Channel in 1996, this specialty cable channel was licensed to them in November 2000, with the title 13th Street, but when it launched in September 2001 the name had been changed back to simply The Mystery Channel. Originally majority owned by Global and TVA, with […]
In December 2000 the Global Television Network was granted a licence for a new specialty channel, to be called Pop TV. It was to provide classic television series which were at least fifteen years old, and movies which were at least 25 years old, which, the CRTC opined, would “explore vintage television and the cultural […]
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 – […]
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 […]
The CRTC having denied Global a licence for a Mystery Channel in 1996, this specialty cable channel was licensed to them in November 2000, with the title 13th Street, but when it launched in September 2001 the name had been changed back to simply The Mystery Channel. Originally majority owned by Global and TVA, with […]
Current Station Group: Corus Entertainment Inc. Alliance Atlantis received a licence in November 2000 for a cable speciality channel which was launched in September 2001 as National Geographic Canada. As with the magazine of the same name, and the U.S. channel from which much of its material was licensed, National Geographic Canada programmed documentary material on […]
Originally licensed in 1996 by the CRTC to CanWest Global Communications, Prime TV launched in 1997 as a channel targeting viewers in the 50+ age range, and called itself “Canada’s Entertainment Network”. On June 1st 2006 the channel was rebranded and relaunched as TVTropolis, with a new slogan, “Hit TV Lives Here”. The new schedule retained […]
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 – from unique personal challenges to difficult family […]