Canal D
Canadian television channel
Television channel
 Canal D logo | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bell Media |
| Sister channels | Noovo Investigation Discovery Canal Vie Z |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | Canal D (in French) |
Canal D is a Canadian French language discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, and science.
History
In June 1994, Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Astral) was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel called Arts et Divertissement, described as a service modelled after the American service, A&E, at that time. The proposed service was to focus on four main elements: documentaries (for which the service would primarily consist of), films, dramatic series, and arts programming.[1]
The channel was launched on January 1, 1995, as Canal D.
On March 4, 2013, the Competition Bureau approved the takeover of Astral Media by Bell Media.[2] Bell filed a new application for the proposed takeover with the CRTC on March 6, 2013;[3] the CRTC approved the merger on June 27, 2013,[4] effectively turning over control of Canal D to Bell on July 5 of that year.
Canal D HD
On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched "Canal D HD", an HD simulcast of Canal D's standard definition feed.[5]
International distribution
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - distributed on SPM Telecom systems.
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 94-286 CRTC 1994-06-06
- ^ BCE takeover of Astral OK’d by Competition Bureau Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today, The Montreal Gazette (via The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.
- ^ Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, March 6, 2013.
- ^ CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger, CBC News, June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ La haute définition en français Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Infopresse 2006-10-30 (in French)
External links
- Official website
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Bell Media (and other broadcasting properties of BCE Inc.)
and free streaming
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| CTV 2 (O&O) | |
| Noovo (O&O) |
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| CTV Entertainment | |
| CTV News |
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| Premium and PPV |
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| Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment1 | |
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| Networks |
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- Astral Out-of-Home
- The Loop
properties
- Baton Broadcast System
- WTSN
- CKX-TV
- CKNX-TV
- Viewers Choice
- GolTV
- Leafs Nation Network
- NHL Network
- M3
- Comedy Gold
- BookTelevision
- Fashion Television
- Vrak
- ESPN Classic
- MTV2
- Bob FM
- EZ Rock
1Owned (or part-owned) by BCE separately from its ownership of Bell Media.
2Community channels operated as part of Bell Fibe TV and Bell Aliant Fibe TV; also not part of Bell Media.
2Community channels operated as part of Bell Fibe TV and Bell Aliant Fibe TV; also not part of Bell Media.
- BCE Inc.
- Associated foundations: BravoFACT
- MuchFACT
- Some of the assets listed above are only partially owned by Bell Media. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.
*Currently being sold to other owners pending approval of the CRTC.
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