BBC Canada
| BBC Canada | |
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| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by |
Corus Entertainment (80%, managing partner) BBC Worldwide (20%) (Jasper Broadcasting Inc.) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (2016-present) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | The Best and Boldest of British Television |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Website | BBC Canada |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 635 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 534 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 266 (SD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 635 (SD) |
| MTS | Channel 304 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9376 (SD) Channel 376 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 145 (SD) |
| HuronTel Digital TV | Channel 367 (SD) |
| VMedia | Channel 275 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 5 (SD) |
BBC Canada is a Canadian Category B specialty channel that mostly broadcasts television series originally produced by or for the BBC, the public-service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment, with a minority stake held by BBC Worldwide.
Alliance Atlantis (AAC) was granted a broadcast licence for a Category 2 speciality service covering "entertainment, drama and documentary programming". BBC Canada, by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000. The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as a joint venture between AAC and BBC Worldwide.
To promote the launch of BBC Canada's 2007 fall season, a 16-page British-style tabloid insert called the BBC Telly was published in the Toronto Star. Toronto-based Pilot PMR created the campaign.
On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in BBC Canada. On October 27, 2010, the channel's ownership changed once again as Shaw Communications gained control of BBC Canada as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.
On May 13, 2011, BBC Canada was separated from BBC Kids due to its ownership changing hands to Knowledge Network.
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