Bravo (Canada)
| Bravo | |
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| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Owned by | Bell Media |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Very Bravo |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | Bravo! (1995–2012) |
| Website | Bravo |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 620 (SD) Channel 1734 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 523 (SD) Channels 82 and 582 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channel 203 (SD) Channel 420 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 620 (SD) Channel 1620 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 123 (SD) Channel 1123 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9302 (SD) Channel 302 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 73 (SD) Channel 373 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 40 (HD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 121 (HD) |
Bravo (styled bravo) is a Canadian English language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Bell Media. Bravo maintains an entertainment format, with a particular focus on television dramas and films.
The channel was founded as a Canadian version of the U.S. channel Bravo (which is now owned by NBCUniversal). However, the channels have since diverged from a focus on the arts; Bravo in the U.S. was relaunched with an emphasis on fashion and pop culture programming in 2003, while Bravo in Canada began to add more dramatic series to its lineup beginning in 2006. Aside from still airing programming such as Inside the Actors Studio, a 2012 rebranding effectively separated the Canadian Bravo from its American counterpart.
In the 1980s, a precursor to Bravo existed called C Channel. The service was a national commercial-free pay television channel that focused on arts programming. C Channel launched on February 1, 1983 before it went bankrupt and ceased operations five months later on June 30 of that year due to its inability to attract a sufficient number of subscribers at a price of $16 per month.
Over 10 years later, another attempt at an arts-based channel was proposed when CHUM Limited applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a license to operate Bravo. In June 1994, CHUM's application for Bravo was approved, citing its nature of service as focusing on "performance and drama programming, as well as documentary and discussion."
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