CTV Travel
| Travel + Escape | |
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| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by | Blue Ant Media |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Your Adventure Starts Here. |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | CTV Travel (2001-2006) |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 527 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 572 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 275 (SD) Channel 470 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 527 (SD) Channel 1527 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 302 (SD) Channel 1302 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9717 (SD) Channel 717 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 104 (SD) |
| HuronTel Digital TV | Channel 371 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 267 (SD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 136 (SD) |
Travel + Escape is a Canadian English language Category A television channel owned by Blue Ant Media. The channel primarily broadcasts docu-series and entertainment programming related to adventure and exploration.
On November 24, 2000, a general partnership consisting of BCE Media Inc./Groupe TVA Inc. (owning 51%) and CTV television Inc. (owning 49%) were granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Travel TV, described as a "national English-language Category 1 specialty television service... consisting exclusively of travel or travel-related programming. The service will explore the world within and beyond Canada’s borders. Programs will address various segments of the population and all types of travel, including those focusing on adventure, outdoor, sporting, cultural and historical interests."
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as CTV Travel under the sole ownership of CTV Television Inc. (parent company later became CTVglobemedia, now known today as Bell Media). Programming on the channel consisted of docu-series and devoted to travel such as Jet Set, Exotic Islands, Places of Mystery, and Full Circle with Michael Palin.
On October 30, 2006, CTV Travel was renamed Travel + Escape (stylized as travel + escape until October 5, 2011) to give the channel, described by its owner, a new "edgier" look and feel to fit its new shift in programming the channel had already been making towards more character-driven and experienced-based travel series rather than the typical travelogue programs. New programs on the channel included such series as Dead Famous, The Pleasure Zone, Hunt for Supertwister, The Amazing Race, and Mayhem at the Manor.
On June 8, 2010, it was announced that CTVglobemedia would be selling Travel + Escape to Glassbox Television. The sale was approved by the CRTC on October 26 and closed shortly thereafter.
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