Carlton Food Network
| Carlton Food Network | |
|---|---|
Carlton Food Network ident from 1999.
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| Launched | 1 September 1996 |
| Closed | 1 December 2001 |
| Owned by |
Carlton Television (Carlton Communications) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Carlton Select Carlton Cinema Carlton Kids Carlton World |
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Availability
(at time of closure) |
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| Terrestrial | |
| ITV Digital | Channel 35 |
| Cable | |
| NTL | Channel 134 |
| Telewest | Channel 297 |
Carlton Food Network (later known as Taste CFN from May 2001) was a British digital television channel, owned by Carlton Television, showing food and cookery programmes. It launched in September 1996, and closed in December 2001. It was part of a group of non-terrestrial channels operated by Carlton, including Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton Kids, and Carlton Cinema.
Carlton Food Network launched in September 1996 on cable, sharing space with SelecTV, later bought by Carlton itself and renamed Carlton Select. The channel showcased the best of Carlton and other ITV cookery programmes. Originally operating as a weekday daytime cable-only channel, the channel later expanded its broadcasting hours to become a full-time service until 2001, when its now sharing space with Channel 4's sister channel E4.
It began broadcasting on the ITV Digital platform at its launch in November 1998, which was part owned by Carlton along with another ITV company Granada, who also operated its own group of Granada branded channels under a partnership with Sky known as Granada Sky Broadcasting.
In September 2000, Carlton announced it had a signed a joint venture with the supermarket chain Sainsbury's to co-brand the channel. The deal saw the announcement of interactive services for digital TV viewers that would allow them to order recipe ingredients from Sainsbury's through their set-top box. The rebranding took place the following May, with the channel becoming Taste CFN and the launch of the taste.co.uk website, merging Carlton's SimplyFood and Sainsbury's tasteforlife websites. The channel was now promoted by Sainsbury's both in-store and on its website.
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