Investigation Discovery (Canada)
| Investigation Discovery | |
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Investigation Discovery logo
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| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by | Bell Media |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | Court TV Canada (2001–2010) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery Science Discovery Velocity Investigation |
| Website | Investigation Discovery |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 528 (SD) Channel 1714 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 557 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 296 (SD) Channel 540 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 528 (SD) Channel 1528 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 277 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9378 (SD) Channel 378 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 166 (SD) |
| VMedia | Channel 53 (HD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 96 (HD) |
Investigation Discovery (often abbreviated on-air as ID.) is a Canadian English language Category B cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily focuses on programming related to crime and justice.
Originally launching as a Canadian version of Court TV, it was relaunched as a Canadian version of Investigation Discovery as part of a licensing arrangement with the owner of the flagship channel of the same name in the United States, Discovery Communications. Unlike Bell's other Discovery-branded channels and Corus Entertainment's Oprah Winfrey Network, Discovery Communications does not own a minority stake in Investigation Discovery.
In November 2000, Learning and Skills Television of Alberta, a company majority owned by CHUM Limited (60%) and owners of Access, was granted permission by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called The Law & Order Channel, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service that will feature entertainment programming about police, law, the courts, emergency and medical response teams, disaster and relief operations featuring people and organizations that uphold law and order in our society."
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as Court TV Canada. The channel replaced the American Court TV service, which was available on many television service providers throughout Canada as an eligible foreign service.
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