GameTV

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name = GameTV
logofile = Gametv.svg
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logosize = 150px
launch = October 2005
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owner = Stuart Media Group Inc.
slogan = Winners Wanted
country = Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters = Toronto, Ontario
former names = CGTV
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web = [http://www.igametv.com GameTV]
sat serv 1 = Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 274
sat serv 2 = Star Choice
sat chan 2 = Channel 405
cable serv 1 = Available on many Canadian cable systems
cable chan 1 = Check local listings

GameTV is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel devoted to games including game shows, reality television programs, casino games, non-sports gaming and game related films and documentaries.

GameTV's corporate owner is Stuart Media Group Inc, although Insight Sports Ltd. operates the service on their behalf.

History

In September 2001, Stuart Media Group was awarded a licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a specialty channel to be called "The Gaming Channel". Before the channel's launch, Stuart Media reached an agreement with American television network, Casino & Gaming Television (CGTV), to use the channel's name and brand for its channel, which launched in October 2005 as CGTV and was devoted to casinos, casino games and the gaming lifestyle. Regular features included tournaments, casino games, gaming destinations and more.

On October 26, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. EDT, CGTV was re-named GameTV, introducing classic Canadian game shows, reality TV, and movies that are related to gaming on the schedule, in addition to casino programming. This rebranding made the station relatively similar to GSN, an American channel that is also available in Canada.

Programming

GameTV programming is split into two general groups: Game/reality shows, and poker/gaming shows. Additionally, the channel airs movies, typically (but not exclusively) with some connection to games or gambling. Beginning at 6:00am (all times Eastern time), the station airs game/reality programming; typically two episode blocks of two different game shows are alternated until 12:00pm, with a different pair of shows each day, except on weekends when the six different shows also aired on weekdays are aired on both Saturday and Sunday.

On weekdays, another half-hour game show is aired at 12:00pm, after which the station switches to poker/gaming programming until 6:00pm, at which time the same two-hour game show block that is repeated in the morning is re-aired. Following this block, one hour of game or reality programming is aired at 9:00pm, followed by additionally poker/gaming programming, except on Friday, when a film is aired twice back-to-back at 9:00pm, followed by poker/gaming programming until 6:00am.

On the weekend, movies are aired from around 6:00pm until 2:00am; there are three slots for movies, with the previous day's movie usually aired, followed by a second movie aired twice back-to-back. Game shows are used to fill in the schedule if needed based on the length of the movies aired. Following the movies, poker/gaming programming is aired until 6:00am.

Game show/reality

* "Acting Crazy"
* "America's Next Producer"
* "Beg, Borrow & Deal"
* "Dog Eat Dog"
* "Game On"
* ""
* "The Joke's on Us"
* "Just Like Mom"
* "Las Vegas Garden of Love"
* "Last Comic Standing"
* "Love Handles"
* "Love Me, Love Me Not"
* "The Mad Dash"
* "The Mole"
* "The Next Line"
* ""
* "Supermarket Sweep"
* "Test Pattern"
* "TimeChase"
* "Treasure Hunters"

Poker/gaming

* "2005 Global Poker Open"
* "Beyond the Felt"
* "Casino Diaries "
* "Charles Goren Championship Bridge"
* "European Open"
* "Highstakes Backgammon"
* "Las Vegas Up Close"
* "Major League Gaming 2006"
* "Partygammon Millions"
* "Poker Den The Big Game 2007"
* "Poker Million"
* "Sports Star Challenge II"
* "The John Patrick Show"
* "Ultimate Poker Challenge"
* "Ultimate Poker Showdown"
* "Ultimate Blackjack Tour"
* "Vegas Challenge"
* "Winning Poker"
* "World Cup of Poker"
* "World Matchplay Darts"
* "World Open III"
* "World Series of Backgammon"

External links

* [http://www.igametv.com GameTV]