BBC Canada

Infobox_TV_channel
name = BBC Canada
logofile = BBC Canada logo.svg
logoalt = BBC Canada logo
logosize = 200px
launch = September 7, 2001
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owner = CW Media (80% & managing partner)
BBC Worldwide (20%)
slogan = The Best And Boldest Of British Television
country = Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters = Toronto, Ontario
former names =
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web = [http://www.bbccanada.com BBC Canada]
terr serv 1 =
terr chan 1 =
sat serv 1 = Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 635
sat serv 2 = Star Choice
sat chan 2 = Channel 534
cable serv 1 = Available on many Canadian cable systems
cable chan 1 = Check local listings, channels may vary

BBC Canada is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel. It presents programming from the BBC. Along with BBC Kids, it is a joint venture between CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners) and BBC Worldwide.

Programming

As BBC Canada is jointly owned by British and Canadians, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's broadcasting regulations require that it carry a quota of Canadian content. In addition to BBC programs, therefore, it also broadcasts Canadian series such as "Real Renos", "Debbie Travis' Facelift", "Holmes on Homes" and more. BBC Canada is also prohibited from airing newscasts, as BBC World News is available in Canada, and CBC Newsworld airs the BBC World News newscast each evening.

BBC Canada is also the only channel in Canada that puts its TV rating on the top-right side of the screen, the opposite of the standard top-left side, as the channel's identifying digital on-screen graphic (DOG) occupies the top-left side, in line with those of several British television channels.

Noted series

*"Coupling"
*"EastEnders"
*"Footballers' Wives"
*"Hotel Babylon"
*"How Not to Decorate"
*"The Kumars"
*"Life on Mars"
*"Little Britain"
*"The Office"
*"The Smoking Room"
*"Spooks"
*"The Thick of It"
*"Top Gear"
*"Trinny & Susannah Undress"
*"What Not to Wear"

History

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000 to Alliance Atlantis, the channel was launched on September 7, 2001 under its current name.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in BBC Canada.

ee also

*BBC

External links

* [http://www.bbccanada.com BBC Canada]