Showcase Action

Infobox_TV_channel
name = Showcase Action
logofile = Showcaseaction.svg
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logosize = 250px
launch = September 7, 2001
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owner = CW Media
slogan = Get Some!
country = Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters = Toronto, Ontario
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web = [http://www.showcase.ca/action Showcase Action]
sat serv 1 = Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 334
sat serv 2 = Star Choice
sat chan 2 = Channel 611
cable serv 1 = Available on many Canadian cable systems
cable chan 1 = Check local listings

Showcase Action is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel, which features action movies and television series aimed primarily at men. It is owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners) and is a spin-off channel of Showcase.

Noted series

*Andromeda
*COPS
*Dr. Steve-O
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*Queen of Swords
*Nash Bridges
*Super Dave
*Tarzan
*Walker, Texas Ranger

History

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as "Action Television" in November 2000 to Alliance Atlantis, the channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as "Showcase Action".

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

External links

* [http://www.showcase.ca/action Showcase Action]