| BBC Canada | |
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| BBC Canada logo | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by | CW Media (80% & managing partner) BBC Worldwide (20%) |
| Slogan | The Best And Boldest Of British Television |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | BBC Canada |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 635 |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 534 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | 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.
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Programming
Since BBC Canada is licensed as a Canadian channel, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) broadcasting regulations require that it carry a quota of Canadian content. In addition to BBC programs, therefore, it also broadcasts a number of Canadian series as well.
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.
See also
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