Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit App section source |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{short description|Television drama channel based in Canada}}
{{
{{Infobox television channel
| name = CTV Drama Channel
| logo = CTV Drama Channel 2019.svg
| launch_date = {{Start date|1995|01|01}}, 29 years ago
| closed_date =
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| owner = [[Bell Media]]
| network =
| country = Canada
Line 23 ⟶ 22:
'''CTV Drama Channel''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[Discretionary service|discretionary]] [[specialty channel]] owned by [[Bell Media]]. The channel primarily broadcasts [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] series and films.
The channel was founded as the Canadian version of the
==History==
Line 31 ⟶ 30:
Over 10 years later, another attempt at an arts-based channel was proposed when [[CHUM Limited]] applied to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) for a license to operate Bravo. In June 1994, CHUM's application for Bravo was approved, citing its nature of service as focusing on "performance and drama programming, as well as documentary and discussion".<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1994/DB94-281.htm CRTC Decision 1994-281]</ref>
'''Bravo''' was launched on January 1, 1995, licensing the name from [[AMC Networks|Rainbow Media]]
===Sale to CTVglobemedia/Bell Media===
Line 46 ⟶ 45:
On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Bravo would be re-branded as "CTV Drama", as part of a re-branding of several Bell Media specialty channels under the [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] name.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/06/07/ctv-unveils-their-fall-programming-slate-for-2018.html|title=''Magnum P.I.'' reboot, new Jann Arden comedy on CTV's fall lineup|work=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en}}</ref> The following year, it was revealed the channel would rebrand as '''CTV Drama Channel''' on September 12, 2019. Bell also announced a commitment to order 20 made-for-TV film adaptations of [[Harlequin Enterprises|Harlequin]] novels from Harlequin Studios, which would air on CTV Drama Channel and [[Vrak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/ctv-harlequin-agree-telemovie-pact/|title=CTV, Harlequin agree telemovie pact|website=C21media|language=en-us|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>
In June 2024, Rogers announced a licensing agreement with Comcast subsidiary [[NBCUniversal]] to relaunch the [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] brand in Canada in September of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-06-10 |title=Rogers scoops Warner Bros. Discovery rights from Corus and Bell |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/rogers-scoops-warner-bros-discovery-rights-from-corus/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Broadcast Dialogue}}</ref> On August 28, 2024, Rogers confirmed that [[Bravo (Canadian TV network)|OLN]] would relaunch as Bravo on September 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogers deal to shift Discovery Science, OWN, Animal Planet channels to streaming, on demand |url=https://www.cochraneeagle.ca/lifestyle/rogers-deal-to-shift-discovery-science-own-animal-planet-channels-to-streaming-on-demand-9446381 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Cochrane Eagle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-08-28 |title=Rogers outlines plans to launch new channels |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/rogers-outlines-plans-to-launch-new-channels/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogers to Bring Premium Content to Canadians With Launch of Popular TV Channels |url=https://about.rogers.com/news-ideas/rogers-to-bring-premium-content-to-canadians-with-launch-of-popular-tv-channels/ |access-date=2024-08-28}}</ref>
==Programming==
Presently, CTV Drama Channel airs a mix of programming from U.S. cable and broadcast networks, as well as repeats of Canadian-produced shows to fulfill [[Canadian content]] quotas.▼
In its early years as Bravo, the channel often aired short films by Canadian artists between programs, funded by its foundation [[Bravo!FACT]], which ranged from [[comedy]] to [[drama]] to opera to [[jazz]] to [[animation]]. Many of these also aired on Bravo's weekly series ''[[Bravo!FACT Presents]]''. Bravo has also produced a limited amount of scripted and non-scripted series and has aired various notable specials, including a telecast of Canadian rock band [[Spirit of the West]]'s ''[[Open Heart Symphony]]'' concert with the [[Vancouver Symphony Orchestra]], along with three early telefilms within the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'' franchise: ''[[Except the Dying]]'', ''[[Poor Tom Is Cold]]'' and ''[[Under the Dragon's Tail]]''.
▲
===As CTV Drama Channel===
| |||