Canal D
| Canal D | |
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| Canal D logo | |
| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Owned by | Astral Media |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Website | Canal D (French) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 129 (SD) Channel 1862 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 773 (SD) Channel 247 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant TV | Channel 614 (SD) Channel 460 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 129 (SD) Channel 1129 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 403 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 412 (SD) Channel 444 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 261 (SD) |
Canal D is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, science, and more.
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[edit] History
In June 1994, Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Astral) was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel called Arts et Divertissement, described as a service modelled after the American service, A&E, at that time. The proposed service was to focus on four main elements: documentaries (for which the service would primarily consist of), films, dramatic series, and arts programming.[1]
The channel subsequently launched on January 1, 1995 as Canal D.
[edit] Noted series
- Ben et Jarrod: Le temps d'une molle
- Comédie Club Grand Rire
- Docu-D
- Fantômes chez les stars
- Gangland
- La guerre des enchères
- Le convoi de l'extrême
- Les bûcherons de l'extrême
- Mayday
- Mythes urbains
- Note: series list is current as of November 2011.
[edit] Canal D HD
On October 30, 2006 Astral Media launched Canal D HD, a HD simulcast of Canal D's standard definition feed.[2]
[edit] International distribution
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - distributed on SPM Telecom systems.
[edit] References
- ^ Decision CRTC 94-286 CRTC 1994-06-06
- ^ La haute définition en français Infopresse 2006-10-30 (French)
[edit] External links
- Canal D (French)
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