One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel

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One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel
One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel logo
Launched	September 7, 2001
Owned by	S-VOX (47.22% & managing partner) CW Media (37.77%) RNC Media (12.01%) Renewal Partners Company (3%)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	One
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 606
Shaw Direct	Channel 575
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel (often referred to only as One) is a Canadian English language category 1 digital cable specialty channel. It offers lifestyle and entertainment programming devoted to wellness, personal growth and spiritual health. The channel is owned by S-VOX with minority interests held by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners), RNC Media and Renewal Partners Company.

[edit] Programming

Programs on One come from six main categories:

• Note: This is only a partial list of programs listed as of June 2008, for full list of programs, see Ones website.

[edit] Content agreement with Retirement Living TV

On April 16, 2007, S-VOX signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Retirement Living TV. Under the terms of the deal, content from RLTV will air on One and VisionTV. In addition, the two broadcasters will co-produce original programming to be aired on S-VOX networks. [1]

[edit] History

Licensed as Wisdom: Canada's Body, Mind & Spirit Channel by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on November 24, 2000; the channel was launched as One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel on September 7, 2001.

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

In June 2009, S-VOX announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including One, to ZoomerMedia, a company controlled by Moses Znaimer.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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