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'''Action''' |
'''Action''' was a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[discretionary service]] owned by [[Corus Entertainment]] which ran from 2001 to 2019. Originally established as a spin-off of [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]], the channel primarily aired [[action film|action-adventure-oriented films and television series]], though later [[channel drift]] due to changes with the action-adventure genre overall saw it carry [[reality television]] content with little relation to the intended format. |
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The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 and relaunched under its final name on August 31, 2009. |
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 and relaunched under its final name on August 31, 2009. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In November 2000, Showcase Television Inc., a division of [[Alliance Atlantis]], was granted approval by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Action Television'', described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to action movies and series primarily driven by a fast-paced fictional plot featuring car chases, explosions, special effects, or martial arts."<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-675.htm Decision CRTC 2000-675] CRTC 2000-12-14</ref> The channel launched on September 7, 2001 as '''Showcase Action''',<ref>[http://www.tvb.ca/pages/ctv,+score+media+challenge+new+specialty+channel+applications_htm CTV, Score Media Challenge New Specialty Channel Applications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513010250/http://www.tvb.ca/pages/ctv%2C%2Bscore%2Bmedia%2Bchallenge%2Bnew%2Bspecialty%2Bchannel%2Bapplications_htm |date=May 13, 2012 }} The Wire Report 2010-06-03</ref> a spin-off of another Alliance Atlantis television channel, [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]]. |
In November 2000, Showcase Television Inc., a division of [[Alliance Atlantis]], was granted approval by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Action Television'', described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to action movies and series primarily driven by a fast-paced fictional plot featuring car chases, explosions, special effects, or martial arts."<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-675.htm Decision CRTC 2000-675] CRTC 2000-12-14</ref> The channel launched on September 7, 2001 as '''Showcase Action''',<ref>[http://www.tvb.ca/pages/ctv,+score+media+challenge+new+specialty+channel+applications_htm CTV, Score Media Challenge New Specialty Channel Applications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513010250/http://www.tvb.ca/pages/ctv%2C%2Bscore%2Bmedia%2Bchallenge%2Bnew%2Bspecialty%2Bchannel%2Bapplications_htm |date=May 13, 2012 }} The Wire Report 2010-06-03</ref> a spin-off of another Alliance Atlantis television channel, [[Showcase (Canadian TV channel)|Showcase]]. |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
Action was a Canadian discretionary service owned by Corus Entertainment which ran from 2001 to 2019. Originally established as a spin-off of Showcase, the channel primarily aired action-adventure-oriented films and television series, though later channel drift due to changes with the action-adventure genre overall saw it carry reality television content with little relation to the intended format.
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 and relaunched under its final name on August 31, 2009.
History
In November 2000, Showcase Television Inc., a division of Alliance Atlantis, was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Action Television, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to action movies and series primarily driven by a fast-paced fictional plot featuring car chases, explosions, special effects, or martial arts."[1] The channel launched on September 7, 2001 as Showcase Action,[2] a spin-off of another Alliance Atlantis television channel, Showcase.
On January 18, 2008,[3] a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media,[4] acquired control of Showcase Action through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a trust in August 2007.[5] The channel was renamed Action on August 31, 2009.[6] On October 27, 2010, ownership changed once again as Shaw Communications gained control of Action as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.[7][8]
In 2011, Action would begin airing two original programs, The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Funtime Hour and Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will, both of which were cancelled after one season.[9] By this time, Action's programming would begin to diverge and incorporate reality shows acquired from U.S. network TruTV. Another original series, But I'm Chris Jericho, starring Canadian-born professional wrestler Chris Jericho, premiered as a webseries in 2013 on Action's YouTube channel. But I'm Chris Jericho would be eventually picked up by CBC Television for their online vertical, CBC Comedy, and receive a second season.[10]
On May 1, 2015, an HD feed of Action was launched. During this time, the channel was made available as a free preview. [11]
On March 4, 2019, it was announced that Action would relaunch as a Canadian version of Adult Swim on April 1, 2019, marking the first time that the brand has been used for a 24-hour channel. The channel launched with a two-month free preview on linear television, and an on-demand free preview to the end of 2019. As a result of the relaunch, both Cartoon Network and Teletoon ended their respective adult programming blocks and shifted full-time into age-appropriate, family-oriented programming.[12] The Canadian Adult Swim block was discontinued on March 3, 2019, while Teletoon at Night did so on April 1, 2019.
The new channel held an unannounced soft launch at midnight ET on April 1, interrupting an airing of The Visit to air the anime parody Gemusetto Machu Picchu (which was airing on Adult Swim in the U.S. as part of its annual April Fool's Day stunts). The channel did not formally launch until 6:00 a.m. ET, with the aforementioned program being co-branded with an alternating logo bug.
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-675 CRTC 2000-12-14
- ^ CTV, Score Media Challenge New Specialty Channel Applications Archived May 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Wire Report 2010-06-03
- ^ Canwest Global receives final CRTC approval for acquisition of Alliance Atlantis CNW press release 2008-01-18
- ^ Goldman's happy ending at CanWest The Globe and Mail 2010-05-03
- ^ CanWest Completes Acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Investor Point 2007-08-15
- ^ Showcase Action Unveils its Fall 2009 Programming Highlights Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Channel Canada 2009-07-26
- ^ Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CRTC approves Shaw’s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour and Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will -- Coming to Action This July". Showcase.ca. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ore, Jonathan (2017). "From TV to wrestling, Chris Jericho is the king of the comeback". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ http://media.shawmedia.ca/uploadedfiles/shawmedia/content/insidetrack/2015/04_23/action_free_preview.pdf
- ^ First Ever 24-Hour Adult Swim Channel Coming to Canada This Spring Newswire 2019-03-04