Dorcel TV Canada (French)
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sex-Shop Television (Image Diffusion International) |
Vivid TV is a Canadian French language Category B pay TV adult entertainment television channel consisting of primarily softcore adult content in the form of films, documentaries, reality shows, and variety shows, among others, between 6:00am to 11:00pm EST, while hardcore content, primarily from Vivid Entertainment, fills the remainder of the schedule.[1] The channel is owned by Sex-Shop Television Inc., a division of IDI.
History
In December 2007, Sex-Shop Television Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Vanessa, described as "a national French-language Category 2 pay television programming service devoted to the themes of sex appeal, sensuality, eroticism and sexuality."[2]
Vanessa launched on October 28, 2010 at 10pm in standard definition.[3] The channel was expected to launch a high definition feed in October 2010 and launch an English language counterpart in 2011 under the same name, however, neither channel was launched as planned.[3] On November 4, 2010, Bell TV added the channel to its lineup, giving the channel national distribution.
In October 2012, Sex-Shop Television received permission from the CRTC to convert Vanessa into a bilingual service (with programming subtitled in English for French programming, and vice versa); the company cited difficulties obtaining carriage for the dedicated English version as reasoning for the changes.[4] Despite this, the English version still launched as planned.
The channel began broadcasting in high-definition (HD) in 2014 when a separate HD feed was launched on Telus' Optik TV in Quebec.
In September 2014, Sex-Shop Television reached a licensing deal with the American adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment, which saw both versions of Vanessa re-brand as VividTV on October 28, 2014, and allow the network access to its productions.[5]
References
- ^ Anne-Marie Losique présente Vanessa, ShowBixzz.net, 2010-10-28 Template:Fr
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-417 CRTC 2007-12-07
- ^ a b Canada's first and only French language adult entertainment specialty television channel - VANESSA - Will be available in your home Thursday, October 28, 2010; CNW; 2010-04-27
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-546 CRTC 2012-10-09
- ^ "Chaîne d'Anne-Marie Losique: VanessaTV devient VividTV". Huffington Post (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2014.