Bollywood Times
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Canada |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Channel Zero |
History | |
Launched | November 28, 2011 |
Closed | January 2018 |
Links | |
Website | https://bollywoodtimes11.com |
Bollywood Times was a Canadian
Bollywood Times broadcast
History
In May 2010, FDR Media Group Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Bollywood Times HD TV, described as "a national, niche third-language ethnic Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to mainstream as well as art films in the Hindi-language not broadcast on other feature film channels."[1]
The channel launched on November 28, 2011, on Bell Fibe TV as Bollywood Times exclusively in high definition (HD).[2] The channel launched on Rogers Cable only days later in December 2011 in both HD and standard definition.
At an undisclosed point, FDR's broadcast licenses were acquired by Channel Zero.[3][4] In January 2018, the channel was dropped by all providers who carried it (along with sister network Mehndi TV) and subsequently shut down.
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-268 CRTC 2010-05-13
- ^ Bollywood Times and Mehndi TV Now Available on Rogers and Bell Fibe Knightscove press release 2011-11-29
- ^ "Ownership Chart 246 - FDR Media - Specialty Services" (PDF). CRTC. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ Paddon, Natalie; Buist, Steve (March 15, 2016). "CHCH bankruptcy: Channel Zero and its web of companies trigger federal investigation". The Hamilton Spectator. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2018.