CTV Comedy Channel
SDTV feed) | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | BCE Inc. |
Parent | Bell Media |
History | |
Launched | October 17, 1997 |
Former names | The Comedy Network (1997–2019) |
Links | |
Website | www |
CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian
From its launch, the channel sourced most of its programming from U.S.-based Comedy Central. After years, Shaw Communications, Astral (later acquired by this channel’s current ownership) and Les Films Rozon sold their shares to Bell Media, and the network began to moved some of its programming from its original format to sister channel Much. It was rebranded to its current name in 2019.
History
In September 1996, 1155636 Ontario Inc. (a company majority controlled by
Through various acquisitions over the years, Shaw, Astral and Les Films Rozon sold their interest in the service to Baton, which became Bell Globemedia in 2001, renamed
Over the years, the channel has gone through multiple rebrands; from 2000 to 2005, the logo was given a "crudely drawn" look; the logo's colors were removed, leaving the logo black. In 2005, the channel's logo was changed from 2D to 3D; the logo's colors were brought back. On November 1, 2011, The Comedy Network was relaunched with a new look, consisting a new simplified logo and revamped on-air presentation. Their longtime slogan was also retired on this date.[3]
On July 12, 2012, The Comedy Network launched a high-definition simulcast feed available through all major TV providers.
In August 2013, the CRTC denied an amendment to The Comedy Network's license, which would have reduced the amount of Canadian-produced content the network would have been required to air monthly, increase the amount of animated programming it could air from 10% of its lineup per day to 20% per month, and allow it to air films that were not Canadian-made. Bell argued that the network was at a disadvantage against
Further changes to The Comedy Network's schedule occurred in the 2017–18 season, with the network aligning its primetime lineup with reruns of
On June 7, 2018, during the CTV upfronts, it was announced that The Comedy Network would eventually rebrand as "CTV Comedy", as part of a realignment of several Bell Media channels under the CTV name.[8] On June 8, 2019, it was revealed The Comedy Network would relaunch as CTV Comedy Channel on September 12, 2019.[9]
Programming
CTV Comedy Channel primarily airs
The network has historically had a relationship with
Related services
Comedy Gold
On August 2, 2010,
Comedy Go
As part of Bell Media's suite of Go apps for all its main channels,[15] the Comedy Network launched its own app on April 15, 2014.[16] As part of the launch, the video section on the Comedy Network website was renamed after the app.
Comedy Go was subsumed into the main CTV app in July 2020.[17]
References
- ^ "Archived – Decision CRTC 96-596". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Government of Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ The Comedy Network turns 10 today and goes full-on-cyber with revolutionary revamped website Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ It’s a NEWvember for The Comedy Network as new look and feel revealed Nov. 1 Bell Media press release October 28, 2011
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-333". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "The Comedy Network is not allowed to lighten up". Canada.com. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Um... your favourite Comedy shows might be on Much". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Maloney, Val. "Fall TV 2017: Specialty targeting shifts". Media in Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ "Magnum P.I. reboot, new Jann Arden comedy on CTV's fall lineup". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bolstered by New Acquisitions, New CTV Suite of Specialty Channels to Be Unveiled Sept. 12". Newswire. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ CTV and Comedy Central deal for laughs; CTV strikes multi-platform content deal for laugh nets' program library Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine CTVglobemedia press release June 27, 2007
- ^ CTV strikes multi-platform content deal with Comedy Central, CTV press release, June 27, 2007
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 21, 2010). "CTV tweaks TV Land Canada's focus". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ @Bell_Support (August 4, 2019). "@IMissBionix Hi Jonathan, thank you..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "WOW! Unlimited Media Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2019". GlobeNewswire News Room. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Bell Media launches TV everywhere with Bravo GO on July 18" (Press release). Newswire. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ Comedy GO on the App Store on iTunes, retrieved May 4, 2014
- ^ "CTV app now available on Roku streaming devices and TVs". MobileSyrup. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.