Frissons TV

Frissons TV
Frissons TV logo
Launched September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01)
Owned by IO Média
Slogan 100% Pure Terreur
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Website Frissons TV
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 151 (SD)
Shaw Direct Channel 254 (HD)
Channel 418 (HD)
Cable
Vidéotron Channel 199 (SD)
Channel 799 (HD)
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 166 (SD)
Channel 1166 (HD)

Frissons TV is a Canadian French language commercial-free Category B television channel owned by IO Média. Frissons TV broadcasts programming focusing on the horror genre. Programming primarily includes classic and modern films, along with scripted television series.

History

The initial concept behind launching Frisson TV dates back to 2013 when Sylvain Gagné, owner of IO Média inc., initiated plans to launch a similar channel in English, called Terror TV. It was listed on the CRTC's List of Exempt Category B and Exempt Third-Language Services since 2013,[1] a list identifying launched Category B television services without a CRTC-granted broadcasting licence due to a limited number of subscribers. This is despite the channel ever officially launching.

While focusing on the launch of Terror TV, it was decided to simultaneously launch a similar channel in French called Frissons TV, as both would be complementary to each other. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval for Frissons TV was granted on April 2, 2014, describing the service as "a national, French-language specialty Category B service devoted to horror feature films, horror series as well as other programming such as magazine shows dedicated to the phenomenon of horror."[2]

The same month of Frissons TV's CRTC-approval, Sylvain Gagné, through Callisto Television Corp. issued a press release announcing the launch of Terror TV in August or September of that year;[3] however, the channel did not launch as intended. With successive attempts to launch Terror TV failing, Frissons TV was thought to be abandoned as it was initially thought to only be viable with an English language counterpart, however, further research by Callisto Television Corp. found that Frissons TV would be viable after all without Terror TV.[4] In July 2017, IO Média inc. announced that it had reached a deal with Vidéotron to launch the service on September 1, 2017 in high definition.[5] The channel launched its standard definition feed on December 15, 2017, when it was launched on several of BCE's platforms, including Bell Fibe and Bell Aliant Fibe.[6]

References

  1. ↑ List of Exempt Category B and Exempt Third-Language Services Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. CRTC
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2014-156; CRTC; 04-02-14
  3. ↑ New HD horror channel coming to Canada; CNW; 2014-04-24
  4. ↑ Carriage nightmare ends for French-language horror channel Frissons TV; Cartt.ca; 08-21-17
  5. ↑ FRISSONS TV : UNE CHAINE 100% HORREUR EN FRANÇAIS BIENTÔT DISPONIBLE AU QUÉBEC; Showbizz.net; 07-26-17 (in French)
  6. ↑ FRISSONS TV maintenant accessible aux abonnés de BELL, L'initiative, 12-14-17 (in French)
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