Cooking Channel (Canadian TV channel)

Cooking Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel and a localized version of the American channel of the same name that is owned by Corus Entertainment and Discovery, Inc. Dedicated to programming related to food and cooking, its branding is licensed from Discovery Inc. (formerly Scripps Networks Interactive), which holds a minority ownership, and is also a partner on sister channel Food Network.

Cooking Channel
LaunchedSeptember 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)
Owned byCorus Entertainment (80.2%)
Discovery Inc. (19.8%)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
SloganStay hungry.
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaCanada
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Formerly calledSexTV: The Channel (2001–2010)
W Movies (2010–2016)
Sister channel(s)CMT
DIY Network
DTour
Food Network
HGTV
Oprah Winfrey Network
Slice
W Network
Websitecookingchannel.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell TVChannel 610 (SD)
Channel 1305 (HD)
Shaw DirectChannel 585 (SD)
Cable
Available on many cable systemsChannel slots vary on each provider
IPTV
Bell Aliant Fibe TVChannel 353 (SD)
Channel 464 (HD)
Bell Fibe TVChannel 610 (SD)
Channel 1610 (HD)
Bell MTSChannel 236 (SD)
Channel 1236 (HD)
Optik TVChannel 9317 (SD)
Channel 317 (HD)
SaskTelChannel 44 (SD)
Channel 344 (HD)
HuronTel Digital TVChannel 301 (HD)
VMediaChannel 326 (HD)
ZazeenChannel 160 (HD)

The channel previously operated as SexTV: The Channel, and W Movies (a spin-off of W Network focusing on female-centric movies).

History

As SexTV: The Channel

In June 2001, CHUM Limited received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national Category 2 specialty channel known as Relationship Television, a channel described as being "devoted exclusively to programming related to love, romance, marriage, relationship-themed game shows, sexuality and gender issues, family planning, relationship breakdown and magazine style programming featuring romantic vacation resorts."[1]

SexTV: The Channel logo (2001-2010)

The channel was launched three months later on September 7, 2001 as SexTV: The Channel,[2] a channel modeled after and its name derived from SexTV, a now-former program on Citytv (which was a CHUM-owned property at the time). SexTV aired programming on sex and human sexuality, including issues on love, dating, romance and related subjects.

In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later CTVglobemedia) announced that it would purchase CHUM for an estimated CAD$1.7 billion, included in the sale was SexTV: The Channel.[3] The sale was approved by the CRTC on June 8, 2007,[4] and the transaction was completed on June 22, 2007.

As W Movies
W Movies logo (2010-2016)

On July 14, 2009, CTVglobemedia announced that it would sell Sex TV, along with Drive-In Classics (then Sundance Channel, now defunct), to Corus Entertainment for a combined CAD$40 million.[5] In late September, Corus announced that the channel would be rebranded as W Movies, a spin-off of W Network with a focus on films targeting women.[6] The sale was approved by the CRTC on November 19,[7] with the transaction being completed by December. The on-air relaunch as W Movies took place on March 1, 2010.

On December 2, 2011, W Movies launched a high definition feed.

As Cooking Channel

On October 19, 2016, Corus announced that a Canadian version of Cooking Channel—a spin-off of its Canadian version of Food Network, would launch on December 12, 2016, replacing W Movies. Its launch came several months after Bell Media's re-launch of Gusto, which competes directly against Food Network.[8] Scripps Networks Interactive subsequently acquired a 19.8% interest in the channel.[9]

References
  1. Decision CRTC 2001-304; CRTC; 2001-06-04
  2. The history of CHUM, The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2006.
  3. Bell Globemedia acquires CHUM Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine; Fasken Martineau; 2006-07-12
  4. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165; CRTC; 2007-06-08
  5. Corus to acquire Drive-In Classics and SexTV from CTVglobemedia for $40 million; The Canadian Press; 2009-07-14
  6. "Corus shuttering Discovery Kids, will re-brand Sex TV and Drive-In Classics channels", CARTT.ca, September 29, 2009
  7. (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - SexTV: The Channel and Drive-In Classics Channel - Acquisition of assets". www.crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. "Corus feeds the food genre with new channel". Realscreen. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. "Corus Entertainment shareholders report (Q3 2017)" (PDF). Corus Entertainment. Retrieved July 15, 2017. On December 12, 2016, the Company sold a 19.8% interest in 7202377 Canada Inc. (the "Cooking Channel"), a subsidiary, to Scripps Network LLC for $7,500, the fair value at the date of the sale. Cash proceeds of $5,250 were received upon closing. Control of this subsidiary did not change, therefore a business combination did not occur
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