Canal D

Canal D
	Canal D logo
Launched	January 1, 1995
Owned by	Bell Media
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) ; 480i (SDTV)
Country	Canada
Language	French
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec
Sister channel(s)	Investigation; Discovery; Canal Vie; Vrak; Z
Website	Canal D (in French)
Availability
Satellite
Bell Satellite TV	Channel 129 (SD); Channel 1872 (HD)
Shaw Direct	Channel 773 (SD); Channel 387 / 247 (HD)
Cable
Available on many ; Canadian cable ; systems	Check local listings
IPTV
Bell Aliant Fibe TV	Channel 856 (SD); Channel 956 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 125 (SD); Channel 1125 (HD)
Bell MTS	Channel 423 (SD)
Optik TV	Channel 8008 (SD); Channel 2008 (HD)
SaskTel	Channel 261 (SD)
Telus Quebec	Channel 42 (SD); Channel 542 (HD)
VMedia	Channel 118 (HD) (QC)
Zazeen	Channel 206 (HD)

Canal D is a Canadian French language discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, and science.

History

In June 1994, Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Astral) was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel called Arts et Divertissement, described as a service modelled after the American service, A&E, at that time. The proposed service was to focus on four main elements: documentaries (for which the service would primarily consist of), films, dramatic series, and arts programming.[1]

The channel was launched on January 1, 1995 as Canal D.

On March 4, 2013, the Competition Bureau approved the takeover of Astral Media by Bell Media.[2] Bell filed a new application for the proposed takeover with the CRTC on March 6, 2013;[3] the CRTC approved the merger on June 27, 2013,[4] effectively turning over control of Canal D to Bell on July 5 of that year.

Canal D HD

On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched "Canal D HD", a HD simulcast of Canal D's standard definition feed.[5]

International distribution

Saint Pierre and Miquelon - distributed on SPM Telecom systems.

Original logo; 1995-2009

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References

Decision CRTC 94-286 CRTC 1994-06-06
BCE takeover of Astral OK’d by Competition Bureau Archived 2013-04-11 at Archive.today, The Montreal Gazette (via The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.
Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, March 6, 2013.
CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger, CBC News, June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
La haute définition en français Infopresse 2006-10-30 (in French)

External links

Official website

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[1] Decision CRTC 94-286 CRTC 1994-06-06

[2] BCE takeover of Astral OK’d by Competition Bureau Archived 2013-04-11 at Archive.today, The Montreal Gazette (via The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.

[3] Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, March 6, 2013.

[4] CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger, CBC News, June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

[5] La haute définition en français Infopresse 2006-10-30 (in French)