 Canal D logo | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Montreal,Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astral Media (1995-2013) Bell Media (2013-Present) |
| Sister channels | Noovo Investigation Canal Vie Z |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Canal D is a Canadian French languagediscretionary service owned byBell Media. Canal D focuses ondocumentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, and science.
In June 1994, Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Astral) was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel calledArts 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, asCanal D.
On March 4, 2013, theCompetition Bureau approved the takeover of Astral Media byBell 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.
On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched "Canal D HD", anHD simulcast of Canal D'sstandard definition feed.[5]
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