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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled toletterboxed480i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canwest (2001-2010) Shaw Media (2010-2016) Corus Entertainment (2016-Present) |
| History | |
| Launched | September 4, 2001 (2001-9-4), 23 years ago |
| Links | |
| Website | dejaviewtv |
DejaView is aCanadianEnglish languagespecialty television channel owned byCorus Entertainment. It primarily airstelevision shows from the 1970s to 2010s. The channel’s name is a play on the phraseDeja Vu.
In November 2000, Global Television Network Inc. (then owned byCanwest) was granted approval from theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service calledPop TV, described as "featuring classic programs from the beginnings of television. Programming will explore vintage television and the cultural impact of television on our society by providing a window on television history."[1]
The channel was launched on September 4, 2001 asDejaView.[2]
After DejaView's parent company, Canwest, filed for creditor protection in October 2009,[3]Shaw Communications subsequently completed a purchase and took over the assets of Canwest's broadcasting arm on October 27, 2010,[4] which was announced in February of that year,[5] and renamed the company Shaw Media.
On April 1, 2016, DejaView's parent company, Shaw Media, was acquired byCorus Entertainment. It once became a sister station toCMT andW Network (though this lapsed in later years because the former is now airing what DejaView has played in the past), as with its other sister stations such asMovieTime.
In late 2016, a1080ihigh definition simulcast of thestandard definition feed was launched.
Throughout the channel's existence, it has primarily airedsitcoms and televisiondramas from the United States and Canada, however, other genres of programs have aired including game shows, reality television, and lifestyle series.
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