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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Canada |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled toletterboxed480i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blue Ant Media |
| Sister channels | BBC Earth BBC First Cottage Life Love Nature Makeful Smithsonian Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-09-07) |
| Former names | CTV Travel (2001–2006) Travel + Escape (2006–2018) |
| Links | |
| Website | T+E |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| RiverTV | Over-the-top TV |
T+E is aCanadianEnglish language cable televisionspecialty channel. Owned byBlue Ant Media, the channel primarily broadcastsparanormal andtrue crime programming.
This channel was originally established in 2001 asCTV Travel by its original ownerBell Globemedia as an offshoot ofCTV Television Network with its programming devoted to travel and adventure. After a number of numerous ownership changes throughout the years, the channel was renamed to its current name in 2018 and adopted its current format.
On November 24, 2000, a general partnership consisting of BCE Media Inc./Groupe TVA Inc. (owning 51%) andCTV Television Inc. (owning 49%) were granted approval by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Travel TV, which would be devoted to "travel-related programming", including "adventure, outdoor, sporting, cultural and historical interests."[1]
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001, asCTV Travel[2] under the sole ownership of CTV Television Inc[3] (now a wholly owned division of what is nowBell Media). Programming on the channel consisted of docu-series devoted to travel such asJet Set,Exotic Islands,Places of Mystery, andFull Circle with Michael Palin.[4]
On October 30, 2006, CTV Travel was renamedTravel + Escape (stylized as travel + escape until October 5, 2011) to give the channel, described by its owner, a new "edgier" look and feel to fit its new shift in programming the channel had already been making towards more personality- and experience-based travel series rather than the typicaltravelogue programs.[5] New programs introduced to the channel included such series asDead Famous,The Pleasure Zone,Hunt for Supertwister,Mayhem at the Manor, and reruns of the reality competition seriesThe Amazing Race.
On June 8, 2010, it was announced the channel would be sold toGlassbox Television.[6] The sale was approved by the CRTC on October 26 and closed shortly thereafter.[7]
On April 11, 2011, it was announced thatBlue Ant Media would acquire a controlling interest in Glassbox Television. Blue Ant Media initially acquired a 29.9% stake in the company, with the option to expand their stake up to 75% which would give the company controlling interest.[8][9]
On October 5, 2011, Glassbox Television announced that Travel + Escape would undergo a major overhaul on November 1, 2011. The overhaul included a new logo, on-air presentation, and a slate of new programming.[10] On December 15, 2011, Travel + Escape launched ahigh definition feed.[citation needed]
In the Summer of 2012, Glassbox Television would be fully acquired by Blue Ant Media.[11] Under their ownership, the channel would furthershift its focus away from travel-based series to general-interest adventure and exploration based programming.[citation needed],
In March 2018, Travel + Escape shortened its name to its initialism T+E (becoming abackronym for "Totally Entertaining"), finalizing its shift to a schedule based on paranormal-themed programming.[12]
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| 2001–2006 | 2006–2011 | 2011–2019 |