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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2013–present) 480i (SDTV) (1995–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Atlantis Communications (1995–1998) Alliance Atlantis (1998–2008) CW Media (2008–2010) Shaw Media (2010–2016) Corus Entertainment (2016–present) (Life Network Inc.) |
| Sister channels | W Network Showcase |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1995, 30 years ago |
| Former names | Life Network (1995–2007) |
| Links | |
| Website | Slice |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
Slice is aCanadianEnglish language specialty channel owned byCorus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts programming targetingyoung adult women, includingcomedy,reality, lifestyle, andtrue crime programming.
It was launched on January 1, 1995, asLife Network under the ownership ofAtlantis Communications. Atlantis was acquired by Alliance Communications in 1998 and Life Network was relaunched as Slice on March 5, 2007. In 2008,Canwest andGoldman Sachs acquired Alliance Atlantis, and the channel's ownership was later sold toShaw Media in 2010, and ultimately, Corus in April 2016.
In June 1994, Your Channel Television Inc., a company majority owned by Atlantis Television Ventures Inc. (Atlantis Communications), was granted a television broadcasting licence by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel calledYOU: Your Channel, described at the time as broadcasting "programming consisting of documentaries and information programming." The channel proposed programming grouped into five themes, "Habitat" stressing programming for the home and environment; "Bodyworks" covering fitness, health and nutrition; "Food Plus" including programs related to cooking and food; "Explorations" dealing with travel, adventure and nature; and "Relationships" focusing on parenting, childcare, careers and personal relationships."[1]
The channel was launched on January 1, 1995, asLife Network.[2] The channel broadcast programs in themes focusing on such areas as food, gardening, and home design. The success of these strands ultimately enabled Atlantis and its successors to launch dedicated channels focusing on these subjects,HGTV andFood Network, based on the similar American channels owned byScripps Networks.[3]
In June 1998, Atlantis Communications announced that it planned to merge with Alliance Communications,[4] another television and film producer and broadcaster, owners ofHistory Television andShowcase at the time,[5] to form a new company calledAlliance Atlantis Communications. The CRTC approved the merger in May 1999.[5]
Plans to relaunch the channel asSlice were announced on November 2, 2006 by Alliance Atlantis Communications.[6] The new name and programming reflects Life's shift towards a more entertainment-based schedule with what Alliance Atlantis called "addictive" programming. The name was revealed in a 2006 Life Network online survey on future programming strategies. The channel was relaunched on March 5, 2007, although the on-air branding appeared intermittently during a "sneak preview" on March 3 and 4.
On January 18, 2008,[7] a joint venture betweenCanwest andGoldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media,[8] acquired control of Slice through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in atrust in August 2007.[9] On October 27, 2010, ownership changed again asShaw Communications gained control of Slice as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.[10][11]
Slice ultimately became thede facto Canadian home to most reality programs from the American cable networkBravo, not to be confused with the Canadian arts-focused channel of the same name (later renamedCTV Drama Channel). On June 10, 2024, rival broadcasterRogers Sports & Media announced an agreement withNBCUniversal to relaunch the Bravo brand in Canada in September 2024, and that its platforms would carry new seasons of Bravo original programming going forward.[12]
As a result of the Rogers deal, Bravo originals are being phased out from the Slice schedule in early fall 2024 as ongoing seasons end, and being replaced by reality andtrue crime content from other producers (including new seasons of existing Slice acquisitions fromWe TV such asLove After Lockup, and new additions such asThe Braxtons andTia Mowry: My Next Act). One notable acquisition wasThe Daily Show, which had not been aired on linear television in Canada since it was dropped by its long-time home ofCTV Comedy Channel in 2023.[13]
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