BBC Canada
BBC Canada | |
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TV station ( private law ) | |
Program type | Division program |
reception |
Cable , satellite , internet |
Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
Start of transmission | September 7, 2001 |
owner |
Shaw Media (80%) BBC Worldwide (20%) |
List of TV channels | |
Website |
BBC Canada is an English language television broadcaster with headquarters in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The station broadcasts current and self-produced series, shows and films. BBC Canada is a joint venture between Shaw Media and BBC Worldwide.
history
The company Alliance Atlantis (AAC) founded BBC Canada after receiving the broadcasting license for BBC Canada by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000. The station went on 7 September 2001, as a joint venture with worldwide BBC on Broadcast.
On January 18, 2008, Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners , also known as CW Media, entered into a joint venture to buy Alliance Atlantis .
On October 27, 2010, Shaw Communications took over the shares of Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and operates the station in a joint venture with BBC Worldwide .
program
Since BBC Canada was licensed as a Canadian broadcaster, through Shaw Media's majority stake, the relevant regulatory authority (CRTC) has stipulated that the broadcaster must meet a minimum broadcast quota in addition to programs from the BBC portfolio, including Canadian series, shows. The following series and shows u. a. are broadcast on the BBC:
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
- Escape to the Country
- Fawlty Towers
- Gavin & Stacey
- Homes under the hammer
- Robin Hood
- Secret Millionaire
- The apprentice
- The Graham Norton Show
- Top gear