Date |
Event
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March 5 |
Cable channel Life Network is rebranded as the iconic women's lifestyle channel Slice.
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April 4 |
After 54 years Country Canada is cancelled by CBC.
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April 9 |
Rogers Communications announces a takeover offer for CHUM Limited's A-Channel stations, which CTVglobemedia had announced an intention to sell as part of its own acquisition of CHUM. This deal is later voided when the CRTC forces CTV to divest itself of Citytv, rather than A-Channel, in its approval of the CHUM deal.
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May 22 |
CTV acquires Canadian broadcast rights to National Football League games, including the Super Bowl. These were previously held by Global.
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June 8 |
The CRTC approves CTVglobemedia's takeover of CHUM Limited, inclusive of the A-Channel system and all of CHUM's specialty channels, but conditional on CTV divesting itself of the Citytv stations. In separate decisions, the CRTC also licenses new Omni Television and Crossroads Television System stations in Calgary and Edmonton.
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June 12 |
Rogers Communications announces a $375 million takeover offer for the Citytv stations.
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August 10 |
Launch of the new premium pay-per-view channel, Setanta Sports.
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September 7 |
CH stations to be rebranded as E! Canada, offering programming predominantly sourced from the American E! cable network.
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September 10 |
Brian Melo is named winner of the fifth season of Canadian Idol.
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September 28 |
The CRTC approves Rogers Communications' takeover offer for Citytv. In a separate decision, the CRTC also approves Astral Media's acquisition of Standard Broadcasting, inclusive of the television stations CFTK and CJDC.
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October 1 |
Corus Entertainment and Astral Media launch Teletoon Retro. Both companies each own 50%.
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October 22 |
Rogers confirms that it will move its broadcast television operations in Toronto (CITY, CFMT and CJMT) to 35 Dundas Street East, the former Olympic Spirit building on Dundas Square.
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October 28 |
2007 Gemini Awards.
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November 30 |
Playhouse Disney Channel launches in Canada, as a multiplex channel of Family.
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December 5 |
Mathieu Surprenant wins the fourth season of Loft Story.
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