History
Original owners, Alliance Atlantis (AAC), were granted a broadcast licence for BBC Canada by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000. The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 under its current name as a joint venture between AAC and BBC Worldwide.
On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in BBC Canada.
On October 27, 2010, ownership changed once again as Shaw Communications gained control of BBC Canada as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.
Read more about this topic: BBC Canada
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