2008 in Canadian Television - Events

Events

Date Event
February 11 Global National moves its main studio from Vancouver to Ottawa.
February 14 Launch of new television channel Cosmopolitan TV.
March 7 Corus Entertainment announces a takeover offer for Canadian Learning Television.
March 31 The CRTC approves the sale of CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg from Rogers Media to S-VOX, as well as the sale of CHNM-TV in Vancouver from Multivan to Rogers.
April 25 Film producer Remstar Corporation applies to the CRTC to acquire the insolvent TQS network in Quebec from Cogeco. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation submits a simultaneous application to acquire the three Cogeco-owned Télévision de Radio-Canada affiliates.
June 26 The CRTC approves the Cogeco television sales (see April 25 above).
August 11 A-Channel and Atlantic Satellite Network are officially rebranded as A.
September Omni Television launches CJCO-TV in Calgary and CJEO-TV in Edmonton. CHNM-TV in Vancouver is also rebranded as "Omni".
September 1 S-VOX's religious stations (see March 31 above) are rebranded as Joytv.
October 30 Launch of the Canadian version of HBO.
November 28 2008 Gemini Awards.

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