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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