History
The network was launched by the CBC, in partnership with a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada in 1994, and aired much of the same programming as CBC Newsworld in Canada. In 2000, the channel was sold to the USA Network for $155 million, who was then sold to one of the companies which would become Vivendi Universal. The CBC maintained day-to-day operation of the channel during those periods.
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