Canal D

Canal D is a Canadian French language discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, and science.

Canal D
Canal D logo
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
Sister channelsNoovo
Investigation
Discovery
Canal Vie
Vrak
Z
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1995
Links
WebsiteCanal D (in French)
Availability
Cable
Available on many
Canadian cable
systems		Check local listings
Satellite
Bell Satellite TVChannel 129 (SD)
Channel 1872 (HD)
Shaw DirectChannel 773 (SD)
Channel 387 / 247 (HD)
IPTV
Bell Aliant Fibe TVChannel 856 (SD)
Channel 956 (HD)
Bell Fibe TVChannel 125 (SD)
Channel 1125 (HD)
Bell MTSChannel 423 (SD)
Optik TVChannel 8008 (SD)
Channel 2008 (HD)
SaskTelChannel 261 (SD)
Telus QuebecChannel 42 (SD)
Channel 542 (HD)
VMediaChannel 118 (HD) (QC)
ZazeenChannel 206 (HD)

History

In June 1994, Premier Choix: TVEC Inc. (Astral) was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel called Arts et Divertissement, described as a service modelled after the American service, A&E, at that time. The proposed service was to focus on four main elements: documentaries (for which the service would primarily consist of), films, dramatic series, and arts programming.[1]

The channel was launched on January 1, 1995 as Canal D.

On March 4, 2013, the Competition Bureau approved the takeover of Astral Media by Bell Media.[2] Bell filed a new application for the proposed takeover with the CRTC on March 6, 2013;[3] the CRTC approved the merger on June 27, 2013,[4] effectively turning over control of Canal D to Bell on July 5 of that year.

Canal D HD

On October 30, 2006, Astral Media launched "Canal D HD", a HD simulcast of Canal D's standard definition feed.[5]

International distribution
Original logo; 1995-2009

References
  1. Decision CRTC 94-286 CRTC 1994-06-06
  2. BCE takeover of Astral OK’d by Competition Bureau Archived 2013-04-11 at Archive.today, The Montreal Gazette (via The Canadian Press), March 4, 2013.
  3. Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, March 6, 2013.
  4. CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger, CBC News, June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  5. La haute définition en français Infopresse 2006-10-30 (in French)
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