2013 in Canadian television explained

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2013. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

January

DateEvent
15Rogers Communications acquires Shaw Communications' Mountain Cablevision system in Hamilton, Ontario as part of an agreement with Shaw for an option to purchase Shaw's AWS spectrum holdings.[1]
Concurrent with Rogers' acquisition of Mountain Cablevision, Shaw Communications acquires Rogers' 33.3% ownership stake in specialty channel TVtropolis for $59 million.
17Rogers Media files an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to change programming conditions on The Score's specialty channel licence to reduce sports highlight segments during live sports programming from airing every 15 minutes to airing once hourly.[2]
21Omni Television owned-and-operated station CJMT-DT/Toronto switches to an all-ethnic programming format with the addition of 35 hours of programming in Asian and South Asian languages (including Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Vietnamese and Persian) weekly.[3]

February

DateEvent
1Zee TV Canada, a Category B Hindi specialty channel owned by Ethnic Channels Group, launches.[4]
4City expands into Eastern Canada full-time as multicultural station CJNT/Montreal begins running City's full national schedule, effectively turning CJNT into an owned-and-operated station of the Rogers Media-owned system (City's programming had been seen part-time since June 2012, alongside multicultural programs from Omni); the station also changed its on-air branding from "Metro 14" to "City Montreal". With the conversion, CJNT is now the first over-the-air television station in Canada to have its licensed format changed.[5]
27The Movie Network launches subscription video-on-demand services for desktop computers and mobile devices: The Movie Network GO, HBO GO Canada (for streaming of HBO Canada content) and TMN Encore GO (for streaming of The Movie Network Encore content). All three services will be made available to subscribers of TMN, TMN Encore and HBO Canada at no additional cost.[6]
28CBC News Network drops Tom Flanagan from his role as a commentator on Power & Politics following comments he made during a February 27 University of Lethbridge discussion about child pornography in which Flanagan said that there was "no harm" in viewing such material.[7] [8]

March

DateEvent
3The 1st Canadian Screen Awards airs on CBC, The first annual award ceremony following the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's decision to merge with two award ceremonies, The Genie Awards (film) and the Gemini Awards (television).[9]
4After an earlier attempt to merge the two companies was rejected by the CRTC in October 2012, the Competition Bureau approves Bell Media's $3.38 billion takeover of Astral Media (Bell filed a formal application with the CRTC to acquire Astral on March 6). Bell will sell Family, Disney Junior (both English and French), Disney XD, Musimax and MusiquePlus as part of the deal. The ruling places restrictions preventing Bell Media from imposing restrictive bundling requirements on any provider seeking to carry The Movie Network or Super Écran (which are among the eight channels that will be acquired by Bell through the merger).[10] [11]
In relation to the Bell-Astral deal, Corus Entertainment acquires Astral Media's 50% ownership stake in Cartoon Network, Historia, Séries+, Teletoon and Teletoon Retro (along with French-language versions of the latter two networks) as part of a $400.6 million deal that also includes two Astral-owned radio stations in Ottawa. It also acquires Shaw Media's 49% interest in ABC Spark (the latter agreement will result in Corus selling its 20% interest in Food Network to Shaw).[12] [13] Corus acquisition of Teletoon, Historia and Series+ was approved by the Competition Bureau on March 15.[14] The CRTC approved the sale on December 20.[15] [16]
5Bell Satellite TV becomes the first Canadian satellite provider to offer community channels, with the addition of seven channels to its line-up serving Chetwynd and Valemount, British Columbia; Neepawa, Manitoba; Hay River, Northwest Territories; Arichat, Nova Scotia; Leamington, Ontario and St. Andrews, New Brunswick.[17]
14, a Shaw Media-owned regional cable news channel focusing on Vancouver and the province of British Columbia, launches. The channel is the first regional cable news channel in Canada located outside of Ontario.[18]
15The Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission rules that Corus Entertainment must comply with the licensing conditions for the Oprah Winfrey Network that require the channel to maintain formal education and preschool programming during daytime hours (encompassing 55% of its weekly schedule).[19]

May

DateEvent
2The first season of the Canadian version of Big Brother is won by Jillian MacLaughlin.
30Rogers Media announces budget cuts that would result in the layoffs of 62 employees, the elimination of Omni Television's English-language South Asian newscast and shut down of Omni's production operations in Alberta (Omni stations CJCO-DT in Calgary and CJEO-DT in Edmonton will continue to broadcast, although local programming will no longer be produced by the two stations). Rogers also announces the shutdown of regional cable news channel CityNews Channel due to financial losses for the service, Rogers will focus its news efforts in the Toronto area on all-news radio station CFTR and City flagship CITY-DT's news department.[20]

June

DateEvent
27The CRTC approves Bell Media's $3 billion merger with Astral Media: the deal was finalized on July 5, 2013, Bell's share of the English-language media increased to 35.8%, while its ownership share of French-language media increased to 22.6% of the media marketplace.[21] [22]
28After 10 years on TSN's flagship show, SportsCentre, Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole anchor their last show together; the two leave TSN to become anchors of Fox Sports Live on the upcoming U.S. sports network Fox Sports 1.[23] [24]

July

DateEvent
1Rogers Media-owned sports news and information channel The Score rebrands as Sportsnet 360.[25]
15It was announced that Blue Ant Media had reached a deal with the Smithsonian Institution and CBS Corporation to re-launch eqhd as a Canadian version of Smithsonian Channel.[26]

September

DateEvent
4Blue Ant Media-owned Bold relaunched as Cottage Life, a Category B specialty channel based on the company-owned magazine of the same name. The channel features lifestyle programming, including food, home improvement and outdoor series.[28]
6The Shopping Channel relaunched with a new look.[29]
30Bell Media-owned MuchMore re-launched as M3.[30] [31]

November

DateEvent
13Blue Ant Media-owned eqhd re-launched as the Smithsonian Channel.[33]
26The National Hockey League reaches a 12-year, $5.2 billion deal with Rogers Communications for exclusive English-language multimedia rights to NHL games beginning in 2014–15. The deal will see Rogers air exclusive Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday night games on Sportsnet or City, as well as sublicence Saturday night and playoff games to CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. TVA Sports also acquires French language rights in a related deal, which all told will see TSN and RDS lose national NHL rights after 2013–14.[34]
28DHX Media announced that it would acquire four Canadian specialty television channels from the former Astral Media for $170 million, consisting of Family Channel, Disney Junior, Disney Junior (French), and Disney XD. The networks were being sold as a condition of Bell Media's 2013 acquisition of Astral.[35] [36]
30Darren Dutchyshen and Kate Beirness become the weeknight anchors on SportsCentre following the departure of Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole. It would last for only 11 months as Dutch would return to the late night show with his longtime sidekick, Jennifer Hedger.

December

DateEvent
4Remstar, owners of the French television system V, announced that it would acquire MusiquePlus and MusiMax from the former Astral Media for an undisclosed amount. The networks were being sold as a condition of Bell Media's 2013 acquisition of Astral.[37]
12Bell Media launched sister channel to Canal D called Canal D/Investigation focusing on crime dramas.[38]

Television programs

See also: 2012–13 Canadian network television schedule and 2013–14 Canadian network television schedule.

Programs debuting in 2013

Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2013. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.

Start DateShowChannelSource
January 8CrackedCBC Television[39]
January 10Rocket MonkeysTeletoon
January 20La VoixTVA
February 3MotiveCTV[40]
February 4SeedCity[41]
March 8The Next StepFamily Channel
March 30Orphan BlackSpace
June 13Package DealCity[42]
June 24SatisfactionCTV
July 4Camp LakebottomTeletoon
July 15The Amazing Race CanadaCTV[43]
August 26Breakfast Television (Montreal edition)City[44]
August 27PAW PatrolTVOKids
September 2The SocialCTV
September 4Forgive MeSuper Channel
September 5GrojbandTeletoon
October 3PlayedCTV[45]
October 22The Illegal EaterTravel + Escape
November 17Sex & ViolenceOutTV
December 30The Adventures of Napkin ManCBC

Made-for-TV movies and miniseries

Premiere DateTitleChannelNotesSource
January 11BorealisSpace
March 10JackCBC TelevisionBiopic of Jack Layton[46]
July 6Everyone's FamousWeb series rebroadcast as a comedy special.
Gavin Crawford's Wild WestUnsold pilot aired as a comedy special.

Programs ending in 2013

Show Station End date
Crash CanyonTeletoon at NightMarch 3

Changes of network affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
Being IanNickelodeonBBC Kids

Television stations

Station launches

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Source
December 11 47.1 [47]

Network affiliation changes

Deaths

Date Name Age Notability Source
Jan. 14Conrad Bain89Canadian-born American actor, known for his roles as Dr. Arthur Harmon in Maude (1972-1978), Phillip Drummond in Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) and Charlie Ross in the short-lived Mr. President (1987-1988); guest starring roles include Westinghouse Studio One, The Defenders, N.Y.P.D., Dark Shadows, The Facts of Life, The Love Boat, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Unforgettable.[48]
July 13Cory Monteith31Canadian actor, known for his role as Finn Hudson in Glee.[49] [50]
Nov. 28Danny Wells72Canadian television and film actor (The Jeffersons, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)[51]
Dec. 21Geoff Stirling92Canadian multimedia mogul (founder of CJON-DT)[52]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/rogers-to-acquire-shaws-wireless-licences-and-mountain-cablevision/1001990120/ Rogers to Acquire Shaw's Wireless Licences and Mountain Cablevision
  2. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/rogers-files-application-to-change-programming-at-the-score/1001996000/ Rogers Files Application to Change Programming at The Score
  3. https://archive.today/20130407212028/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/omni-tv-re-launches-omni-2-with-all-ethnic-programming/1001999132/ OMNI TV Re-launches OMNI.2 with All Ethnic Programming
  4. Web site: ZEE TV Cuts Ties with ATN to Launch 24/7 Network . 2013-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130205001613/http://zeetvcanada.ca/press.php . 2013-02-05 . dead .
  5. Web site: City Montreal to Debut with Full City Schedule. Broadcaster Magazine. 11 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118224942/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/city-montreal-to-debut-with-full-city-schedule/1001984660. 18 January 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: The Movie Network Launches Three Video Streaming Services. Broadcaster Magazine. February 28, 2013. March 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104061638/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/the-movie-network-launches-three-video-streaming-services/1002105552/. November 4, 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: Ex-Harper advisor Tom Flanagan fired from CBC after saying viewing child pornography does no harm. National Post. 28 February 2013.
  8. News: UPDATE: Flanagan offers 'unreserved' apology for 'child porn' comments - Inside Politics . Kady . O'Malley . cbc.ca . 2013 . Tom Flanagan . February 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130228234951/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2013/02/flanagan-out-as-cbc-commentator-following-child-porn-comments.html . February 28, 2013 .
  9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/01/15/canadian-screen-awards.html War Witch leads Canadian Screen Award nominees
  10. https://montrealgazette.com/takeover+Astral+Competition+Bureau/8047451/story.html#ixzz2Mc4u3Ja3 BCE takeover of Astral OK'd by Competition Bureau
  11. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/astral-and-bell-comment-on-new-acquisition-application-to-crtc/1002122078/ Astral and Bell Comment on New Acquisition Application to CRTC
  12. Web site: Corus Acquires Bell Media and Shaw Media Properties. Broadcaster Magazine. 4 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115711/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-acquires-bell-media-and-shaw-media-properties/1002115528/. 24 December 2013. dead.
  13. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bce-to-sell-assets-to-corus-as-part-of-astral-deal/article9272784/ BCE to sell assets to Corus as part of Astral deal
  14. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/corus-receives-competition-bureau-clearance-to-acquire-teletoon-historia-and-series/1002147568/ Corus Receives Competition Bureau Clearance to Acquire TELETOON, Historia and Series+
  15. Web site: Corus Entertainment Receives CRTC Approval on TELETOON Canada Inc., Historia and Séries+ Acquisitions. Canada Newswire. December 20, 2013. December 24, 2013. December 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120453/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1283627/corus-entertainment-receives-crtc-approval-on-teletoon-canada-inc-historia-and-series-acquisitions. dead.
  16. Web site: Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-738. CRTC. 20 December 2013. December 24, 2013.
  17. https://archive.today/20130410165321/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/satellite-subscribers-to-see-community-channels-on-bell-cactus/1002118240/ Satellite Subscribers to See Community Channels on Bell - CACTUS
  18. Web site: Global News: BC 1 News Channel to Launch Mid-March. Broadcaster Magazine. 1 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130317044838/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-news-bc-1-news-channel-to-launch-mid-march/1002108890. 17 March 2013. dead.
  19. Web site: CRTC Says OWN Must Comply with Conditions of Licence. Broadcaster Magazine. 18 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130318130135/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/crtc-says-own-must-comply-with-conditions-of-licence/1002146469/. 18 March 2013. dead.
  20. https://www.thestar.com/business/2013/05/30/citynews_channel_shut_down_by_rogers.html CityNews channel shut down by Rogers
  21. http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/crtc-approves-bell-s-3-4b-acquisition-of-astral-media-1.1344040 CRTC approves Bell's $3.4B acquisition of Astral Media
  22. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/bell-astral/article12861071/ Bell's bid for Astral approved
  23. http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/05/03/jay-onrait-and-dan-otoole-are-leaving-tsn-for-fox-sports/ Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are leaving TSN for Fox Sports
  24. https://www.sbnation.com/2013/5/3/4297696/fox-sports-1-makes-first-hires-for-nightly-sports-show Fox Sports 1 hires Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole for nightly sports show
  25. http://www.680news.com/2013/06/05/score-rebranded-as-sportsnet-360-effective-july-1/ Score rebranded as Sportsnet 360 effective July 1
  26. Web site: Smithsonian Channel Launching in Canada This Fall. July 15, 2013.
  27. Web site: TVtropolis Rebrands - Channel Canada . 2013-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927220516/http://www.channelcanada.com/ai1ec_event/new-channel-launch-dtour?instance_id= . 2013-09-27 . dead .
  28. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/cottage-life-to-launch-national-specialty-channel/1002204525/ Cottage Life To Launch National Specialty Channel
  29. Web site: Rogers Media Unveils a Brighter, Easier, and More Engaging Multi-Channel Retail Experience with the Evolution of THE SHOPPING CHANNEL, Today. Canada Newswire. September 6, 2013. 22 September 2013. 27 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927080916/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1220417/rogers-media-unveils-a-brighter-easier-and-more-engaging-multi-channel-retail-experience-with-the-evolution-of-the-shopping-channel-today. dead.
  30. Web site: MuchMore changes the channel, rebrands as M3. Marketing Magazine. September 22, 2013.
  31. News: MuchMore channel to become M3 in the fall. Toronto Star. September 22, 2013. July 26, 2013.
  32. Potrecz, Bill (October 9, 2013). Sabres ring in Canadian television deal . St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  33. Web site: SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL LAUNCHES IN CANADA WITH STREET STUNTS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER Blue Ant Media. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005711/http://blueantmedia.ca/2013/11/smithsonian-channel-launches-in-canada-with-street-stunts-in-toronto-and-vancouver/. 2013-12-03.
  34. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rogers-reaches-12-year-broadcast-deal-with-nhl-worth-52-billion/article15600412/ "Rogers reaches 12-year broadcast deal with NHL worth $5.2-billion,"
  35. News: DHX Media to buy Family, other children's channels. Toronto Star. 29 November 2013. November 28, 2013.
  36. News: DHX to acquire Family Channel, three others from Bell Media. The Globe and Mail. 29 November 2013. Toronto. November 28, 2013.
  37. Web site: Bell Media signs deal to sell MusiquePlus and MusiMax to V Media Group. Canadian Press. 4 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211201310/http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Bell+Media+signs+deal+sell+MusiquePlus+MusiMax+Media+Group/9242635/story.html. 2013-12-11. dead.
  38. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1261647/bell-media-announces-launch-of-french-language-channel-investigation-dec-12 Bell Media Announces Launch of French-language Channel Investigation Dec. 12
  39. News: CBC Television Launches 2013 Winter Schedule Featuring a New Canadian Crime Drama and a Slate of Returning Hits . November 14, 2012 . CBC Revenue Group . CBC.ca . November 26, 2012.
  40. Web site: Motive. https://web.archive.org/web/20121215141935/http://www.ctv.ca/Motive.aspx. dead. December 15, 2012. CTV.ca. 2012-12-14.
  41. Web site: Citytv Gives Birth to New Original Comedy Series Seed on Monday Nights Coming Feb. 4 . Rogers Media TV Access . . December 11, 2012 . December 22, 2012.
  42. Web site: City Announces Fall 2013 Premiere Dates . August 9, 2013 . Rogers Media TV Access . Rogers . December 20, 2013 . October 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019112100/http://www.rogersmediatv.ca/pr_detail.php?id=919 . dead .
  43. Web site: CTV to air 'The Amazing Race Canada' series . . . December 2, 2012 . December 22, 2012.
  44. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Alexandre+Despatie+named+host+City+Montreal+morning+show/8486992/story.html "Alexandre Despatie named co-host of City Montreal's morning show"
  45. https://web.archive.org/web/20130505100223/http://www.ctv.ca/TheCTVInsider/article/CTVe28099s-new-original-drama-series-Played-begins-production "CTV's new original drama series 'Played' begins production"
  46. https://archive.today/20130410171228/http://www.canada.com/entertainment/After+filming+Jack+Sook+Rick+Roberts+have+desire+enter+politics/8052879/story.html "After filming Jack, Sook-Yin Lee and Rick Roberts have no desire to enter politics"
  47. Web site: Faguy . Steve . CRTC approves new Montreal TV stations . . 2012-12-20 . 2012-12-20 . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170822125842/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/CRTC+approves+Montreal+stations/7726644/story.html . dead .
  48. News: Conrad Bain, 'Diff'rent Strokes' Star, Dies at 89. 2013-01-16. Chicago Tribune. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117150147/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-conrad-bain-rip-conrad-bainmt1thewrap73316-20130116,0,6006928.story. 2013-01-17. dead.
  49. Hollywood Star Found Dead in Vancouver. Vancouver Police Department. 13 July 2013. 14 July 2013. 19 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719044253/http://mediareleases.vpd.ca/2013/07/13/hollywood-star-found-dead-in-vancouver/. dead.
  50. News: 'Glee' Star Cory Monteith Dies at 31. Goldberg. Lesley. 14 July 2013. The Hollywood Reporter. 14 July 2013.
  51. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/danny-wells-luigi-super-mario-bros.-dies-66250 Obituary for Danny Wells
  52. Web site: NL Broadcasting Icon Geoff Stirling Dead at 92 . December 22, 2013 . December 22, 2013 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112832/http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=41841 . December 24, 2013 .

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