Abu Dhabi TV (Canada) explained

Abu Dhabi TV
Owner:Ethnic Channels Group
(name licensed by Abu Dhabi Media)
Country:Canada
Picture Format:480i (SDTV)
Area:National
Headquarters:Toronto, Ontario
Website:Abu Dhabi TV

Abu Dhabi TV is a Canadian exempt Category B Arabic language specialty channel and is wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group. The channel name is used under license from Abu Dhabi Media, the owners of the Emirati-based channel, Abu Dhabi TV.

Abu Dhabi TV broadcasts programming primarily from Abu Dhabi TV, in addition to Canadian content. It features a wide variety of programming including news, current affairs, sports, films, and more.

History

In September 2003, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Arabic TV, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service providing a programming service primarily in the Arabic language."[1] The channel launched on November 9, 2005 as Abu Dhabi TV on Rogers Cable.[2] [3]

On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert Abu Dhabi TV from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-440.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-440
  2. http://www.ethnicchannels.com/channel/arabic/abu-dhabi-tv Abu Dhabi TV Canada homepage
  3. http://www.channelcanada.com/Sections-article74-p1.html New Channels on Rogers
  4. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-462.htm Abu Dhabi TV– Revocation of licence