Channel Zero (company) explained

2308740 Ontario Inc.
Trade Name:Channel Zero
Type:Private company
Founded:2000
Key People:Cal Millar, President & COO
Romen Podzyhun, Chairman & CEO
Hq Location City:Toronto, Ontario
Hq Location Country:Canada
Industry:Media
Products:Broadcasting, Television Production

2308740 Ontario Inc., doing business as Channel Zero, is an independent Canadian broadcasting and media group, which holds assets in television broadcasting and film distribution. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with its main office in the Junction.

Ownership structure

After a settlement following a lawsuit in 2011 with former co-owners Harold Balde and Anthony D'Andrea, "Channel Zero" created a new simplified ownership structure for all of "Channel Zero" licences, under the name 2308740 Ontario Inc.[1]

Assets

Television

Channel Zero owns six specialty television channels, including three pornographic channels. CHCH Hamilton is the company's sole over-the-air station, which it acquired from Canwest[2] and took control of on August 31, 2009. It is an independent station licensed to Hamilton, Ontario, and was previously an owned-and-operated station of the Canadian E! television system. As part of the same transaction, Channel Zero also acquired CJNT Montreal, which it later sold to Rogers Media in 2012.[3]

Ouat Media

Ouat Media, established in 2006, specializes in distribution and worldwide sales of short films..[5]

General Managers:

Previously owned assets

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Channel Zero licence renewals: It's not just about CanCon pornography | Fagstein. 6 March 2014 .
  2. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2009/30/c3204.html Channel Zero Inc. agrees to purchase CHCH-TV Hamilton and CJNT-TV Montreal from Canwest
  3. Web site: CRTC increases the diversity of voices in the Montreal market . 2013-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130109100649/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2012/r121220.htm# . 2013-01-09 . dead .
  4. https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht191.pdf
  5. Web site: Home . ouatmedia.com.
  6. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1181931/media-alert-60-years-strong-chch-announces-all-that-s-in-store-for-fall-2013 60 Years Strong! CHCH announces all that's in store for Fall 2013
  7. http://www.chch.com/chch-presents-andpop-new-weekly-pop-culture-show/ CHCH PRESENTS andPOP, A NEW WEEKLY POP CULTURE SHOW
  8. Web site: Shows - CHCH.
  9. Web site: Bell Media and Bloomberg Media Partner to Create Canada's Leading Multi-Platform Business News Brand, BNN Bloomberg - Bell Media .
  10. Web site: Ownership Chart 246 - FDR Media - Specialty Services. March 2, 2018. August 5, 2018. CRTC. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718214818/https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht246.pdf. July 18, 2018. dead.
  11. News: CHCH bankruptcy: Channel Zero and its web of companies trigger federal investigation. Natalie. Paddon. Steve. Buist. March 15, 2016. August 5, 2018. The Hamilton Spectator. Metroland Media Group.
  12. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2009/30/c3204.html Channel Zero Inc. agrees to purchase CHCH-TV Hamilton and CJNT-TV Montreal from Canwest
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uBbCJIJ1HE Channel Zero Inc. agrees to purchase CHCH-TV Hamilton and CJNT-TV Montreal from Canwest (Video News Coverage)
  14. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-536.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-536
  15. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-537.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-537
  16. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/channel-zero-loads-us-network-24590 Channel Zero loads up on U.S. network series
  17. http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=115859021792151&id=119179104768932
  18. http://www.cartt.ca/news/FullStory.cfm?NewsNo=11218 Channel Zero rebrands, repositions, CJNT Montreal