2012 in Canadian television

none 2012 The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2012. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings. Events January Date Event2Saskatchewan Communications Network begins carrying entertainment programming from the national schedule of Citytv (owned by Rogers Communications); the network's programming airs under the banner "Citytv on SCN", running daily from 3 p.m.-5:59 a.m. CT. With the move, SCN becomes the second educational cable channel in Canada to offer entertainment programming from a commercial network/system (CTV Two Alberta being the other).Citytv and SCN Sign Affiliate Agreement9The Score Television Network signs an agreement with Fox Sports giving the channel the Canadian television rights to around 250 hours of American collegiate sporting events annually (including rights to college football, basketball and hockey games from the Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA) along with rights to additional programming from Fox Sports Net and Fuel TV.theScore and FOX Sports Channel Sign Collegiate Programming Agreement, Broadcaster Magazine, January 9, 2012.12Rogers Communications launches Sportsnews, a sports-based barker channel initially available on Rogers Cable systems in Ontario and Atlantic Canada.Rogers Launches Sports Cable Service, Broadcaster Magazine, January 12, 2012.13TSN renews its broadcast rights to the Australian Open tennis tournament for ten years through 2021.TSN Secures 10-Year Australian Open Extension https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225438/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/tsn-secures-10-year-australian-open-extension/1000820923/ 2014-02-21 , Broadcaster Magazine, January 13, 2012.17Rogers Media announced it would purchase Saskatchewan Communications Network from Bluepoint Investment Corporation, and rebrand the channel as "Citytv Saskatchewan" pending CRTC approval; under Rogers ownership, the channel would continue to carry educational programming from 6 a.m.-2:59 p.m. CT (as per its license as an educational service) and launch an HD simulcast feed.Rogers to buy SCN, launch CityTV Saskatchewan The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved SCN's sale to Rogers Media on June 21.Rogers Media Receives CRTC Approval to Launch Citytv Saskatchewan https://web.archive.org/web/20130727062148/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/997785/rogers-media-receives-crtc-approval-to-launch-citytv-saskatchewan 2013-07-27 CNW press release 2012-06-2124CTV Specialty Television rebrands its French-language sports news specialty channel RIS Info Sports as RDS Info.Rogers to buy SCN, launch CityTV Saskatchewan, Broadcaster Magazine, January 24, 2012.25 The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission extends the mandatory basic cable distribution of Pelmorex's weather-oriented specialty channels, English-language The Weather Network and French-language MétéoMédia, to August 31, 2018 (the mandatory distribution term was originally set to run through August 31, 2015).Rogers to buy SCN, launch CityTV Saskatchewan, Broadcaster Magazine, January 25, 2012. February Date Event21Allarco Entertainment signs a licensing and programming distribution agreement with Starz Media granting Allarco's premium service Super Channel the Canadian broadcast rights to original series produced for and select feature films licensed for broadcast by U.S. premium channel Starz.Super Channel Strikes Licensing Deal with Starz Media, Broadcaster Magazine, February 21, 2012.24Rogers Cable launches NextBox 2.0, allowing subscribers of the Ontario-based cable provider to view recorded television programs on all television sets within the home from a single PVR via a special HD terminal, along with the ability to stream over 20 channels of live television programming on tablet computers within a subscriber's home via a Wi-Fi connection.Rogers Unveils Next Generation TV Technology, Broadcaster Magazine, February 24, 2012. March Date Event1Rogers Communications signs a carriage agreement with Groupe TVA and Sun Media, allowing Sun News Network, and French-language networks TVA and TVA Sports to be made available on Rogers Cable systems in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.Quebecor and CBC Resolve Dispute, Broadcaster Magazine, March 5, 2012.5Quebecor Media reaches an agreement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to renew its carriage agreement for five French-language specialty channels operated by Télévision de Radio-Canada (ARTV, Explora, RDI, TV5 Québec Canada and TV5Monde) on its Vidéotron cable systems across Quebec, and allowing the Radio-Canada broadcast network to purchase advertising on different platforms owned by Quebecor.6The CRTC approves a license amendment to allow Viewers Choice to operate as a national service; the pay-per-view television service, owned as a joint venture between Astral Media, CTV Specialty Television Inc. and Rogers Media had been restricted to serve Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces since its 1991 launch.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-135, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, March 6, 2012.16Astral Media announced an agreement to merge its assets with Bell Media, among them its 18 specialty cable channels (including Family, The Movie Network and Teletoon) and two over-the-air television stations in British Columbia affiliated with CBC Television (CJDC/Dawson Creek and CFTK/Terrace), for $3.38 billion.http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/breaking-news-astral-enters-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-bell/1000992927/ BREAKING NEWS -- Astral Enters Agreement to Be Acquired by Bell 2012-03-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203052/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/breaking-news-astral-enters-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-bell/1000992927/ 2015-06-10 dead 23Dusk, a Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Communications and Corus Entertainment, focusing on thriller, suspense and supernatural-themed programming, ends operations after eleven years (the channel originally launched as SCREAM in 2001 to its 2009 rebranding as Dusk).DUSK tv26ABC Spark, a Category B specialty channel (owned by Corus Entertainment) officially debuts, carrying programming primarily from U.S. cable channel ABC Family; the channel "soft launched" three days earlier on March 23.http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/abc-spark-to-launch-march-26th/1000805287/ ABC Spark to Launch March 26th 2012-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312132306/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/abc-spark-to-launch-march-26th/1000805287/ 2016-03-12 dead 28Explora, a CBC-owned French language Category B specialty channel debuts, featuring science, environment, nature and health programming.http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20120305.shtml EXPLORA: a new Radio-Canada speciality channel for viewers to discover starting March 28 2012-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020743/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20120305.shtml 2012-03-18 dead 30The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces that the Parliament of Canada will cut its annual budget by 10% (reducing it by $115 million through 2014);CBC to Experience Budget Cut in Federal Budget, Broadcaster Magazine, March 30, 2012 public interest group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting alleges the reduction in funding for the CBC contradicts an election promise by the Conservative Party to maintain or increase funding to the national public broadcaster.Vindictive Cuts Break CBC Promise and Target Canadian Culture, Broadcaster Magazine, March 30, 2012 On April 10, the CBC announced layoffs of 256 positions across its TV and radio services, along with the closures of some overseas news bureaus, and reductions in original programming.Canada’s CBC To Axe Hundreds Of Jobs By July, Deadline Hollywood, April 10, 2012. April Date Event20During a telecast of CHCH/Hamilton's late-morning newscast, Cogeco and Shaw Cable's transmissions of the independent station were interrupted for around three minutes by an adult specialty channel's broadcast of a hardcore gay porn film. The error, believed to have occurred during cable line repairs, did not affect over-the-air and satellite viewers, and subscribers of other cable and satellite providers.Gay Porn Interrupts Canadian Local TV Newscast, The Hollywood Reporter, April 20, 2012.https://archive.today/20120712001915/http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/20/porn-movie-interrupts-morning-news-broadcast-at-hamilton-tv-station/Porn movie interrupts morning news broadcast at Hamilton TV station, The National Post, April 20, 2012. 30Fox Sports World Canada, a Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media, focusing on international sporting events, ceased operations after eleven years.Fox Sports World Canada Will Shut down April 30Sportsnet announces an agreement with UEFA Europa League securing multimedia broadcast rights to the seasonal matches and the UEFA Europa Cup soccer tournament through the 2014-15 season via the internet and mobile devices as well as television, along with expanded French-language coverage of UEFA matches across digital platforms through an agreement between Sportsnet and TVA Sports.Sportsnet Secures Extension for FA Cup, Broadcaster Magazine, May 4, 2012. May Date Event3Rogers Media announces its intent to purchase multicultural station CJNT/Montreal from Channel Zero, pending CRTC approval. In tandem with the sale, CJNT began offering programming from Rogers' Citytv and Omni television systems through an affiliation agreement, on June 4, 2012 (CJNT was previously affiliated with the now-defunct CH / E! television system from 2001 to 2009).Citytv expanding into Quebec & Western Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20120509185944/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/national/article/203765--citytv-expanding-into-quebec-western-canada 2012-05-09 , CityNews, May 3, 2012. Rogers Media signs a separate long-term affiliation renewal agreement with Jim Pattison Group-owned Citytv affiliates CKPG/Prince George, CFJC/Kamloops and CHAT/Medicine Hat; under the agreement, the three stations' program lineups will follow the scheduling grid of Citytv O&O CKVU/Vancouver effective September 1 and carry 90% of the system's primetime schedule and the majority of its morning and daytime lineup (not accounting breakaways for the station's midday and evening weekday newscasts).Citytv and Pattison Group Sign Affiliate Agreement https://web.archive.org/web/20120514201143/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/citytv-and-pattison-group-sign-affiliate-agreement/1001126576/ 2012-05-14 , Broadcaster Magazine, May 3, 2012.4Sportsnet announces the renewal of its broadcast rights to the FA Cup soccer tournament through the 2017-18 season. The six-year extension also grants multi-platform rights for the broadcasts of up to 59 matches per year via the internet and mobile devices, as well as television.7Shaw Media launches Category B digital specialty channel Nat Geo Wild; the Nat Geo Wild name and logo is in use through a licensing agreement with News Corporation, which also licenses programming and branding to Shaw Media's Canadian version of National Geographic Channel.SHAW MEDIA INVITES VIEWERS TO GET WILDLY CLOSE TO ANIMALS WITH THE LAUNCH OF NAT GEO WILD14Teenage male dance trip Sagkeeng's Finest win the first season of Canada's Got Talent.30Global announces expansions to its O&O stations' local news programming offerings. CIII/Toronto will launch a half-hour noon newscast starting August 27, 2012; CKND/Winnipeg, CFSK/Saskatoon and CFRE/Regina will expand their 10 p.m. newscasts to one hour effective August 20; weekday and Sunday morning newscasts on CHAN/Vancouver, CITV/Edmonton and CICT/Calgary will also be expanded by one hour (to four hours on weekdays and three hours on Sundays) on August 27 and September 2, respectively. CKMI/Montreal and CIHF/Halifax will also debut weekday morning newscasts on January 28, 2013.Global News Boosts Local Programming Across the Country https://web.archive.org/web/20140107031528/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-news-boosts-local-programming-across-the-country/1001418952/ 2014-01-07 , Broadcaster Magazine, May 30, 2012. June Date Event7TSN signs a three-year distribution agreement (lasting until 2015) with NBCUniversal Television Canada for the domestic television and radio broadcast rights to the Belmont Stakes.TSN Signs Multi Year Deal for Belmont Stakes, Broadcaster Magazine, June 8, 2012.21Accessible Media launches the Described Video TV Guide, the first audio-described TV listings service for the blind and visually impaired.AMI Launches TV Listing Service for the Blind https://web.archive.org/web/20140614073350/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/ami-launches-tv-listing-service-for-the-blind/1001479759/ 2014-06-14 , Broadcaster Magazine, June 21, 2012. July Date Event4Corus Entertainment and Astral Media launch a Canadian version of Cartoon Network as a Category B digital specialty channel; the channel follows the same scheduling format as the flagship U.S. channel (owned by Time Warner subsidiary Turner Broadcasting System, with the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim branding in use through a licensing agreement with TBS/Time Warner) programming aimed at children is offered from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. ET and Adult Swim programming aimed at older teenagers and adults aged 16–34 from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. ET.TBS's Cartoon Network is Headed to CanadaCartoon Network/Adult Swim channel to launch in Canada on July 418The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission makes a ruling to phase out the Local Programming Improvement Fund, which was created in 2008 to fund improvements to locally-produced programming on television stations outside of major metropolitan areas during the Great Recession and the digital television transition, by August 31, 2014. In accordance with the ruling, contributions to the fund will be gradually reduced until it is phaseout is completed, and monthly surcharges imposed by Canadian cable and satellite companies to their customers that were added to the fund will be removed from customers' bills.CRTC Ends Local Programming Improvement Fund, Broadcaster Magazine, July 18, 2012.Montreal-based Cogeco purchases Quincy, Massachusetts-based cable operator Atlantic Broadband for $1.36 billion, the purchase would expand the presence of Cogeco (which already operates cable systems in several Eastern Canada provinces, primarily Ontario and Quebec) into the United States.Cogeco Cable To Buy Atlantic Broadband for $1.36 Billion, Multichannel News, July 18, 2012.23The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission approves Shaw Media's licence application for a British Columbia-centered 24-hour regional news channel operated by CHAN/Vancouver. The channel (tentatively named Global News: BC 1) is projected for an early 2013 launch.CRTC Approves Shaw's BC News Channel http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/crtc-approves-shaws-bc-news-channel/1001560844/ July 23, 2012 Broadcaster Magazine July 23, 2012 Shaw announced the launch of the channel on January 11.Shaw Media to Launch All-News Network in BC http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-to-launch-all-news-network-in-bc/1000817210/ 22 May 2012 Broadcaster 11 January 2012 Shaw Media announced today that it has filed an application with the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission for a regional, Global BC-driven all-news specialty channel. Shaw Media is expected to launch B.C.'s first all-news channel by the summer of 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120122024319/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-to-launch-all-news-network-in-bc/1000817210/ 22 January 2012 dead25Asian Television Network rebrands ATN Zee Cinema as a Canadian version of Bollywood-focused movie channel Movies OK under the name ATN Movies OK, through a brand licensing agreement with News Corporation-owned Indian television service STAR.ATN Launches 'Movies OK' https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194755/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/atn-launches-movies-ok/1001593227/ 2015-09-23 , Broadcaster Magazine, August 1, 2012.31The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation shuts down 620 analog transmitters across Canada that carry programming from its English-language network CBC Television and French-language network Télévision de Radio-Canada."Canada's CBC to Slash Jobs After Government Cuts", The Hollywood Reporter, April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications commission granted the CBC's request to revoke the licences for the analog transmitters on July 17.CRTC Approves CBC Application to Remove All Analog Transmitters, Broadcaster Magazine, July 17, 2012.Government-operated provincial educational broadcaster TVOntario begins the initial phase of the shutdown of its network of 114 analog transmitters across Ontario, with medium and full-powered transmitters ceasing operations in 14 markets."Communities Should Be Offered CBC Transmitters Slated for July Shutdown" https://web.archive.org/web/20120515081449/http://www.thewirereport.ca/reports/content/13838-tvo_eyes_cost_savings_will_shut_down_analog_system_this_summer 2012-05-15 , The Wire Report, May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012. August Date Event1The International Olympic Committee awards CBC Television and Télévision de Radio-Canada the Canadian broadcast rights for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.CBC Awarded Broadcast Rights for 2014 & 2016 Olympics, Broadcaster Magazine, August 1, 2012.Blue Ant Media completes its acquisition of High Fidelity HDTV (owners of high definition-only Category B specialty channels Oasis HD, eqhd, radX and HIFI).Blue Ant Completes Acquisition of High Fidelity HDTV https://web.archive.org/web/20120803200918/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/blue-ant-completes-acquisition-of-high-fidelity-hdtv/1001593858/ 2012-08-03 , Broadcaster Magazine, August 1, 2012. Blue Ant announced its intention to acquire High Fidelity TV in December 2011.Blue Ant Enters Agreement to Acquire High Fidelity HDTV, Broadcaster Magazine, December 23, 2011.7The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission approves a proposal by BCE, Inc. to establish a Broadcasting Accessibility Fund, an independent fund designed to support technological initiatives that would improve access to Canadian television and radio for people with disabilities.CRTC Approves Broadcasting Accessibility Fund, Broadcaster Magazine, August 7, 2012.12History Television rebranded as a domestic version of History, through a licensing agreement with A+E Networks, owners of the U.S. cable channel of the same name.Shaw Media and A&E to Launch Two New Specialty Channels https://web.archive.org/web/20121210161801/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-and-a-e-to-launch-two-new-specialty-channels/1001418951/ 2012-12-10 , Broadcaster Magazine, May 30, 2012.18Blue Ant Media announces an agreement with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to purchase of Category A digital specialty channel Bold.Blue Ant Media To Purchase CBC Specialty Channel, Broadcaster Magazine, August 17, 2012.23Bell Media and Rogers Media finalize the joint acquisition of a controlling ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (which owns Leafs TV, GolTV and NBA TV Canada).BCE, Rogers now officially new owners of Maple Leaf Sports and EntertainmentSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Canadian Business (via The Canadian Press), August 22, 2012. The $1.07 billion purchase, which was announced on December 9, 2011DEVELOPING STORY -- Bell & Rogers to Acquire MLSE, Broadcaster Magazine, December 9, 2011. and received CRTC approval on August 16, will have both companies acquire individual stakes in the company totaling 65.5%. Kilmer Sports and BCE Master Trust Fund will each retain the remaining stakes.CRTC Approves Sale of MLSE Television Channels, Broadcaster Magazine, August 16, 2012.25Rogers Media enters into an agreement to acquire the assets of Score Media (owners of The Score Television Network). In addition to full ownership of The Score network, the acquisition by Rogers also includes a 10% equity interest in Score Media's digital media assets (comprising the network's website and mobile applications, whose ownership will be spun out to Score Media's existing shareholders) as well as ownership of The Score Fighting Series and closed captioning service Voice to Visual, Inc.BREAKING NEWS -- Rogers Media Acquires The Score's TV Operations, Broadcaster Magazine, August 25, 2012.27Through brand licensing agreements with A+E Networks, Shaw Media rebrands two Category B digital specialty channels as Canadian versions of A+E-owned U.S. cable channels: female-targeted Showcase Diva is rebranded as Lifetime, while The Cave relaunches as H2.Shaw Media to Launch Lifetime Channel http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-to-launch-lifetime-channel/1001571309/ July 25, 2012 Broadcaster Magazine July 25, 2012Shaw Media and A&E to Launch Two New Specialty Channels http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-and-a-e-to-launch-two-new-specialty-channels/1001418951/ 30 May 2012 Broadcaster Magazine 30 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121210161801/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/shaw-media-and-a-e-to-launch-two-new-specialty-channels/1001418951/ 10 December 2012 dead dmy-all30Rogers Media-owned Sportsnet announces the purchase of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling (an arm of the World Curling Tour) from Insight Sports Ltd., as part of the development of a new events division.Sportsnet Purchases Grand Slam of Curling http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/sportsnet-purchases-grand-slam-of-curling/1001657117/ August 30, 2012 Broadcaster Magazine August 30, 2012 September Date Event1Rules regarding the volume of television commercials passed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission go into effect. The rules require Canadian broadcasters and programming distributors to control the loudness of commercials during breaks within television programs through new international standards for measuring and controlling television signals, though it applies only to digital television services (the rules are similar to legislation passed in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission, which will adopt the same international standard by the end of 2012).CRTC Releases New Rules Controlling Loudness of Commercials http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/crtc-releases-new-rules-controlling-loudness-of-commercials/1001657095/ August 30, 2012 Broadcaster Magazine August 30, 20124Through a brand licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television Networks, Hollywood Suite rebrands two of its four commercial-free movie channels: Hollywood Storm is rebranded as AXN Movies and Hollywood Festival is rebranded as a Canadian version of Sony Movie Channel.Sony Movie Channel and AXN Movies to Launch in Canada http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/sony-movie-channel-and-axn-movies-to-launch-in-canada/1001423624/ 31 May 2012 Broadcaster Magazine 31 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165954/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/sony-movie-channel-and-axn-movies-to-launch-in-canada/1001423624/ 3 March 2016 deadHollywood Suite brings Sony brands into its stable http://www.cartt.ca/news/13734/Radio-Television/Hollywood-Suite-brings-Sony-brands-into-its-stable.html Cartt.ca 1 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120604005323/http://www.cartt.ca/news/13734/Radio-Television/Hollywood-Suite-brings-Sony-brands-into-its-stable.html 4 June 2012 18Mpix and its multiplex channel MorePix undergo rebranding and name changes to align the two movie channels closely with parent premium service The Movie Network: Mpix is rebranded as The Movie Network Encore, while MorePix becomes The Movie Network Encore 2. TMN Encore 2 and The Movie Network's MFest multiplex channel also launch high-definition simulcast channels, resulting in all of TMN's channels broadcasting their programming in the format.Astral's Mpix and MorePix Re-Brand, Broadcaster Magazine, August 20, 2012. October Date Event5CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix is reappointed to a second term.http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2012/10/5/ Hubert T. Lacroix reappointed for a second five-year term as President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada radio-canada.ca 2012-10-25 2012-10-0518The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission denies approval of the proposed $3.4 billion merger between Bell Media and Astral Media that was first announced on March 23, due to concerns that the combined conglomerate would potentially undermine competition in the media marketplace.CRTC axes Bell-Astral merger, Toronto Sun, October 18, 2012.29TSN and Sportsnet each secure Canadian broadcast rights to the Barclays Premier League. The deal with Sportsnet is an extension to a long-standing agreement with the association football league, while TSN's deal is a new agreement to take effect starting with the 2013–14 season in which the league's games will be shared between TSN, RDS and Sportsnet through the 2015–16 season.Sportsnet Secures Barclays Premier League Extension, Broadcaster Magazine, October 29, 2012.TSN Secures Rights to Barclay's Premier League, Broadcaster Magazine, October 29, 2012. November Date Event1Sportsnet strikes a 10-year multiplatform agreement for exclusive national broadcast rights to the British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario Provincial Curling Championships, in which the men's and women's championship events will be available on Sportsnet's linear cable channel, online and through mobile platforms through 2023.Sportsnet Secures 10-Year Multiplatform Deal for Provincial Curling Championships, Broadcaster Magazine, November 1, 2012. December Date Event1Channel Zero launched Rewind, a Category B specialty channel which features films from the 1970s and 1980s with a target audience aimed at adults 35 and older. Rewind replaced the Movieola short film channel on most cable and satellite providers, with Movieola is now existing only as a mobile application domestically and as an online-only channel on the Hulu streaming service in the United States thereafter.CCSA 2012: Channel Zero to launch movie channel Rewind; take Movieola online https://archive.today/20130101034418/http://www.cartt.ca/news/14336/Radio-Television/CCSA-2012-Channel-Zero-to-launch-movie-channel-Rewind-take-Movieola-online.html 2013-01-01 , Cartt.ca, September 25, 2012.31Citytv has rebranded to simply City. This change has occurred since October 2012 as a "soft rebrand" when the City stations (CHMI-DT in this case) began to phase in a modified branding, with a new logo consisting of just the name "City", and some promotions using the verbal branding "City Television" instead of Citytv. The change marks the first major alteration to the Citytv brand since its introduction in 1972. The new City branding was launched during its New Year's Eve special.Citytv drops two letters from its station identification after 40 years http://o.canada.com/2012/12/26/citytv-drops-two-letters-from-its-station-identification-after-40-years/ Canada.com 28 December 2012 27 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927195607/http://o.canada.com/2012/12/26/citytv-drops-two-letters-from-its-station-identification-after-40-years/ dead Television programs 2011–2012 Canadian network television schedule 2012–13 Canadian network television schedule Programs debuting in 2012 Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2012. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates. Start date Show Channel SourceJanuary 5DetentionaireTeletoonhttp://www.teletoonmedia.com/en/index.php/teletoon/press_release/category/20111125_winter_spring_launch NEW ANIMATED, LIVE-ACTION SERIES AND ‘CAN’T MISS THURSDAYS’ HIGHLIGHT TELETOON’S EXCITING WINTER-SPRING 2012 LINEUP 2012-01-14 2013-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021164035/http://www.teletoonmedia.com/en/index.php/teletoon/press_release/category/20111125_winter_spring_launch dead MudpitTotal Drama: Revenge of the IslandMy Babysitter's a Vampire (re-premiere)Leave It to BryanHGTVJanuary 9Mr. DCBC TelevisionNew tonight: Mr. D, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Redemption Inc on CBC – season premieresRedemption Inc.January 10Arctic AirArctic Air flies into CBC-TV winter seasonThe L.A. ComplexMuchMusicCTVTV Tuesday: The L.A. ComplexJanuary 19Les Bleus de RamvilleTFOJanuary 30Canada's Greatest Know-It-AllDiscovery ChannelFebruary 2Undercover Boss CanadaW NetworkMarch 4Canada's Got TalentCitytvDOES CANADA HAVE TALENT?Citytv Gives Canadians One Last Chance to Seize the Canada's Got Talent Spotlight with Last Chance Auditions on YouTube, Launching TodayMarch 15VertigeSéries+"Vertige, une nouvelle production originale à Série+". La Presse, March 7, 2012.March 19The Water BrothersTVOntario"New show The Water Brothers premieres March 19th". Explore, March 7, 2012.April 9Good GodHBO CanadaApril 12Bake with Anna OlsonFood Network Ryan Andrew TV: Five shows worth watching tonight The Globe and Mail 2012-04-12 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/tv-photos/tv-five-shows-worth-watching-tonight-april-12/article2398505/ 2012-04-11April 16Buy HerselfHGTV"Buy Herself matches self-sufficient women with the perfect home" . National Post, April 18, 2012.May 2I Hate HollywoodCHCH-DT / syndicationMay 27ContinuumShowcaseJune 7Saving HopeCTVNew CTV Original Drama SAVING HOPE https://web.archive.org/web/20120504000000/http://adsalescdn.bellmedia.ca/Press%2BReleases/Conventional/SAVING%2BHOPE%2B-%2BBroadcast%2Bpremiere_PDF.pdf 2012-05-04 , Bell Media Ad Sales, December 12, 2011.September 7Fugget About ItTeletoon at NightSeptember 16Over the RainbowCBC Television"CBC fall season reflects reduced budget". CBC News, May 10, 2012.October 3The Bachelor CanadaCitytvhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/the-bachelor-canada-girls-final-25_n_1915804.html 'The Bachelor Canada' Contestants: All 25 Revealed Jancelewicz, Chris September 26, 2012 HuffPost TV Canada October 12, 2012December 3Tiny Plastic MenSuper Channel"Tiny Plastic Men". Vue Weekly, November 30, 2012. Programs ending in 2012 End date Show Network First Aired Status Source April 1 Little Mosque on the PrairieCBC Television 2007 Ended "Little Mosque says goodbye". CBC News, April 1, 2012. April 5 Jimmy Two-ShoesTeletoon 2009Canceled April 12 Total Drama: Revenge of the Island 2012 April 19 Redemption Inc.CBC Television Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2011 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/cbc-cancels-battle-of-the-blades-as-part-of-budget-cuts/article2407570/?from=sec434 CBC puts Battle of the Blades on hold Ryan, Andrew April 19, 2012 The Globe and Mail April 19, 2012 InSecurity The Debaters Cover Me Canada August 25League of Super EvilYTV 2009 December 6My Babysitter's a VampireTeletoon 2011 December 13FlashpointCTV 2008Ended Programs changing networks The following shows will air new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes: Show Moved From Moved To Source Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag W Network OWN (Canada) Bag Blog - Back in the Saddle https://web.archive.org/web/20120812053006/http://annaandkristina.com/?action=d7_article_display&Join_ID=502353&template=tp-bag-blog-article.htm7 2012-08-12 Annaandkristina.com Blog Entry dated February 28, 2012. Retrieved on February 28, 2012. Dussault Inc. Citytv The Biography Channel Dussault Apparel Inc. Announces "Dussault Inc." Season II Will Premiere on Bio Channel January 14th 2012October 2025 medicmedic Murdoch Mysteries CBC Television Made-for-TV movies and miniseries Premiere date Title Channel Source March 9 Radio Rebel YTV RADIO REBEL Premiers Tonight on YTV https://web.archive.org/web/20120920015612/http://www.themagazine.ca/2012/03/09/radio-rebel-premiers-tonight-on-ytv/ 2012-09-20 , The Magazine, March 9, 2012. March 21 Titanic Global https://theprovince.com/entertainment/Titanic+Global+mini+series+1912+disaster+delves+deep+into+tragedy/6332499/story.html February 2022 April 3 I, Martin Short, Goes Home CBC Television "Short high on hometown Hamilton". Hamilton Spectator, April 3, 2012.September 3Titanic: Blood and SteelNovember 8The Real Inglorious BastardsHistoryAlex Strachan, "Little-known war tale comes to light". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 8, 2012.December 16The Horses of McBrideCTVBill Brioux, "'Horses of McBride' recounts true story of family who rescued 2 trapped horses". Victoria Times-Colonist, December 13, 2012. Networks and services Network launches Network Type Launch date Notes FX Canada Cable and satellite October 1 Network conversions and rebrandings Old network name New network name Type Conversion date Notes Dusk ABC Spark March 23 The Cave H2 August 27 Showcase Diva Lifetime August 27 Deaths Date Name Age Notability Source Feb. 21 Pierre Juneau 89 CBC President, spearheaded the creation of CBC News Network; established Canadian content policies for television, radio as CRTC head. OBITUARY -- PIERRE JUNEAU, Broadcaster Magazine, February 21, 2012. April 27 Ari Magder 28 Canadian-born child actor known for Dan Jones in Shining Time Station Obituary for Henry Champ from CBC News, 9/23/2012 May 12 Neil McKenty 87 Talk show host Hustak Alan Former Jesuit priest became a Montreal talk show legend S7 The Globe and Mail 2012-05-17 Aug. 23 Jerry Nelson 78 Lead puppeteer for Canadian children's series Fraggle Rock and various Canadian produced specials, as well as various character on American series Sesame Street.Sesame Street’s Count Von Count Puppeteer, Jerry Nelson, Dies, WCAU, August 24, 2012 See also 2012 in Canada List of Canadian films of 2012 References 30em External links List of 2012 Canadian television series at IMDb 2012