2007 in Canadian television

none 2007 Canadian television This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2007. Events A series of ownership changes radically reshaped the Canadian television broadcasting industry in 2007. Individual transactions are briefly noted below; for more information, see also 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignment. Date Event March 5 Cable channel Life Network is rebranded as the iconic women's lifestyle channel Slice. April 4 After 54 years Country Canada is cancelled by CBC. April 9 Rogers Communications announces a takeover offer for CHUM Limited's A-Channel stations, which CTVglobemedia had announced an intention to sell as part of its own acquisition of CHUM. This deal is later voided when the CRTC forces CTV to divest itself of Citytv, rather than A-Channel, in its approval of the CHUM deal. May 22 CTV acquires Canadian broadcast rights to National Football League games, including the Super Bowl. These were previously held by Global. June 8 The CRTC approves CTVglobemedia's takeover of CHUM Limited, inclusive of the A-Channel system and all of CHUM's specialty channels, but conditional on CTV divesting itself of the Citytv stations. In separate decisions, the CRTC also licenses new Omni Television and Crossroads Television System stations in Calgary and Edmonton. June 12 Rogers Communications announces a 375million takeover offer for the Citytv stations. August 10 Launch of the new premium pay-per-view channel, Setanta Sports. September 7 CH stations to be rebranded as E! Canada, offering programming predominantly sourced from the American E! cable network. September 10 Brian Melo is named winner of the fifth season of Canadian Idol. September 28 The CRTC approves Rogers Communications' takeover offer for Citytv. In a separate decision, the CRTC also approves Astral Media's acquisition of Standard Broadcasting, inclusive of the television stations CFTK and CJDC. October 1 Corus Entertainment and Astral Media launch Teletoon Retro. Both companies each own 50%. October 22 Rogers confirms that it will move its broadcast television operations in Toronto (CITY, CFMT and CJMT) to 35 Dundas Street East, the former Olympic Spirit building on Sankofa Square (then Yonge-Dundas Square). October 28 2007 Gemini Awards. November 30 Playhouse Disney Channel launches in Canada, as a multiplex channel of Family. December 5 Mathieu Surprenant wins the fourth season of Loft Story. Debuts (including scheduled) See 2007–08 Canadian network television schedule for a complete grid of the networks' fall prime time programming. Show Station Premiere DateTaxi 0-22TVAJanuary 5Mixed BlessingsAPTNThe Land Before TimeYTVLittle Mosque on the PrairieCBCJanuary 9La JobSRCJanuary 11Le BanquierTVAJanuary 24Deal or No Deal CanadaGlobalFebruary 4ChaoticTeletoonMarch 16Chop Socky ChooksTest the NationCBCMarch 18Durham CountyThe Movie Network/Movie CentralMay 7The Best YearsGlobalMay 22Storm HawksYTVMay 25George of the JungleTeletoonJune 22Moose TVShowcaseJuly 5Total Drama IslandTeletoonJuly 8Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz BoyAugust 31Grand StarSpace/A-ChannelSeptember 22Lily's LifeYTVSeptember 25Les Soeurs ElliotTVASeptember 26Les BoysSRCOctober 1The TudorsCBCOctober 2No Opportunity WastedOctober 3Triple SensationOctober 7Project Runway CanadaSliceOctober 8Who Do You Think You Are?CBCOctober 11HeartlandOctober 14Da Kink in My HairGlobalRabbit FallSpace, APTNNovember 9Caution: May Contain NutsAPTNNovember 10The ListSliceNovember 13Across the River to Motor CityCitytvNovember 22 Ending this year Show Station CancelledDesign RivalsHGTVJanuary 16On the Road AgainCBC TelevisionJanuary 25Jozi-HFebruary 2What's with AndyTeletoonMarch 4Country CanadaCBC TelevisionApril 4Call for HelpG4techTV CanadaApril 7Falcon BeachGlobalApril 20The Gill Deacon ShowCBC TelevisionMay 30Life and TimesJune 22Naturally, SadieFamilyAugust 26CFL on CBCCBC TelevisionNovember 25Le Cœur a ses raisonsTVADecember 3IntelligenceCBC TelevisionDecember 10RumoursUnknownVenture TV movies Booky and the Secret Santa (CBC Television, December 11) Crazy Canucks (CTV, December 15) In God's Country (CTV, January) Luna: Spirit of the Whale (CTV, May 13) St. Urbain's Horseman (CBC Television, October) See also 2007 in Canada List of Canadian films of 2007 External links List of 2007 Canadian television series at IMDb 2007