CTV Television Network: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

[[File:Logo-CTV_1920.jpg|frame]]

Line 18:

Famously, CTV wrested the Olympics away from the CBC starting with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, paying top dollar and nearly being bankrupted when the recession hit; luckily, and unlike in the case of [[NBC]]'s infamous experience with the 1980 Olympics, they were a huge success. CTV has also succeeded with gaining the rights to the World Cup until 2022. Also, the network has also shown an interest in poaching ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'', the CBC's last remaining bastion in the ratings, but they've been unable as of yet. They ''did'', however, succeed in taking the famous ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|theme music]]'', currently owned by sister cable channel TSN (which is not only a Canadian version of [[ESPN]], but is itself partly owned by the network); perhaps someday they'll be [[Star-Crossed Lovers|reunited]]...

CTV Two was established for the 2011-12 television season. It's a re-branding of what was formerly called "A" (before that, A-Channel, and before ''that'', NewNet, as well as, in Atlantic Canada, the regional cable channel ASN [Atlantic Satellite Network], which itself is now [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/CTV_Two_Atlantic~~ CTV Two Atlantic]); it has a [[Prime Time]] schedule composed primarily of [[Rerun|reruns]] and "surplus" American shows with lower ratings. The flagship network continues to be known as simply "CTV", with no "One" or any other modifier attached.

CTV Two was established for the 2011-12 television season. It's a re-branding of what was formerly called "A" (before that, A-Channel, and before ''that'', NewNet, as well as, in Atlantic Canada, the regional cable channel ASN [Atlantic Satellite Network], which itself is now [[wikipedia:CTV Two Atlantic|CTV Two Atlantic]]); it has a [[Prime Time]] schedule composed primarily of [[Rerun|reruns]] and "surplus" American shows with lower ratings. The flagship network continues to be known as simply "CTV", with no "One" or any other modifier attached.

Not to be confused with the many TV stations around the world that share its initials, including [http://www.ctv.co.jp Chukyo Television] in Nagoya, Japan; China Television in Taiwan; Canterbury Television in New Zealand, and the television service owned by [[Useful Notes/Vatican City|the Vatican]].