Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

339 Portage Avenue,
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2C3
Tel. 1-888-278-8862
Website: www.aptn.ca
Launched: 1999
Ownership: Not-for-profit
Demo skew: N/A
Audience performance: N/A

Key English programming contacts:
Linda O’Shaughnessy, senior programming officer, acquisitions (1-866-278-8861, ext. 228); Dawn Roache, program officer, independent productions
Key French programming contact:
Monika Ille, Quebec liaison officer,
1755 Rene-Levesque East, Suite 1,
Montreal, QC H2K 4P6
Tel. (514) 495-6424

Programming: APTN’s schedule includes a mixture of drama, documentaries, biographies, movies and current affairs programs broadcast in English, French and in various aboriginal languages. Production companies must either be operated and owned by aboriginal citizens or must have a production team that includes significant aboriginal participation in key positions. APTN airs 88% Canadian content, with remaining programs originating from various countries around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America and the U.S.

Bravo!

299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-7474
Website: www.bravo.ca
Launched: 1995
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 34,800
Nielsen: 43,100
Nielsen share: 0.9%

Key programming contact: Isme Bennie, director of programming and acquisitions

Programming: Wide array of fine arts programming, balancing longer-form structured shows and shorter pieces that appear in a more random way as ‘flow’ to create a fluid mix of distinctive music, dance, opera, drama, literature, cinema, visual art, the art of television and the art of talk

Canadian Learning Television

3720-76th Avenue,
Edmonton, AB T6B 2N9
Tel. (780) 440-7777
CHUM Ltd.
299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-7474
Website: www.clt.ca
Launched: 1999
Ownership: 60% CHUM Ltd., 40% Learning & Skills Alta
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 2,900
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Jill Bonenfant, director of programming (780) 440-7777

Programming: Offers programs designed to inform, enrich and educate. Many CLT programs are connected to credit courses at universities and colleges across Canada. CLT’s daily themes – movies, justice, crime, nature and science, history and books – are aimed at viewers of all interests

CBC Newsworld

P.O. Box 500, Station A,
Toronto, ON M5W 1E6
Tel. (416) 205-3311
Website: www.newsworld.cbc.ca
Launched: 1989
Ownership: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 40,400
Nielsen: 40,000
Nielsen share: 0.8%

Key programming contacts: Tony Burman, executive director; Heaton Dyer, program director; Catherine Olsen, executive producer documentaries and producer, The Passionate Eye; Charlotte Odele, producer, The Passionate Eye; Diane Rotteau, producer, The Passionate Eye; Andrew Johnson, commissioning editor, Rough Cuts

Programming: A 24-hour all-news and information specialty network offering Canadians immediate news and information programming. Offers daily and weekly programs produced across Canada.

CMT Canada

64 Jefferson Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6K 3H4
Tel. (416) 534-1191
Website: www.cmtcanada.com
Launched: 1994
Ownership: 80% Corus Ent., 20% Viacom
Demo skew: A25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 18,700
Nielsen: 24,500
Nielsen share: 0.5%

Key programming contact: Casey Clarke, director of programming and production

Programming: Country music videos, music-based programming, drama series and sitcoms, awards shows, movies, specials, reality and factual series, retro classics

The Comedy Network

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-5300
Website: www.thecomedynetwork.ca
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% Bell Globemedia
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 26,900
Nielsen: 29,300
Nielsen share: 0.6%

Key programming contact: Brent Haynes, director of programming

Programming: Broadcasts a variety of comedy shows 24 hours a day to approximately 4.5 million subscribers, including a slate of original Canadian productions

Discovery Channel Canada

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-4254
Website: discoverychannel.ca
Launched: 1994
Ownership: 80% Bell Globemedia, 20% Discovery
Demo skew: A25-54
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 42,900
Nielsen: 48,600
Nielsen share: 1.0%

Key programming contacts: Jill Offman, VP of programming; Carole MacKinnon, program manager

Programming: Devoted to creating factual specials and series about science, nature, adventure and technology

Family Channel

BCE Place, Box 787,
181 Bay Street,
Toronto, ON M5J 2T1
Tel. (416) 956-2030
Website: www.family.ca
Launched: 1988
Ownership: 100% Astral Media
Demo skew: K8-14
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
(Sept. 1, 2003 – Aug. 29, 2004)
Nielsen share: 2.0%

Key programming contacts: J. Kevin Wright, senior VP, programming; Sandra Walmark, manager, original production

Programming: Family airs series, movies and specials, with a large portion of programming supplied by Disney. Family commissions both animated and live-action series from Canadian independent producers targeted primarily to kids and tweens.

Food Network Canada

121 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Tel. (416) 967-0022,
(416) 967-1174
Website: www.foodtv.ca
Launched: 2000
Ownership: 70% Alliance Atlantis, 20% TV Food Net GP, 10% Corus Ent.
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 16,600
Nielsen: 17,600
Nielsen share: 0.4%

Key programming contact: Kirstine Layfield, senior VP programming, lifestyle, Alliance Atlantis Communications

Programming: Food, drink, cooking and travel

History Television

121 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Tel. (416) 967-0022,
(416) 967-1174
Website: www.historytelevision.ca
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% Alliance Atlantis
Demo skew: M35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 34,700
Nielsen: 43,100
Nielsen share: 0.9%

Key programming contact: John Gill, senior VP, factual and BBC channels, Alliance Atlantis

Programming: Canadian and world history

Home & Garden Television

121 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Tel. (416) 967-0022,
(416) 967-1174
Website: www.hgtv.ca
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 80% Alliance Atlantis, 20% Scripps Howard
Demo skew: W35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 26,800
Nielsen: 28,800
Nielsen share: 0.6%

Key programming contact: Kirstine Layfield, senior VP programming, lifestyle, Alliance Atlantis

Programming: Home ideas source – decorating, building, remodeling and gardening

Life Network

121 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Tel. (416) 967-0022, (416) 967-1174
Website: www.lifenetwork.ca
Launched: 1994
Ownership: 100% Alliance Atlantis
Demo skew: A25-54
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 21,500
Nielsen: 22,300
Nielsen share: 0.5%

Key programming contact: Kirstine Layfield, senior VP programming, lifestyle, Alliance Atlantis

Programming: Lifestyle and real-life situations

MuchMoreMusic

299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-5757
Website: www.muchmoremusic.com
Launched: 1998
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 17,200
Nielsen: 18,000
Nielsen share: 0.4%

Key programming contact: David Kines, VP and GM, MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, MuchVibe, MuchLoud, MuchMoreRetro

Programming: Music videos, concert specials, artist profiles, award shows and other music-related programs

MuchMusic

299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-5757
Website: www.muchmusic.com
Launched: 1984
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: P12-34
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 30,800
Nielsen: 33,500
Nielsen share: 0.7%

Key programming contact: David Kines, VP and GM, MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, MuchVibe, MuchLoud, MuchMoreRetro

Programming: Music videos, concert specials, artist profiles, award shows and other music-related programs

Outdoor Life Network

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-5000
Website: www.olntv.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 33% Bell Globemedia, 33% Rogers, 33% OLN US
Demo skew: A25-54
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 9,000
Nielsen: 9,600
Nielsen share: 0.2%

Key programming contact: Anna Stambolic, director of OLN

Programming: Offers outdoor programming for athletes and explorers of all ages 24 hours a day

Prime TV

81 Barber Greene Road,
Don Mills, ON M3C 2A2
Tel. (416) 443-6060
Website: canada.com/entertainment/tvchannels/prime
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% CanWest Global Communications
Demo skew: W25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 37,700
Nielsen: 44,500
Nielsen share: 0.9%

Key programming contact: Don Gaudet, VP, programming, specialty

Programming: Classic comedies, original Canadian-produced reality and renovation series, game shows, factual and magazine/lifestyle programs

Report on Business Television

720 King Street West,
10th Floor,
Toronto, ON M5V 2T3
Tel. (416) 957-8100
Website: www.robtv.com
Launched: 1999
Ownership: 100% Bell Globemedia
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 4,300
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contacts: Brenda Bouw, executive producer; Jack Fleischmann, GM

Programming: Broadcasts business and financial news. Report on Business Television produces 13 hours of live coverage every weekday, focusing on North American financial markets and providing breaking news coverage and interviews with leading news makers and financial analysts.

Rogers Sportsnet

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-5600
Website: www.sportsnet.ca
Launched: 1998
Ownership: 80% Rogers, 20% Fox
Demo skew: M25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 54,200
Nielsen: 53,200
Nielsen share: 1.1%

Key programming contact: Andrea Harrick, program manager

Programming: This all-sports network, in addition to its extensive live-event coverage and news and information shows, airs programs and series highlighting high-energy sports

Showcase

121 Bloor Street East,
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Tel. (416) 967-0022,
(416) 967-1174
Website: www.showcase.ca
Launched: 1994
Ownership: 100% Alliance Atlantis
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 41,300
Nielsen: 48,400
Nielsen share: 1.0%

Key programming contact: Laura Michalchyshyn, senior VP, dramatic programming, Alliance Atlantis

Programming: Uncut movies, dramas, provocative series, classic Canadian shows

SPACE: The Imagination Station

299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-5757
Website: www.spacecast.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: M25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 34,900
Nielsen: 51,300
Nielsen share: 1.1%

Key programming contact: Isme Bennie, director of programming and acquisitions

Programming: Paranormal programs and sci-fi drama series and movies

Star!

299 Queen Street West,
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Tel. (416) 591-5757
Website: www.star-tv.com
Launched: 1999
Ownership: 100% CHUM Ltd.
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 8,200
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Ellen Baine, VP programming, CHUM Television

Programming: Entertainment-related biography, information, magazine and reality shows, fashion and talk series

Talktv

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-6049
Website: www.talktv.ca
Launched: 2000
Ownership: 100% Bell Globemedia
Demo skew: A25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 1,100
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Jordan Schwartz, executive producer and VP, daytime

Programming: Canada’s forum to rant, rave, discuss, share and interact on any subject or issue

Teletoon

(English Channel)

BCE Place,
181 Bay Street,
P.O. Box 787,
Toronto, ON M5J 2T3
Tel. (416) 956-2060
Website: www.teletoon.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 40% Corus Ent., 40% Astral, 20% Cookie Jar
Demo skew: P2-17
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 53,400
Nielsen: 58,500
Nielsen share: 1.2%

Key programming contacts: Carole Bonneau, VP programming; Madeleine Levesque, director original productions (514) 939-5016

Programming: Canada’s first and only 24-hour-a-day animation station, intended for both children and adults. With English- and French-language services, the network offers viewers classic cartoons and new animation from Canada and around the world, including commissioned Teletoon original productions.

Treehouse TV

64 Jefferson Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6K 3H4
Tel. (416) 534-1191
Website: www.treehousetv.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% Corus Ent.
Demo skew: Preschoolers six and younger and their caregivers
Audience performance: N/A

Key programming contacts: Joanna Webb, VP programming (416) 530-5142; Bonita Siegel, director, original productions, children’s television, Corus Ent.

Programming: Offers real people, animation and puppets in children’s programming from Canada and around the world

TSN

9 Channel Nine Court,
Toronto, ON M1S 4B5
Tel. (416) 332-5000
Website: www.tsn.ca
Launched: 1984
Ownership: 68% Bell Globemedia, 32% ESPN
Demo skew: M25+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 93,000
Nielsen: 104,100
Nielsen share: 2.2%

Key programming contact: Stewart Johnston, director of programming

Programming: In addition to broadcasting Canadian and international sporting events and offering extensive sports news coverage, TSN airs sports-themed information, talk, profile, documentary and fitness series

VisionTV

80 Bond Street,
Toronto, ON M5B 1X2
Tel. (416) 368-3194
Website: www.visiontv.ca
Launched: 1988
Ownership: Canada’s Faith Network
Demo skew: A50+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 13,800
Nielsen: 10,400
Nielsen share: 0.2%

Key programming contacts: Joan Jenkinson, director of programming (lifestyle, drama); Alberta Nokes, director of independent production (docs, music); Beverley Shenken, director of acquisitions

Programming: Canada’s multi-faith network programs dramas, docs, lifestyle, music, comedy, and talk/information. It both acquires and commissions, its primary interests being faith/spirituality and diversity.

W Network

64 Jefferson Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6K 3H4
Tel. (416) 534-1191
Website: www.wnetwork.com
Launched: 1995
Ownership: 100% Corus Ent.
Demo skew: W25-54
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 31,900
Nielsen: 36,800
Nielsen share: 0.8%

Key programming contacts: Joanna Webb, VP programming (416) 530-5142; Maria Armstrong, director, original productions

Programming: Reflects the interests of Canadian women, encompassing dramas, movies, reality series and lifestyle programs

YTV

64 Jefferson Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6K 3H4
Tel. (416) 534-1191
Website: www.ytv.com
Launched: 1988
Ownership: 100% Corus Ent.
Demo skew: K6-12
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 71,700
Nielsen: 84,000
Nielsen share: 1.8%

Key programming contacts: Joanna Webb, VP programming (416) 530-5142; Bonita Siegel, director, original productions, children’s television, Corus Ent.

Programming: Includes a preschool block, an after-school block, and animation on Saturday mornings. Evenings are dedicated to tweens, teens and family viewing, featuring drama, comedy and animation. Kids movies air on weekends.