ARTV

1400 Rene Levesque Boulevard East,
Suite A 53-1,
Montreal, QC H2L 2M2
Tel. (514) 597-3636
Website: www.artv.ca
Launched: 2001
Ownership: 37% Radio-Canada, 25% Tele-Quebec, 16% Bell Globemedia, 15% ARTE France, 7% L’Equipe Spectra
Demo skew: A25-54
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 4,500
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contacts: Marie Cote, GM; Jacinthe Brisebois, head, programming and operations; Catherine Dupont, head, programming and operations

Programming: Canadian and foreign productions in the realm of the arts: performances, concerts, films, documentaries and fiction. Programming also includes magazine shows on literature, fine food, architecture and painting.

Canal D

Les Chaines Tele Astral Inc.,
2100 St. Catherine Street West,
Suite 700,
Montreal, QC H3H 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-3150
Website: www.canald.com
Launched: 1995
Ownership: 100% Astral
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 21,600
Nielsen: 38,800
Nielsen share: 0.8%

Key programming contact: Jean-Pierre Laurendeau, VP programming

Programming: Arts and entertainment programming

Canal Vie

Les Chaines Tele Astral Inc.,
2100 St. Catherine Street West,
Suite 700,
Montreal, QC H3H 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-3150
Website: www.canalvie.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 100% Astral
Demo skew: W35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 20,000
Nielsen: 23,200
Nielsen share: 0.5%

Key programming contact: Lyne Denault, VP programming

Programming: Women’s magazine, health, food, home design, documentary

Historia

Les Chaines Tele Astral Inc.,
2100 St. Catherine Street West,
Suite 700,
Montreal, QC H3H 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-3150
Website: historiatv.com
Launched: 2000
Ownership: 50% Astral, 50% Alliance Atlantis
Demo skew: M35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 8,400
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Fabrice Brasier, VP programming

Programming: Canadian and world history

Musimax

355 St. Catherine Street West,
Montreal, QC H3B 1A5
Tel. (514) 284-7587
Website: www.musimax.com
Launched: 1997
Ownership: 50% CHUM, 50% Astral
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 5,500
Nielsen: 6,000
Nielsen share: 0.1%

Key programming contact: Guy Banville, VP programming

Programming: Music videos, news and information

MusiquePlus

355 St. Catherine Street West,
Montreal, QC H3B 1A5
Tel. (514) 284-7587
Website: www.musiqueplus.com
Launched: 1986
Ownership: 50% CHUM, 50% Astral
Demo skew: P12-34
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 8,900
Nielsen: 10,200
Nielsen share: 0.2%

Key programming contact: Johanne Menard, VP programming

Programming: Music videos, news and information

RDI

1400 Rene-Levesque Blvd. East,
A1-64
Montreal, PQ H2L 2M2
Tel. (514) 597-7460
Website: www.radio-canada.ca/rdi
Launched: 1995
Ownership: 100% Radio-Canada
Demo skew: A35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 25,500
Nielsen: 33,500
Nielsen share: 0.7%

Key programming contact: Robert Nadeau, head, program development

Programming: Canada’s French-language news network, providing fast 24/7 coverage of important events. In addition to daily newscasts broadcast on the hour and half-hour, RDI airs information and public affairs programs. Special programs covering foreseeable news events share airtime with current affairs shows and documentaries.

Series+

Les Chaines Tele Astral Inc.,
2100 St. Catherine Street West,
Suite 700,
Montreal, QC H3H 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-3150
Website: www.seriesplus.com
Launched: 2000
Ownership: 50% Astral, 50% Alliance Atlantis
Demo skew: W35+
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 22,800
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Nancy Rouleau, VP programming

Programming: Films, dramatic and comedy series from around the world

Teletoon

(French Channel)

BCE Place,
181 Bay Street,
P.O. Box 787,
Toronto, ON M5J 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-5016
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: 29,900
Nielsen: 34,900
Nielsen share: 0.7%

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.

Z Tele

Les Chaines Tele Astral Inc.,
2100 St. Catherine Street West,
Suite 700,
Montreal, QC H3H 2T3
Tel. (514) 939-3150
Website: www.ztele.com
Launched: 2000
Ownership: 100% Astral
Demo skew: A18-49
Audience performance – viewers 2+ (M-Su 24 Hr):
BBM: 7,800
Nielsen: N/A
Nielsen share: N/A

Key programming contact: Sylvia Cote, VP programming

Programming: Sci-fi, science, technology, extreme