Global Television Network
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Availability | National, northern U.S. (terrestrial), parts of U.S. and Bermuda (via digital cable) |
| Slogan | Come home to Global |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
Key people | Doug Murphy (President and CEO of Corus Entertainment) Troy Reeb (Vice President of News) |
Launch date | January 6, 1974 (launch of CKGN-TV; now CIII-DT) 1989 (as the CanWest Global System) August 18, 1997 (national launch of Global brand) |
Former names | CanWest Global System (used in the 1989 on non-Global branded Canwest stations) |
Sister channels | Global News: BC 1 Slice Food Network Showcase HGTV History DIY Network |
Official website | Global Television Network |
Global Television Network (mainly called Global or Global TV) is a Canadian television channels. Along with CTV and CBC, it is one of the countries major networks. It is currently Canada's number-two television network.
The network started in a television station of the same name, in South Ontario. The national entity was known as CanWest Global System until getting the Ontario station's branding in 1997.
History[change | change source]
In Late 2009, Shaw took over Canwest's broadcast rights as of October 27, 2010. Global is a part of Shaw Media currently.[1]
Television listings[change | change source]
In television listings such as TV Guide, it is shown as GLO, GLB or GTV.
Global Television Network Shows[change | change source]
Sharon Lois & Bram Sing A To Z
Global Stations[change | change source]
CHAN Vancouver, British Columbia
Global HD[change | change source]
In October 2004, a HD version started airing, at the time, you had to have digital cable.
Slogans[change | change source]
- 1974-1975: "Your New Point of View"
- 1975-2006: "Global's got it!"
- 2006–present: "on Global"
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media by David Friend - FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting". friends.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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