2018 in Canadian television
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{{CanadaTV year|2018}}
The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2018. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Events
=Notable events=
==January==
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! Date ! Event |
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|CBC Television broadcasts Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a tribute concert to Canadian musician Leonard Cohen which took place in November 2017. |
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|Bell Media announces a branding and content agreement with the American television channel Starz, which will see The Movie Network Encore rebrand as a Canadian Starz channel.[https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/bell-media-signs-deal-with-starz-to-bring-content-to-canada-1.3771552 "Bell Media signs deal with Starz to bring content to Canada"]. Canadian Press via CTV News, January 23, 2018. |
==March==
==April==
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! Date ! Event |
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|After emerging from creditor protection, Canadian pay television multiplex provider Super Channel announces the rebranding of its channels as Super Channel Fuse and Super Channel Heart & Home.[http://realscreen.com/2018/04/11/allarco-exits-creditor-protection-rebrands-super-channel/ "Allarco exits creditor protection, rebrands Super Channel"]. RealScreen, April 11, 2018. |
==June==
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! Date ! Event |
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|Bell Media announces its intent to launch free VOD services CTV Vault and CTV Movies on the CTV app and website in the Fall, as well as the intent to rebrand The Comedy Network, Space, the original Bravo, and Gusto, respectively, as CTV Comedy, CTV Sci-Fi, CTV Drama, and CTV Life, to align them with the branding of the CTV Television Network.{{cite web|title=Bell Media Unveils CTV-branded Portfolio of Channels, Creates Next-Generation Digital Destination, and Launches New CTV Movies Service|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/bell-media-unveils-ctv-branded-portfolio-of-channels-creates-next-generation-digital-destination-and-launches-new-ctv-movies-service/|date=June 7, 2018}} |
==August==
==November==
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! Date ! Event |
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Bell Media rebrands the pay TV service The Movie Network as Crave, aligning it with the branding of its television streaming service Crave.{{cite news|url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/10/01/rogers-cravetv-tmn-hbo-packages/|title=CraveTV to be included in 'TMN + HBO' packages at no additional cost later this year|date=2018-10-01|work=MobileSyrup|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en-US}} |
==December==
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! Date ! Event |
| style="text-align:center;"|31
|After 17 years, Knowledge Network officially signs BBC Kids off the air. |
Television programs
=Programs debuting in 2018=
Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2018. Note that shows may be delayed or cancelled by the network between now and their scheduled air dates.
=Programs ending in 2018=
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! Start Date ! Show ! Channel ! Source |
| January 30
| |
=Television films=
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! Start Date ! Show ! Channel ! Source |
| September 30
|Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey | |
| October 21
|Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters |Jason Kerr, [https://paherald.sk.ca/2018/10/11/the-hunt-is-on-in-the-north/ "The hunt is on in the north"]. Prince Albert Daily Herald, October 11, 2018. |
Deaths
Television stations
=Network launches=
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! Network ! Type ! Launch date ! Notes |
| Natyf TV
| Cable | June 14 | French language multicultural channel |
===Network affiliation changes===
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! Date ! Market ! Station ! Channel ! Previous affiliation ! New affiliation ! Notes/References |
| rowspan=3| August 27
| CKWS-DT | 11.1 | rowspan=3| CTV | rowspan=3| Global |
| Oshawa, Ontario
| 22 (analog) | |
| Peterborough, Ontario
| CHEX-DT | 12.1 | |
=Network conversions and rebrandings=
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! Old network name ! New network name ! Type ! Conversion date ! Notes |
| The Movie Network
| Crave | | November 1 | |
=Network closures=
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! Network ! Type ! Closure date ! Notes |
| Sundance Channel
| | March 1 | |
| Viceland
| | March 31 | |
| BBC Kids
| | December 31 | |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=2018-01-01,2018-12-31&countries=ca&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 2018 Canadian television series] at IMDb
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