CTV Comedy Channel

CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to CTV Comedy and formerly known as The Comedy Network) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Media which focuses primarily on comedy programming. The channel first launched on October 17, 1997, and operates two time-shifted feeds, running on Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules.

Not to be confused with The Comedy Channel, or Comedy Central (which briefly used the name "CTV: The Comedy Network").

CTV Comedy Channel
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerBCE Inc.
ParentBell Media
History
LaunchedOctober 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)
Former namesThe Comedy Network (1997–2019)
Links
Websitewww.ctv.ca/comedy

From its launch, the channel sourced most of its programming from U.S.-based Comedy Central. After years, Shaw Communications, Astral (later acquired by this channel’s current ownership) and Les Films Rozon sold their shares to Bell Media, and the network began to moved some of its programming from its original format to sister channel Much. It was rebranded to its current name in 2019.

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