FYI (Canadian TV channel)
FYI (stylized as fyi,) was a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Discovery Health Canada, ULC, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Based on the American cable network of the same name, the channel featured lifestyle programming, with a mix of reality, culinary, home renovation and makeover series.
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2016–2019) 480i (SDTV) (2001–2019) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alliance Atlantis (2001–2008) Canwest (2008–2010) Shaw Media (2010–2016) Corus Entertainment (2016–2019) (Discovery Health Channel Canada ULC) |
| Sister channels | History Crime & Investigation History2 Lifetime OWN W Network Slice ABC Spark Adult Swim CMT HGTV Food Network |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Closed | December 31, 2019 |
| Former names | Discovery Health Channel (2001–2007) Discovery Health (2007–2010) Twist TV (2010–2014) |
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001, as Discovery Health Channel by a joint venture of Alliance Atlantis and Discovery Communications, which focused on health and wellness-oriented programming. Discovery Health was acquired by Canwest in 2008 which rebranded the network as Twist TV in 2010 before being taken over by Shaw Media. As Twist TV, the channel shifted to reality programming aimed at a female demographic.
After being rebranded to FYI in 2014 and acquired by Corus in 2016, the channel ended its operations on December 31, 2019.