ATN Channel

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ATN Channel
Country Canada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Markham, Ontario
Programming
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
(2013-present)
480i (SDTV)
(1998-present)
Ownership
Owner Asian Television Network
History
LaunchedMay 1998;26 years ago (1998-05)
ClosedOctober 1, 2023
Former namesSATV (South Asian Television) (1998-2001)
ATN Zee TV (2001-2013)
ATN Star Plus (2013-2017)
Links
Website ATN Channel (closed)

ATN Channel was a Canadian Category A specialty channel, owned by Asian Television Network (ATN). It is the flagship channel of the Asian Television Network and features programming from &TV as well as Canadian content in several South Asian languages.

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History

On September 4, 1996, South Asian Television Canada Limited was granted approval from the CRTC to launch an ethnic specialty television channel called SATV, a regional service catering to the South Asian community in Ontario. [1]

On August 7, 1997, South Asian Television Canada Limited received approval to convert SATV into a national service, available across Canada. [2]

The channel officially launched in May 1998 as ATN via cable and satellite.

ATN signed an agreement with Zee Network, securing the exclusive rights to programming from Zee TV, India's top rated channel at the time. This milestone agreement marked the first major content acquisition for ATN and resulted in Zee TV becoming the main source of programming for ATN channel which was subsequently renamed ATN Zee TV. [3]

On September 7, 2006, ATN signed an agreement with STAR Plus, India's top rated entertainment channel. Programming from STAR Plus was subsequently added to the lineup of ATN Zee TV in October 2006 and resulted in the channel being renamed ATN channel. [4]

On January 23, 2013, it was announced that ATN would no longer be airing any programming from Zee TV as of February 1, 2013, due to the expiration of its licensing agreement with Zee. [5] It was also announced that ATN plans on launching an HD feed of ATN channel in March 2013. Zee subsequently reached a licensing agreement with Ethnic Channels Group that resulted in the launch of Zee TV Canada. [6]

On October 6, 2017, ATN Star Plus lost the rights to programming from Star Plus. It subsequently began airing foreign programming from &TV. [7]

ATN HD

On June 1, 2013, ATN launched ATN HD, a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed. It is currently available on Bell Fibe TV, Optik TV and Rogers Cable.

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References

  1. ↑ SATV license approval
  2. ↑ License amendment converting SATV into National service
  3. ↑ Historic Alliance between ATN and ZeeTV Archived April 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ SKY IS THE LIMIT [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Greg (2013-01-23). "ATN targets March for HD launch of ATN Channel". Cartt.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  6. ↑ "Zee TV becomes a 24/7 offering in Canada". Indian Television dot com. 2016-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  7. ↑ &TV replace Star Plus to be part of the ATN HD channel
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