MAVTV Canada

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MAVTV Canada
MAV TV Canada logo - 2019.jpg
MAVTV Canada logo
LaunchedJanuary 10, 2017
Owned byREV Sports Entertainment Inc. (under license from Lucas Oil)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan"Your Destination For All Things Motorsports"
Country Canada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website MAVTV Canada
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 413 (SD)
Channel 1413 (HD)
Shaw Direct Channel 120
Cable
Eastlink Channel 737 (HD)
Vidéotron Channel 171 (SD)
Channel 771 (HD)
IPTV
Bell Aliant Channel 124 (SD)
Channel 624 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV Channel 414 (SD)
Channel 1414 (HD)
Optik TV Channel 962 (HD)
Tbaytel Channel 737 (HD)

MAVTV Canada is a Canadian English language exempt Category B specialty channel owned by REV Sports Entertainment Inc. The MAVTV Canada brand and some of its programming is licensed from Lucas Oil, owners of the American channel, MAVTV. The channel broadcasts programs related to motorsports and other automotive shows.

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History

In May 2015, Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement with Lucas Oil to launch MAVTV in Canada as a localized Canadian channel. [1] Despite the announcement, no expected launch date was specified by either party as no agreements with television service providers were reached at that point.

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Original logo from 2017 - 2019

In December 2016, the channel announced that it had reached an agreement with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA), allowing the channel to become available for distribution to its membership of independent Canadian cable television service providers, which would see the channel launch on January 10, 2017. [2] The press release announcing the launch of the channel excluded any reference to Anthem Sports & Entertainment; instead referencing REV Sports Entertainment Inc., now the operator of the channel. Heading the channel is Mike Garrow, referenced in the original press release in 2015 announcing the licensing agreement with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, who at the time would "oversee the rollout and launch of MAVTV Canada, working with Anthem's technical and production teams." The channel launched as expected on January 10, 2017 through several CCSA members. [3] In June 2017, the channel launched in high definition, with Tbaytel, the largest distributor of the channel at the time. [4] Less than a month later, the channel was launched on Eastlink. [5]

On January 11, 2018, MAVTV Canada launched on Bell TV, Bell Aliant and Bell Fibe TV. [6]

Programming


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