Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Groupe TVA |
History | |
Launched | February 9, 2006 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Prise 2 (French: "Take 2") is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media.
Prise 2 broadcasts television series and films, primarily from Quebec and the United States, from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
In October 2005, TVA Group was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Nostalgie, described as "a national, French-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to television and movie classics." [1]
The channel was launched on February 9, 2006 as Prise 2. [2]
On August 27, 2012, Groupe TVA launched Prise 2 HD, a HD feed simulcasting the standard definition feed. It is currently available on Vidéotron, Bell Satellite TV and Bell Fibe TV.
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