Zeste

Last updated
Zeste
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Zeste logo
Country Canada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Programming
Language(s) French
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Groupe TVA
Sister channels Évasion
History
LaunchedMarch 22, 2010;13 years ago (2010-03-22)
Links
Website www.zeste.tv

Zeste is a Canadian French-language discretionary service channel owned by Groupe TVA. Zeste airs food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming.

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History

On August 15, 2008, Serdy was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate "Cuisine", a national French-language category 2 digital cable specialty channel devoted to food-related programming. [1] On January 19, 2010, Groupe Serdy announced that it was ready to launch the channel in March, [2] and on February 24, Serdy unveiled the channel's identity, including the channel's new name (Zeste), and programming to the media. [3]

The channel was launched on March 22 in standard and high definition.

On January 14, 2019, the CRTC approves the acquisition of the channel by Quebecor Média on behalf of its subsidiary Groupe TVA.

Zeste HD

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On May 2, 2011, Zeste launched Zeste HD, a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed.

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Zeste logo 2010-2020

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References

  1. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-186, CRTC, 2008-08-15
  2. Une nouvelle chaîne spécialisée sur la cuisine, Cyberpresse.ca, 2010-01-19 (in French)
  3. Zeste, la nouvelle chaîne cuisine, NewsCNW, 2010-02-24 (in French)