Abu Dhabi TV (Canada)

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Abu Dhabi TV
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Abu Dhabi TV logo
Country Canada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Programming
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerEthnic Channels Group
(name licensed by Abu Dhabi Media)
History
Launched9 November 2005;18 years ago (2005-11-09)
Links
Website Abu Dhabi TV

Abu Dhabi TV is a Canadian exempt Category B Arabic language specialty channel and is wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group. The channel name is used under license from Abu Dhabi Media, the owners of the Emirati-based channel, Abu Dhabi TV.

Contents

Abu Dhabi TV broadcasts programming primarily from Abu Dhabi TV, in addition to Canadian content. It features a wide variety of programming including news, current affairs, sports, films, and more.

History

In September 2003, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Arabic TV, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service providing a programming service primarily in the Arabic language." [1]

Original logo (2005-2012) Abu Dhabi TV Logo.PNG
Original logo (2005–2012)

The channel launched on November 9, 2005 as Abu Dhabi TV on Rogers Cable. [2] [3]

On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert Abu Dhabi TV from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-440 CRTC 2003-09-04
  2. ↑ Abu Dhabi TV Canada homepage Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-12-04
  3. ↑ New Channels on Rogers Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Channel Canada Retrieved 2011-12-04
  4. ↑ Abu Dhabi TV– Revocation of licence


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