Misplaced Pages

Commonwealth Broadcasting Network

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from ATN CBN) Television channel
Commonwealth Broadcasting Network
CBN logo
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNational
HeadquartersMarkham, Ontario
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerAsian Television Network
History
LaunchedApril 19, 2005 (pay service)
June 17, 2012 (specialty service)
Former namesATN Caribbean (2005–late 2000s)
Links
WebsiteCBN

Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN).

CBN primarily focuses on cricket programming such as live and tape-delayed matches featuring Commonwealth nations. CBN also broadcasts a select number of lifestyle, entertainment, and informational series aimed primarily at the Caribbean and African communities.

History

In November 2000, ATN, through one of its subsidiaries, was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Caribbean & African Network, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 pay television service targeting Caribbean and African communities."

The channel was launched on April 19, 2005 as ATN Caribbean on Rogers Cable, airing a variety of programming aimed at the Caribbean and African communities in Canada with such programming as sports, music, dramas, and more.

The channel later rebranded in the later 2000s as the Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN) and began focusing more on cricket and other programming that would appeal to those outside the Caribbean and African communities, such as other Commonwealth nations.

On September 25, 2012, CBN's broadcasting licence to operate as a pay service was revoked at ATN's request. The channel subsequently re-launched as a regular specialty service on June 17, 2012, under the following license: ATN Cricket Channel One

References

  1. Decision CRTC 2000-645 CRTC 2000-12-14
  2. Rogers Cable offers its customers Canada's first 24-hour Caribbean channel Archived 2017-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Broadcaster Magazine 2005-04-19
  3. "ARCHIVED - Revocation of licence". 25 September 2012.

External links

Asian Television Network
Canadian channels
Foreign channels distributed by ATN
Radio
Premium television services in Canada
Premium television services in Canada (movies, series and specials)
English
French
Pay-per-view television services in Canada
PPV service operators
Defunct
Subscription PPV packages
Premium television services in Canada (multicultural)
Channels
Asian Television Network
Other
Defunct premium television services in Canada
Premium services
Multicultural
Cultural/lifestyle
Pay-per-view
Additional resources on North American television
North America
Canada
Mexico
United States
See also
U.S. premium channels
U.S. movie channels
Canadian movie channels
Sports television in Canada
Broadcast networks
Full sports divisions
Occasional or U.S. simulcasts only
Mainstream specialty
English
French
Sports news / information
French
Niche specialty
(English)
Sport-specific
Lifestyle and recreation
Streaming services
Occasional broadcasts
Defunct
Foreign
Categories: