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| name = Abu Dhabi TV |
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| logo = Abu_Dhabi_TV.png |
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| logo_caption = '''Abu Dhabi TV logo''' |
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| logo_size = 175px |
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2005|11|9|df=yes}} |
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| owner = [[Ethnic Channels Group]] |
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| owner = Ethnic Channels Group<br>(name licensed by [[Abu Dhabi Media]]) |
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| country = [[Canada]] |
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| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]]) |
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| area = National |
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| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |
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| cable chan 1 = Channel 873 |
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| cable serv 2 = |
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| adsl serv 1 = [[Telus|Telus TV]] |
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| adsl chan 1 = Channel 530 |
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'''Abu Dhabi TV''' is a [[Canadian]] [[Category |
'''Abu Dhabi TV''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] exempt [[Category B services|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 [[United Arab Emirates|Emirati]]-based channel, [[Abu Dhabi TV]]. |
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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 (news format)|current affairs]], [[sports]], [[films]], and more. |
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==History== |
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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."''<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/db2003-440.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-440] CRTC 2003-09-04</ref> |
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[[File:Abu Dhabi TV Logo.PNG|right|thumb|Original logo (2005–2006)|125px]] |
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The channel launched on November 9, 2005 as '''Abu Dhabi TV''' on [[Rogers Cable]].<ref>[http://www.ethnicchannels.com/channel/arabic/abu-dhabi-tv Abu Dhabi TV Canada homepage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928073836/http://www.ethnicchannels.com/channel/arabic/abu-dhabi-tv |date=September 28, 2011 }} Retrieved 2011-12-04</ref><ref>[http://www.channelcanada.com/Sections-article74-p1.html New Channels on Rogers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527205107/http://www.channelcanada.com/Sections-article74-p1.html |date=May 27, 2012 }} Channel Canada Retrieved 2011-12-04</ref> |
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On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert Abu Dhabi TV from a licensed [[Category B services|Category B]] specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-462.htm Abu Dhabi TV– Revocation of licence]</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http:// |
* [http://ethnicchannels.com/channels/abudhabi.php Abu Dhabi TV] |
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* [http://www.abudhabitv.ae/ Abu Dhabi TV (UAE)] {{in lang|ar}} |
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{{Ethnic Channels Group}} |
{{Ethnic Channels Group}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Dhabi Tv (Canada)}} |
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[[Category:Arab-Canadian culture]] |
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[[Category:Arabic-language television stations]] |
[[Category:Arabic-language television stations]] |
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[[Category:Cable television channels in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005]] |
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[[Category:Emirati diaspora]] |
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[[Category:Arabic-language television in Canada]] |
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{{Canada-tv-stub}} |
{{Canada-tv-station-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 24 June 2024
 Abu Dhabi TV logo | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ethnic Channels Group (name licensed by Abu Dhabi Media) |
| History | |
| Launched | 9 November 2005 |
| 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.
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
[edit]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]
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-440 CRTC 2003-09-04
- ^ Abu Dhabi TV Canada homepage Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-12-04
- ^ New Channels on Rogers Archived May 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Channel Canada Retrieved 2011-12-04
- ^ Abu Dhabi TV– Revocation of licence
External links
[edit]- Abu Dhabi TV
- Abu Dhabi TV (UAE) (in Arabic)
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