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'''eqhd''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[Category B Services|Category B]] [[specialty channel]]. The channel is owned by [[Blue Ant Media]] and broadcasts completely in [[high-definition television|high definition]]. The channel broadcasts programs focusing on geography, people, and cultures. |
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==History== |
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The channel was rebranded '''eqhd''' on August 23, 2010.,<ref>[http://www.tvb.ca/pages/high+fidelity+rebrands+rush+hd,+equator+hd_htm High Fidelity Rebrands Rush HD, Equator HD] TVB.ca 2010-08-20</ref> focusing largely on the same genre of programming. |
The channel was rebranded '''eqhd''' on August 23, 2010.,<ref>[http://www.tvb.ca/pages/high+fidelity+rebrands+rush+hd,+equator+hd_htm High Fidelity Rebrands Rush HD, Equator HD] TVB.ca 2010-08-20</ref> focusing largely on the same genre of programming. |
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On December 21, 2011, |
On December 21, 2011, eqhd's parent company, High Fidelity HDTV, announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media, majority owners of [[Glassbox Television]] and minority owners of Quarto Communications. While initially purchasing 29.9% of the company, the remaining 70.1% will be purchased once it is approved by the CRTC.<ref>[http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/899171/blue-ant-media-enters-agreement-to-acquire-high-fidelity-hdtv Blue Ant Media Enters Agreement to Acquire High Fidelity HDTV] CNW press release 2011-12-21</ref> |
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On July 15, 2013, it was announced that Blue Ant Media had reached a deal to re-launch |
On July 15, 2013, it was announced that Blue Ant Media had reached a deal to re-launch eqhd as a Canadian version of [[Smithsonian Networks|Smithsonian Channel]].<ref>[http://www.channelcanada.com/canadian-channels/specialty-channels/smithsonian-channel/smithsonian-channel-launching-this-fall-in-canada?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-channel-launching-this-fall-in-canada Smithsonian Channel Launching in Canada This Fall]</ref> |
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* [http://www.eqhd.ca |
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Revision as of 22:30, 24 July 2013
| Country | Canada |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Owner | Blue Ant Media |
eqhd is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. The channel is owned by Blue Ant Media and broadcasts completely in high definition. The channel broadcasts programs focusing on geography, people, and cultures.
History
In April 2006, John S. Panikkar (co-founder of High Fidelity HDTV), was granted a licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch MeridianHD, a digital HD specialty channel devoted to "programs dedicated exclusively to the exploration of geography, people, places and cultures. The programming shall focus on the roots of human development as well as teachings from other cultures and traditions in Canada and around the world. It shall also focus on what impact human behaviour has on the natural environment and how the natural world affects human ritual and culture."[1]
The channel launched on September 5, 2006[2] as Equator HD, much of its programming and its name licensed from Rainbow Media, original owners of the now defunct Voom HD Networks, owners of Equator HD in the United States.
The channel was rebranded eqhd on August 23, 2010.,[3] focusing largely on the same genre of programming.
On December 21, 2011, eqhd's parent company, High Fidelity HDTV, announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media, majority owners of Glassbox Television and minority owners of Quarto Communications. While initially purchasing 29.9% of the company, the remaining 70.1% will be purchased once it is approved by the CRTC.[4]
On July 15, 2013, it was announced that Blue Ant Media had reached a deal to re-launch eqhd as a Canadian version of Smithsonian Channel.[5]
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-176 CRTC 2006-04-28
- ^ High Fidelity HDTV Launches 'Rush HD' and 'Equator HD' Broadcaster Magazine 2006-09-05
- ^ High Fidelity Rebrands Rush HD, Equator HD TVB.ca 2010-08-20
- ^ Blue Ant Media Enters Agreement to Acquire High Fidelity HDTV CNW press release 2011-12-21
- ^ Smithsonian Channel Launching in Canada This Fall
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