september 7 2001 owned by corus entertainment picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan action knows action country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called showcase action 2001 2009 sister channel s showcase website action availability satellite bell tv channel 334 sd shaw direct channel 611 sd channel 636 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 351 sd bell fibe tv channel 334 sd mts channel 241 sd optik tv channel 9449 sd channel 449 hd sasktel channel 80 sd channel 380 hd hurontel digital tv channel 306 sd vmedia channel 82 sd zazeen channel 162 sd action is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment specializing in films and television series targeting males . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 originals 2.2 syndicated 2.2.1 acquired from trutv 3 references 4 external links history edit in november 2000 showcase television inc. a division of alliance atlantis was granted approval by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a television channel called action television described as a national english language category 2 specialty television service devoted to action movies and series primarily driven by a fast paced fictional plot featuring car chases explosions special effects or martial arts . 1 the channel launched on september 7 2001 as showcase action 2 a spin off of another alliance atlantis television channel showcase . on january 18 2008 3 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media 4 acquired control of showcase action through its purchase of alliance atlantis broadcasting assets which were placed in a trust in august 2007 . 5 the channel was renamed action on august 31 2009 . 6 on october 27 2010 ownership changed once again as shaw communications gained control of action as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 7 8 showcase action logo used until 2009 on may 1 2015 an hd feed of action was launched . during this time the channel was made available as a free preview . 9 on april 1 2016 parent company shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 10 programming edit includes current & former programming as of august 2016 . 11 12 originals edit the drunk and on drugs happy fun time hour kenny hotz s triumph of the will but i m chris jericho 13 syndicated edit andromeda beach patrol cops cops reloaded earth final conflict inside america s jail the outer limits relic hunter stargate atlantis s.w.a.t. usa to serve and protect trailer park boys acquired from trutv edit action is known to have aired shows acquired from the reality oriented trutv . all worked up bait car billy on the street the carbonaro effect caught red handed clipaholics comedy knockout container wars greatest ever guinness world records gone wild fake off friends of the people full throttle saloon hack my life hair jacked hardcore pawn hardcore pawn chicago how to be a grown up the hustlers impractical jokers joker s wild kart life killer karaoke las vegas jailhouse lizard lick towing most daring most shocking motor city masters police pov the safecrackers six degrees of everything south beach tow top 20 most shocking truinside trutv top funniest under fire upload with shaquille o neal trutv presents world s dumbest ... six degrees of everything references edit decision crtc 2000 675 crtc 2000 12 14 ctv score media challenge new specialty channel applications archived may 13 2012 at the wayback machine . the wire report 2010 06 03 canwest global receives final crtc approval for acquisition of alliance atlantis cnw press release 2008 01 18 goldman s happy ending at canwest the globe and mail 2010 05 03 canwest completes acquisition of alliance atlantis investor point 2007 08 15 showcase action unveils its fall 2009 programming highlights archived may 27 2012 at the wayback machine . channel canada 2009 07 26 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties http media.shawmedia.ca uploadedfiles shawmedia content insidetrack 2015 04 23 action free preview.pdf corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 2016 . http www.action tv.ca schedule http tvschedule.zap2it.com tvlistings zcsgrid.do stnnum 26769 & channel 82 & aid tvschedule http www.shawmedia.ca media pressreleasedetail.aspx pressreleaseid 6442455277 external links edit official website v t e corus entertainment broadcast television global o & o cfre cfsk chan chbc chnb cict cihf ciii cisa citv ckmi cknd ctv chex chex tv 2 ckws cable television specialty channels english language abc spark action bbc canada cartoon network adult swim cmt cosmopolitan tv crime & investigation dejaview disney channel disney junior disney xd diy network double helix dtour food network fyi global news bc 1 hgtv history h2 ifc lifetime movietime national geographic channel nat geo wild nickelodeon oprah winfrey network showcase slice sundance channel teletoon the edge treehouse w movies w network ytv corus m dia french language disney la cha ne historia s ries t l toon vrak telelatino network 50.5 % euroworld sport mediaset italia sky tg24 telebimbi telelatino teleni os univision canada terrestrial radio by call sign am cfmj cfpl ched chmj chml chqr chqt cjob cjoy cknw fm cfgq cfhk cflg cfmi cfmk cfny cfox cfpl chay cilq cimj cing ciqb cisn cjdv cjgv cjkr cjot cjss cjxy ckbt ckcb ckdk ckng ckqb ckru ckry ckwf ckws other assets kids can press nelvana toon boom animation defunct historical brands and predecessors discovery kids dusk edge tv kidsco encore avenue leonardo world movie central teletoon retro t l toon r tro video italia shaw media alliance atlantis canwest chca tv cooltv dusk e tv system fine living fox sports world canada selkirk communications x treme sports western 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