by corus entertainment name licensed from a & e networks picture format 1080i hdtv 2013 present 480i sdtv 2001 present country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called showcase diva 2001 2012 website lifetime canada availability satellite bell tv channel 335 sd channel 1707 hd shaw direct channel 615 sd 81 581 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 561 sd channel 516 hd bell fibe tv channel 335 sd channel 1335 hd mts channel 244 sd channel 1244 hd optik tv channel 9386 sd channel 386 hd sasktel channel 81 sd channel 381 hd hurontel digital tv channel 307 hd vmedia channel 83 hd zazeen channel 117 hd lifetime is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment . based on the u.s cable network of the same name lifetime broadcasts films dramatic television series and reality series aimed at women . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 2001 2009 2009 2012 logos of former network showcase diva 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 romance television described as a national english language category 2 specialty television service devoted to romance . programming will include relationship themed game shows and magazine style programs featuring romantic vacation resorts . other programs will explore romantic moments in people s lives as well as classic romantic feature films epic mini series and made for television movies . 1 the channel was launched on september 7 2001 as showcase diva a spin off of another alliance atlantis television channel showcase . programming consisted of primarily television dramas and films . on january 18 2008 2 acquired control of showcase diva through its purchase of alliance atlantis broadcasting assets which were placed in a trust in august 2007 . 3 on october 27 2010 ownership changed again as shaw communications gained control of showcase diva as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 4 5 lifetime logo used from 2012 to 2013 . on may 30 2012 it was announced that showcase diva would be rebranded as a canadian version of lifetime on august 27 2012 through a brand licensing agreement with the u.s. channel s parent company a e networks . the rebrand would result in the addition of more reality series talk shows and other original series from lifetime to the channel s films and television dramas . 6 7 8 on may 29 2013 shaw media launched lifetime hd a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed . it is currently available on eastlink shaw direct shaw cable bell fibe tv and bell tv . rogers cable would later add the hd feed on april 24 2014 . on april 1 2016 shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 9 programming edit in addition to programming from its american counterpart lifetime also airs an acquired slate of programming from other sources . 10 11 see also edit lifetime lifetime real women lifetime movie network lifetime uk and ireland references edit decision crtc 2000 674 crtc 2000 12 14 canwest global receives final crtc approval for acquisition of alliance atlantis cnw press release 2008 01 18 canwest completes acquisition of alliance atlantis investor point 2007 08 15 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties upfronts shaw adds more drama to global and brings lifetime to canada dose.ca 2012 05 30 shaw media and a e networks extend partnership to bring to canada two exciting channels in fall shaw media press release 2012 05 30 shaw media and a & e to launch two new specialty channels . broadcaster magazine . 30 may 2012 . retrieved 30 may 2012 . corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 2016 . http www.mylifetimetv.ca schedule http tvschedule.zap2it.com tvlistings zcsgrid.do stnnum 26768 & channel 83 & aid tvschedule 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 international communications some of the assets listed above are majority owned wholly owned by corus entertainment or are under license . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e a & e networks u.s. networks a & e crime & investigation network fyi history history en espa ol military history viceland lifetime entertainment services lifetime lifetime real women lmn international networks joint venture partner a e networks uk sky crime investigation africa crime investigation europe history africa history europe lifetime africa lifetime uk a e networks turkey digit rk history europe lifetime turkey a e networks germany universal networks germany history germany a e networks italy fox channels italy history italy a e networks asia astro overseas limited history south east asia fyi south east asia crime & investigation network south east asia lifetime south east asia aetn18 media pvt. ltd. history tv18 foxtel licensed a & e australia history australia crime & investigation network australia corus entertainment licensed history canada h2 canada lifetime canada fyi canada crime & investigation canada the history channel iberia with amc networks international iberia hist ria portugal historia spain a & e spain and portugal crime & investiga o crimen & investigaci n defunct channels alpha repertory television service the history channel india joint venture with star tv bio . uk joint venture with sky bio . australia h2 owners the walt disney company through disney abc television group 50 % hearst corporation 50 % retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lifetime canada & oldid 737584749 categories a & e networkstelevision channels and stations established in 2001corus entertainmentcanadian digital cable television networkswomen s interest channelsenglish language television stations in canadahidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page 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