owned by blue ant media picture format 1080i hdtv country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called oasis hd 2006 2014 oasis 2014 2015 website love nature availability satellite bell tv channel 1625 shaw direct channel 258 366 cable available on many canadian cable systems check local listings iptv bell aliant channel 449 bell fibe tv channel 1661 mts channel 1602 optik tv channel 713 sasktel channel 471 hurontel digital tv channel 373 love nature is an international english language television channel publishing platform and subscription video on demand documentary streaming service . the channel is owned by blue ant media and broadcasts in high definition and on the app streaming service in 4k . the channel broadcasts natural history outdoor and environmental programming on a wide variety of topics from animals to landscapes to outer space . contents 1 history 1.1 as oasis hd 1.2 as oasis 1.3 current branding 1.4 international expansion 2 references 3 external links history edit as oasis hd edit logo used as oasis hd 2006 2014 in august 2005 john s. panikkar co founder of the channel s owner high fidelity hdtv was granted a licence by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch oasis hd a digital hd specialty channel devoted to urban and wild landscapes by canadian and international cinematographers . 1 the channel was launched on march 12 2006 as oasis hd 2 focusing on nature programming . on december 21 2011 high fidelity hdtv announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by blue ant media . while initially purchasing 29.9 % of the company the remaining 70.1 % would be purchased once it is approved by the crtc . 3 as oasis edit logo as oasis from 2014 2015 . in the summer of 2014 the channel dropped the hd moniker and was re branded as oasis with a new logo and website . current branding edit on january 19 2015 oasis re branded again this time as love nature . the re branding coincided with an announcement by blue ant media that it planned to produce 200 hours of nature programming per year in 4k ultra hd . 4 international expansion edit on july 14 2008 high fidelity hdtv announced that it had reached an agreement with cameron thomson group to distribute then oasis hd throughout the european marketplace . 5 although the channel did not launch internationally as planned . references edit broadcasting decision crtc 2006 172 crtc 2006 04 27 bell expressvu invites canadians to explore new high definition oasis and visual treasures bce press release 2006 03 13 blue ant media enters agreement to acquire high fidelity hdtv cnw press release 2011 12 21 blue ant rebrands oasis as love nature . cartt.ca . retrieved 22 january 2015 . hdtv aims for europe ; playback magazine ; 2008 07 14 external links edit official website v t e blue ant media specialty channels aux cottage life hifi love nature makeful radx smithsonian channel travel escape magazines canadian home workshop cottage cottage life outdoor canada international choice tv new zealand hgtv new zealand this article about television in canada is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title love nature & oldid 729375173 categories canadian digital cable television networkstelevision channels and stations established in 2006english language television stations in canadacanadian television stubshidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipediaall stub articles 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 print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 11 july 2016 at 19 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view