9 2000 owned by corus entertainment 80.16 % managing partner scripps networks interactive 19.84 % picture format 1080i hdtv 2011 present 480i sdtv 2000 present country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario website food network canada availability satellite bell tv channel 603 sd channel 1706 hd shaw direct channel 561 sd channel 268 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 270 sd channel 419 hd bell fibe tv channel 603 sd channel 1603 hd mts channel 135 sd channel 1135 hd optik tv channel 9313 sd channel 313 hd sasktel channel 103 sd channel 403 hd vmedia channel 56 hd zazeen channel 115 hd food network is a canadian english language category a specialty channel with programming related to food cooking cuisine and the food industry . food network is a joint venture between corus entertainment and scripps networks interactive . contents 1 history 2 food network hd 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit before the launch of food network canada the american service food network was available in canada since 1997 . food network became one of the more popular foreign cable channels available in canada which prompted the creation of a canadian version of the american service which would then be able to access ad revenue through commercials under canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc regulations . food network s logo used from 2000 2005 . after that it was changed to match the 2003 food network usa logo . the licence for food network canada was approved by the crtc in early 2000 . the channel was launched in october of that year ; on the day of the launch the american service was removed from the list of foreign channels eligible to be broadcast in canada . on january 18 2008 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media bought alliance atlantis and gained aac s interest in food network . on october 27 2010 ownership changed again as shaw communications gained control of food network as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 1 2 on march 4 2013 corus entertainment announced the sale of its 22.58 % ownership interest in food network to shaw media in exchange for shaw s 49 % stake in abc spark . 3 the sale closed in april 2013 . 4 on april 1 2016 corus re assumed ownership of the network due to its acquisition of shaw media . 5 6 food network logo used from 2005 to 2013 . until 2014 this logo was still seen in some promos . food network hd edit food network hd logo used before 2014 on october 5 2011 shaw launched food network hd a 1080i high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed . 7 see also edit canadian cuisine list of food network canada personalities list of programs broadcast by food network canada references edit shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media . therecord.com . retrieved 2013 12 22 . crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties . crtc.gc.ca . 2010 10 22 . retrieved 2013 12 22 . bce to sell assets to corus as part of astral deal the globe and mail via reuters and the canadian press march 4 2013 . press release corus entertainment receives crtc approval on teletoon canada inc. historia and s ries acquisitions . corusent.com . retrieved 2013 12 22 . corus entertainment acquires shaw media for 2.65 billion . the globe and mail . retrieved 13 january 2016 . corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 2016 . food network canada looking better than ever shaw media press release 2011 10 05 external links edit official website adams liz ; food network cooks up canadian menu ; strategy magazine ; 07 17 2000 . decision crtc 2000 217 ; crtc ; 07 04 2000 . 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 scripps networks interactive cable television hgtv diy network food network 70 % canada 19.84 % cooking channel travel channel great american country uktv 50 % travel channel international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title food network canada & oldid 731677551 categories food network canada television channels and stations established in 2000corus entertainmentscripps cable networksenglish language television stations in canada2000 establishments in canada 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 deutschfran aisportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 26 july 2016 at 20 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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