2001 owned by corus entertainment men tv general partnership picture format 1080i hdtv 2013 present 480i sdtv 2001 present slogan more 2 history country canada broadcast area national formerly called mentv 2001 2010 the cave 2010 2012 sister channel s history website h2 canada availability satellite bell tv channel 629 sd shaw direct channel 570 sd 83 583 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 279 sd channel 545 hd bell fibe tv channel 629 sd channel 1629 hd mts channel 163 sd channel 1163 hd optik tv channel 9706 sd channel 706 hd sasktel channel 165 sd channel 465 hd vmedia channel 280 sd zazeen channel 93 sd h2 is a canadian english language category a specialty channel dedicated to airing historic and non historical programming of military science and technology interest . the channel is wholly owned by corus entertainment with its name licensed from the american company a & e networks owners of the american channel . contents 1 history 2 noted series 3 references 4 external links history edit original logo as mentv 2001 2010 logo as the cave 2010 2012 in november 2000 groupe tva and canwest through its subsidiary global television network inc. were granted approval from the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a television channel called men tv described as a national english language category 1 specialty television service dedicated to men s lifestyle . it will provide programming related to the luxury market the gourmet market men s beauty and fitness the book and music market outdoor adventures and leisure sports from a canadian men s perspective . 1 the channel launched on september 7 2000 under a slightly modified name mentv . despite canwest s 49 % minority interest in the service canwest was the managing partner of the channel from its inception until september 2008 when managing operations were handed over to groupe tva who owned a 51 % stake in the service . throughout its history as mentv the channel maintained a programming slate of general interest programming aimed at a male audience . programming included series focusing on themes such as crime and mystery cuisine leisure sports such as extreme sports and fishing technology and more . due in part to the channel s licence requirements the majority of the programming were documentary reality series talk shows and other such non scripted programming . scripted programming such as films variety shows comedies and television dramas did also air on the channel however . on august 2 2010 with little marketing initiative behind it and little notice from the press mentv was quietly rebranded the cave while maintaining mentv s programming strategy of a lifestyle service aimed at men . on october 27 2010 shaw communications gained a 49 % stake in the channel as a result of its acquisition of canwest . 2 3 on december 22 2011 groupe tva announced its intention to sell its share of the cave and mystery tv to shaw communications giving shaw full control of the two channels . 4 it was revealed in regulatory documents that the transaction for the cave was valued at 2 000 000 . 5 the deal was approved by the crtc on april 25 2012 . 6 on may 30 2012 shaw media announced that it would be launching a canadian version of the history focused american channel h2 on august 27 2012 . while no official word was made by shaw media it was speculated that the channel would be a rebranded version of the cave . 7 8 indeed the cave was rebranded as h2 on august 27 2012 . on may 29 2013 shaw media launched a high definition simulcast of h2 . it is currently available on eastlink shaw direct shaw cable & bell fibe tv . in november 2015 it was announced that the u.s. h2 channel would be replaced by viceland a new network programmed by vice media . with vice previously announcing a canadian partnership with rogers communications who launched viceland in canada as a replacement for the biography channel and a & e networks stating that the h2 brand would continue to be used in international markets the canadian channel was not affected by these changes . 9 10 noted series edit 10 things you don t know about aftermath blowdown greatest tank battles ice pilots nwt modern marvels the universe top gear us top guns william shatner s weird or what note series list is current as of september 2012 . references edit decision crtc 2000 464 crtc 2000 12 14 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties tva selling two specialty channels to shaw media ; financial terms not disclosed application 2011 1581 6 crtc 2012 01 20 decision crtc 2012 239 crtc 2012 04 25 a & e networks sending lifetime and h2 to canada the hollywood reporter 2012 05 30 shaw media to bring lifetime h2 to canada cartt.ca 2012 05 30 viceland content will be made in canada for a global audience . canadian business . rogers media . retrieved 29 february 2016 . it s official vice channel to take over a e networks history spinoff h2 . the hollywood reporter . retrieved 29 february 2016 . 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 h2 canada & oldid 741811087 categories a & e networkscanadian digital cable television networkstelevision channels and stations established in 2001corus entertainmentenglish language television stations 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 fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 20 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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