launched september 1 1999 1999 09 01 owned by bell media picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv 4 3 letterbox country canada language english broadcast area nationwide headquarters toronto ontario formerly called report on business television 1999 2007 sister channel s ctv news channel cp24 website bnn availability satellite bell tv channel 504 sd channel 1568 hd shaw direct channel 508 sd cable available on most canadian cable systems consult your local cable provider for channel availability iptv bell aliant channel 238 sd channel 514 hd bell fibe tv channel 504 sd channel 1504 hd mts channel 142 sd channel 1142 hd optik tv channel 9815 sd channel 815 hd sasktel channel 53 sd vmedia channel 186 hd zazeen channel 43 hd business news network bnn is a canadian english language category a cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by bell media . bnn broadcasts programming related to business and financial news and analysis . the channel is headquartered at 299 queen street west in downtown toronto ; day to day operations for bnn are run by ctv news . contents 1 history 1.1 as report on business television robtv 1.2 as business news network bnn 2 programming 2.1 special programming 3 notable on air staff 4 bnn hd 5 references 6 external links history edit as report on business television robtv edit the network was licensed by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc in 1996 to a joint venture of thomson corporation 50 % western international communications 25 % and cancom 25 % . it launched on september 1 1999 as report on business television although using the abbreviation robtv borrowing the name from the globe and mail s financial section report on business . in 2000 canwest acquired wic and its interest in robtv . as part of the agreement transferring wic s interests in cancom to shaw communications canwest acquired cancom s share of the channel as well . logo as report on business television used from used from 1999 to 2002 . logo as report on business television used from 2002 to 2007 . the same year the partners came into conflict with each other canwest acquired the southam newspaper chain including the national post the globe s chief rival . around the same time thomson transferred the globe and its shares of robtv to bell globemedia a newly formed media company which also included ctv in which thomson held a 20 % interest . following threats of legal action from both sides in 2001 canwest agreed to sell its 50 % interest to bellglobemedia in exchange for bell expressvu agreeing to carry a new canwest owned digital business news channel financial post television . 1 that channel never went on the air . bellglobemedia assumed full control of robtv in late 2001 the channel was given a new logo and began to use only the full name of report on business television dropping the robtv sub brand . as business news network bnn edit on march 12 2007 the channel was renamed business news network . the name change occurred to give exclusive rights to the report on business name to the globe and mail and for the channel to have its own identity . it also removef a common problem with the robtv name other media and viewers called it rob tv rather than sounding out the rob acronym as preferred by the network . bnn relocated its operations from 720 king street west to 299 queen street west on december 6 2010 the building in which ctv s muchmusic and toronto s 24 hour news service cp24 are based . 2 the thomson family reacquired control of the globe and therefore report on business in late 2010 and ctvglobemedia s broadcasting assets were sold to bell canada . the channel and the newspaper are no longer co owned although bell retains a 15 % interest in the paper . following the merger with bell canada on april 1 2011 bell canada renamed its new business unit from ctvglobemedia to bell media . programming edit a large majority of the programming carried on bnn is produced in house although it also carries content from other sources including bloomberg television . it had been the canadian broadcast partner of cnnfn an american business news channel which ceased operations in december 2004 . bnn features a televised stock ticker with real time data from the toronto stock exchange the new york stock exchange nasdaq and many international financial exchanges . in addition to its homebase in toronto bnn also operates news bureaus located at the nasdaq market site in new york city s times square and in calgary . bnn attracts approximately 5 000 regular viewers daily and has a strong viewership outside of the home such as in gyms restaurants and offices which is not reflected in its ratings . this is a situation also faced by networks with high out of home viewing patterns such as cnbc . special programming edit the network hosts a series of special presentations throughout the year including specials for tax and registered retirement savings plan seasons . in the fall of 2006 report on business television hosted its first live on location event in toronto during which a studio audience was featured during two of the network s most popular shows market call with jim o connell and squeezeplay with kim parlee and andrew bell . this was the first time viewers had the opportunity to go live in person with the network during its regular broadcasts of market call . in may 2008 the network relaunched bnn.ca featuring its first online contest called the bnn.ca 25 000 challenge . the updated bnn.ca showcased a new video player allowing investors to search sort and personalize bnn video ; and the new player increased availability of past bnn video by allowing viewers to access content for an unlimited period of time online . other added features on the site included blogs a market monitor feature video clips on the homepage an online stock ticker features such as hot stocks and guest picks stock indices and tracking of the latest and popular news stories on the site . bnn s weekend programming consists mainly of repeats of some of the programs aired on bnn s weekday schedule and various infomercials from northern response and kingstar media . notable on air staff edit mark bunting michael hainsworth kim parlee bruce croxon bnn hd edit bnn hd is a high definition simulcast feed which broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format ; the feed was launched on november 28 2011 . it is available only on bell tv bell fibe tv shaw cable and telus optik tv . the hd feed is downconverted to a letterboxed format on the standard definition feed . references edit samantha yaffe global ctv unite and conquer playback april 30 2001 bnn wakes up to opening bell today in brand new toronto studio at ctv s iconic queen street headquarters external links edit official website v t e bell media and other broadcasting properties of bce inc. terrestrial tv ctv civt vancouver cfcn calgary cfrn edmonton cfqc saskatoon ckck regina cicc yorkton cipa prince albert cky winnipeg ckco kitchener cfto toronto cjoh ottawa cfcf montreal chbx sault ste. marie cici greater sudbury cito timmins ckny north bay cklt saint john ckcw moncton cjch halifax cjcb sydney ctv two civi victoria cftk terrace cjdc dawson creek chwi windsor cfpl london ckvr barrie chro ottawa specialty pay tv channels ctv two ctv two alberta ctv two atlantic ctv news bnn cp24 ctv news channel ctv specialty animal planet discovery channel discovery science discovery velocity espn classic rds rds2 rds info tsn tsn2 much mtv comedy the comedy network comedy gold mtv mtv2 much maple leaf sports & entertainment1 leafs tv nba tv canada premium and ppv cin pop the movie network hbo canada the movie network encore super cran vu 1 venus1 other booktelevision bravo canal d canal vie e fashion television gusto investigation investigation discovery space tv12 vrak z bell media radio am cfax cfgo cfra cfrb cfrn cfrw cfte cftk cham chum cior cjad cjbk cjdc cjor ckfr ckgm ckhj cklw ckmx ckoc ckor cksl ckst cktb ckww fm cfbr cfbt cfca cfei cfix cfjr cfly cfmg cfvm cfwm cfxy cfzz chbd chbe chey chik chom chor chqm chrd chre chrx chsu chtk chtz chum chvr cibk cibx cicf cidr cigb ciki cikx cilk cimf cimo cimx cioo ciqm cite montreal cite estrie citf cjab cjat cjay cjbx cjch cjcj cjdm cjfm cjfw cjmg cjmj cjmm cjmv cjoi cjpt ckbc ckfm ckgr ckkc ckkl ckkw cklc cklh ckly ckmf ckmm cknl ckpt ckqm ckrx cktf cktk ckto ckty ckxa ckx ckxr networks tsn radio bob fm boom fm ez rock nergie rouge fm 24 7 comedy ca distributor virgin radio ca licence broadcasting studios vancouver toronto 9 channel nine court 299 queen street west 250 richmond street west other bmi assets cravetv the loop predecessors telegram corporation baton broadcasting mid canada communications electrohome craig media chum limited access media group ctvglobemedia astral media defunct properties baton broadcast system wtsn ckx tv cknx tv viewers choice goltv nhl network m3 notes 1owned or part owned by bce separately from its ownership of bell media . 2community channels owned by bell canada fibe tv and bell aliant fibreop ; 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