television channel for women see dusk dusk dusk logo launched september 7 2001 as scream september 9 2009 as dusk closed march 23 2012 owned by corus entertainment 51 % & managing partner shaw media 49 % picture format 480i sdtv country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called horrorvision pre launch scream 2001 2009 replaced by abc spark dusk branded as dusk was a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment and shaw media . dusk broadcast programming consisting of films television dramas and reality tv and documentary style television series from the thriller suspense and supernatural genres . history edit in november 2000 corus on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated was granted approval by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a television channel called horrorvision described as a national english language category 2 specialty television service designed for canadian adults 18 49 . programming will consist of horror and thriller movies and series as well as occasional magazine style shows focusing on the genre . 1 the channel was launched as scream on september 7 2001 as a joint venture between corus entertainment and alliance atlantis . programming on scream focused primarily on horror thriller and suspense films and television series . logo used when under scream brand 2001 2009 on january 18 2008 2 a joint venture between canwest and goldman sachs capital partners known as cw media 3 acquired 49 % of scream through its purchase of alliance atlantis broadcasting assets which were placed in a trust in august 2007 . 4 on september 9 2009 scream was re launched as dusk . with the re launch the channel began to focus more on supernatural and suspense programming and less on gore in an effort to appeal to a broader viewer demographic in particular women . 5 on october 27 2010 ownership changed once again as shaw communications gained a 49 % stake in scream as a result of its acquisition of canwest and goldman sachs interest in cw media . 6 7 on february 10 2012 dusk revealed through an announcement via its twitter and facebook accounts that it would be ceasing operations on march 23 2012 . 8 9 a statement later announced on the channel s website stated the channel was being shuttered for strategic reasons in an effort to concentrate on areas of expertise . 10 corus has since indicated more specifically through crtc filings that dusk was discontinued in order to proceed with the launch of abc spark such that shaw cable and shaw direct could carry the latter while complying with the crtc s 3 1 ratio policy which limits the proportion of specialty channels carried from companies affiliated with a particular service provider . 11 the last program aired on dusk was the 1990 film ghost which was aired in a 24 hour marathon on march 22 ; the channel signed off the air at 6 00am et on march 23 2012 . references edit decision crtc 2000 527 crtc 2000 12 14 canwest global receives final crtc approval for acquisition of alliance atlantis cnw press release 2008 01 18 goldman s happy ending at canwest the globe and mail 2010 05 03 canwest completes acquisition of alliance atlantis investor point 2007 08 15 scream tv to lose gore after dusk falls this september media in canada 2009 06 26 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media crtc approves shaw s purchase of the canwest global television properties dusk twitter page dusk facebook page corus pulls plug on dusk cartt.ca 2012 03 27 corus entertainment . crtc application 2012 0197 0 . zip format . retrieved 2012 04 11 . 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 shaw communications corporate directors jim dinning ron joyce charles keating don mazankowski jim shaw jr shaw assets cjbn tv kenora corus entertainment 37 % 1 shaw broadcast services shaw direct shomi3 shaw multicultural channel2 shaw ppv shaw tv2 wind mobile defunct historical brands and predecessors moffat communications msnbc canada videon cablesystems western international communications shaw media 1non voting interest ; additionally the voting shares of both shaw and corus are controlled by the shaw family . 2community channels owned by shaw cablesystems . 3joint venture with rogers communications . many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by shaw . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e movie television channels in canada specialty channels english documentary hollywood suite 70s movies hollywood suite 80s movies hollywood suite 90s movies hollywood suite 00s movies ifc movietime rewind silver screen classics sundance channel the cult movie network w movies multicultural atn b4u movies atn movies ok atn sony aath bollywood times filmy ls times tv melody aflam rotana aflam rotana cinema rotana classic russian illuzion zee cinema pornographic aov adult movie channel exxxtasy tv maleflixxx television penthouse tv playmen tv red hot tv skinemax hd vivid tv canada english & french xxx action clips channel premium channels english the movie network encore multiplex the movie network multiplex super channel multiplex french cin pop super cran foreign abo usa amc usa cine bangla usa cinelatino mexico cinema one global philippines greek cinema greece ktv india set max india star chinese movies usa hong kong star gold india turner classic movies usa utv movies international india defunct aim pay tv corp. c channel dusk encore avenue first choice movie central superchannel v t e additional resources on north american television north america list of local television stations in north america dtv transition north american tv mini template canada canadian networks list of canadian television networks list of canadian television channels list of canadian specialty channels local canadian tv stations list of united states stations available in canada 2001 vancouver tv realignment 2007 canada broadcast tv realignment mexico mexican networks local mexican tv stations united states american networks list of american cable and satellite networks list of american over the air networks local american tv stations w local american tv stations k 1994 united states broadcast tv realignment 2006 united states broadcast tv realignment list of canadian television stations available in the united states insular areas tv see also u.s. premium channels u.s. movie channels canadian premium channels retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dusk tv channel & oldid 723826127 categories canadian digital cable television networkscorus entertainmentmovie channels in canadatelevision channels and stations established in 2001television channels and stations disestablished in 2012defunct canadian television channels 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 ais edit links this page was last modified on 5 june 2016 at 14 27 . 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