see e . movietime movietime logo launched september 7 2001 owned by corus entertainment picture format 1080i hdtv 2010 present 480i sdtv 2001 present slogan it s movietime country canada broadcast area national formerly called lonestar 2001 2008 website movietime availability satellite bell tv channel 630 sd channel 1285 hd shaw direct channel 533 sd channel 137 hd cable available on many other canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 344 sd channel 522 hd bell fibe tv channel 340 sd channel 1340 hd mts channel 231 sd channel 1231 hd optik tv channel 9445 sd channel 445 hd sasktel channel 84 sd channel 384 hd hurontel digital tv channel 303 hd vmedia channel 86 hd zazeen channel 161 hd movietime is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by corus entertainment . as its name suggests the channel is a commercial service that primarily broadcasts films . contents 1 history 2 logos 3 references 4 external links history edit in november 2000 canwest through its subsidiary global television network inc. was granted approval by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a television channel called adventure described as a national english language category 2 specialty television service devoted to action and adventure programming . its program schedule will run the gamut from contemporary popcorn action and adventure films and series to classical westerns rodeo and western horse shows . 1 the channel was launched under the name lonestar on september 7 2001 focusing exclusively on western and rural themed programming such as films television dramas and lifestyle series . after a few years lonestar began to air more general action and adventure programming unrelated to the western theme of its early years a considerable amount of that being movies to the point where they made up the majority of the schedule . on august 21 2008 canwest announced that lonestar would be rebranded as movietime focusing on contemporary films . the name change took effect on october 6 2008 . 2 dead link a high definition simulcast feed of movietime was launched on march 12 2010 . 3 on october 27 2010 shaw communications gained control of movietime as a result of its acquisition of canwest which was renamed shaw media . 4 on april 1 2016 shaw media was sold to corus entertainment . 5 logos edit 2001 2008 2008 present movietime hd logo references edit decision crtc 2000 571 crtc 2000 12 14 hank melissa . canwest launches new channel tvguide.ca 2004 08 24 movietime launches in high definition cnw 11 march 2010 shaw communications closes purchase of canwest tv assets rebrands as shaw media corus entertainment completes acquisition of shaw media . retrieved april 2 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 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 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 movietime & oldid 729418558 categories canadian digital cable television networkstelevision channels and stations established in 2001corus entertainmentmovie channels in canadaenglish language television stations in canadacanadian television stubshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from june 2015official website different in wikidata and 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