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Business News Network (BNN), (formerly known as Report on Business Television or ROBTv) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel, which airs business news and analysis. The downtown Toronto-based station is owned by CTV Television Inc., a division of CTVglobemedia. Its day-to-day operations are run by CTV News. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... This article contains a trivia section. ... Star Choice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ...

History

As Report on Business Television (ROBTv)

The network was licensed in 1996 to a joint venture of Thomson Corporation, WIC and Cancom. It began broadcasting on September 1, 1999 under the name Report on Business Television (although using the abbreviation ROBTv), borrowing the name from the Globe and Mail financial section "Report on Business". Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC TSX: TOC) is one of the worlds largest information companies, focused on providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. ... You may be looking instead for the User:Wikipedia is Communism vandal Western International Communications, or WIC, was a Canadian media company, which was acquired by CanWest Global Communications in 2000. ... Canadian Satellite Communications, or Cancom, is a Canadian consortium of cable television companies, which is responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The Globe and Mail is a large Canadian English language national newspaper based in Toronto. ... Report on Business might refer to: Report on Business, the business section of the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail Report on Business Magazine, the business magazine published by and carried in The Globe and Mail Report on Business Television, a Canadian specialty television channel carrying business news and analysis...

In 2000, CanWest Global acquired WIC and its interests including ROBTv and acquired Cancom's interests as well. in which WIC was a minority partner. As well, Thomson transferred control of ROBTv to Bell Globemedia, a newly formed media company in which Thomson held a 20% interest at the time. Thus, following legal threats from BGM, BGM assumed full control on November 2, 2000. Shortly thereafter ROBTv was given a new logo and assumed the full name of Report on Business Television and was no longer referred to as ROBTv. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As Business News Network (BNN)

On March 12, 2007, Report on Business Television was renamed as Business News Network, although no channel format or schedule change occurred. The name change occurred to give exclusive rights to the Report on Business brand to The Globe and Mail and for the channel to have its own identity. Network executives also stated that they were unhappy that viewers would sometimes pronounce the acronym ROBTv as "rob" TV rather than "r-o-b" TV. March 12 is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Programming

A large majority of the programing found on BNN is produced in-house, although it also carries content from other sources including Bloomberg Television. Originally it was the Canadian broadcast partner of CNNfn, an American business news channel, which closed in December 2004. Bloomberg Television are cable television networks around the world that broadcast business and financial news 24 hours a day. ... CNNfn was an US cable television news network owned by Time Warner between 1996 and December 15, 2004. ... â† - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in December â€¢ 30 Artie Shaw â€¢ 29 Julius Axelrod â€¢ 28 Jacques Dupuis â€¢ 28 Jerry Orbach â€¢ 28 Susan Sontag â€¢ 26 Reggie White â€¢ 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy â€¢ 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao â€¢ 23 Doug Ault â€¢ 19 Renata Tebaldi â€¢ 16...

BNN features a televised stock ticker with real-time data from the TSX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as many international exchanges. Based in Toronto, BNN also has news bureaus located in New York City, Calgary and London. The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, and the division of the TSX Group that holds senior equities. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Motto: Onward Location of Calgary within census division number 6, Alberta, Canada. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

BNN attracts approximately 5,000 regular viewers daily and has a strong viewership outside of the home (in gyms, restaurants, offices, etc.) 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. CNBC (an abbrevation for the Consumer News and Business Channel, its official name until 1991) is a group of cable and satellite television Business news channels from the U.S., owned and operated by NBC Universal. ...

Special programming

The network hosts a series of special presentations throughout the year, including valued specials for tax and RSP season(s). In Fall 2006, Report on Business Television hosted its first "Live On Location" event in Toronto where a studio audience was featured during two of the broadcaster's most popular shows, Market Call with Jim O'Connell and SqueezePlay with Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary. This marked the first time viewers had the opportunity to go live with the station during regular programming. Amanda Lang is a Canadian journalist, anchor for Report on Business Television, and host of SqueezePlay. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Noted programs

From 6:00 a.m. EST to 8:00am EST each day, BNN simulcasts Bloomberg Television's Morning Call Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... Bloomberg Television are cable television networks around the world that broadcast business and financial news 24 hours a day. ...

On-air personalities and contributors

Michael Hainsworth anchors the evening news for Canadas financial news network, Business News Network (formerly Report on Business Television) and is the chief business reporter for CTV Toronto and affiliates across the country. ... Patrick (Pat) Kiernan (born 1968 in Canada) has appeared on New York television as the Morning Anchor of NY1 since 1997. ... Amanda Lang is a Canadian journalist, anchor for Report on Business Television, and host of SqueezePlay. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Kim Parlee is an anchor and host at Report on Business Television and co-anchors Stars and Dogs, After Hours and Talking Tax. ... Lou Schizas has been an equities analyst for the Canadian channel Report on Business Television (ROBTV) since 1999. ...

Logos

External links

CTVglobemedia Inc.

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Corporate directors: Geoff Beattie (Chairman) | David Binet | Ronald Close | Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) | Gordon Lackenbauer | James Leech | Robert Prichard | Pamela Wallin CHUM Television redirects here, for the defunct television company owned by CHUM, see CHUM Limited. ... Corporate redirects here. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer (that is, someone who works for the company) charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Ivan Fecan was born in Toronto in 1953. ... James Russell Leech (November 19, 1888â€“February 5, 1952) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. ... Professor Robert S. Prichard is a lawyer, economist, and academic. ... Pamela Wallin, SOM (born 1953 in Wadena, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian television journalist and diplomat of Swedish descent. ...

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A-Channel | CFPL | CHRO | CHWI | CIVI | CKNX | CKVR
Other broadcast / regional television: ASN | CKX (CBC affiliate) | TQS (40%)
CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... CFCF redirects here. ... CFCN-TV (also known as CTV Calgary) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. ... CFQC-TV (also commonly known as CTV Saskatoon) is a Canadian television station, serving Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. ... CFRN-TV (also known as CTV Edmonton) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Edmonton, Alberta. ... CFTO-TV (now identifying as CTV Toronto) is a television station, licensed to, and serving Toronto, Canada, and surrounding areas. ... CHBX (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Sault Ste. ... CICC (also commonly known as CTV Yorkton) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. ... CICI (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... CIPA-TV (also commonly known as CTV Prince Albert) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. ... CITO (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Timmins, Ontario. ... CIVT-TV (also known internally as CTV British Columbia or CTV 9) is a Canadian television station in Vancouver, British Columbia which broadcasts on channel 32 (cable channel 9 in most areas). ... CJCB is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Sydney, Nova Scotia. ... CJCH-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ... // CJOH-TV (now known on-air as CTV Ottawa) is a television station owned by CTVglobemedia which serves Ottawa, Ontario and the surrounding region. ... CKCK-TV (also commonly known as CTV Regina) in Regina, Saskatchewan was the first privately-owned television station in Western Canada. ... CKCO (operating as CTV Southwestern Ontario since 2005) is a television station based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. ... CKCW is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Moncton, New Brunswick. ... CKLT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Saint John, New Brunswick. ... CKNY (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in North Bay, Ontario. ... CKY-TV (also commonly known as CTV Winnipeg) is a television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and owned by CTVglobemedia. ... A-Channel, previously known as the NewNet, is a Canadian privately owned television system owned by CTVglobemedia. ... CFPL, A-Channel London (formerly The New PL) is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves the London and Sarnia regions of Ontario, Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... CHWI, A-Channel Windsor (formerly known as The New WI) is a television station owned by CHUM Limited. ... CIVI-TV (A-Channel Victoria; formerly known as The New VI) is a television station based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... CKNX (formerly known as The New NX) is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves mid-western Ontario. ... CKVR-TV, A-Channel Barrie (formerly The New VR), is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which broadcasts out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. ... Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air or OTA) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves. ... Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) is a television channel serving Atlantic Canada, with studios in Halifax, Nova Scotia, owned by Bell Globemedia through CTV. Designated by the CRTC as a satellite-to-cable television programming undertaking, it is essentially a local station without any broadcast transmitters. ... CKX is a television station in Brandon, Manitoba affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... TQS is a Canadian French language commercial television network in Quebec. ...

Access Media Group: ACCESS (CIAN / CJAL) | BookTelevision | CLT | CourtTV Canada
Discovery Channel | Animal Planet | Discovery Civilization Channel | Discovery HD | travel + escape
MuchMusic | MuchLOUD | MuchMoreMusic | MuchMoreRetro | MuchVibe | MusiquePlus (50%)¹ | MusiMax (50%)¹ | PunchMuch
TSN | ESPN Classic | RDS | NHL Network | OLN | RIS
access media group is a company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada specializing in learning-based media. ... Access (often spelled in all-caps as ACCESS) is the privately-owned provincial educational television channel serving the province of Alberta, Canada. ... For the program on C-SPAN go to Book TV Book Television is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel dedicated to books. ... Canadian Learning Television (CLT) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel. ... CourtTV Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel with programming related to law, police, forensic and rescue and emergency medicine. ... Discovery Channel is a Canadian cable television specialty channel devoted to science and nature programming. ... Animal Planet is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Bell Globemedia in partnership with Discovery Communications. ... Discovery Civilization Channel is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by Bell Globemedia in partnership with Discovery Communications with programming about the history of human civilization. ... Discovery Channel is a Canadian cable television specialty channel devoted to science and nature programming. ... travel + escape is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia with programming focusing on travel. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... MuchLOUD is a Canadian category 2 digital cable rock and roll music video television channel owned by CHUM Limited. ... MuchMoreMusic is a Canadian cable music specialty television channel, owned by CHUM Limited. ... MuchMoreRetro is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel featuring classic music videos owned by CHUM Limited. ... MuchVibe is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel. ... MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language cable television music specialty channel that launched on September 4, 1986, owned by media conglomerate Astral Media and CHUM Limited with both companies holding a 50% stake in the channel. ... MusiMax is a Canadian French language cable television music specialty channel operating out of Montreal, Quebec. ... PunchMuch is a Canadian category 2 digital cable music video television channel. ... The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Canadas leading English language sports television channel. ... ESPN Classic Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by TSN, Bell Globemedia and ESPN featuring classic sports events and movies. ... RÃ©seau des sports (commonly known as RDS), is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. ... Silver logo used from 2005 - 2007. ... OLN (Outdoor Life Network) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel. ... RÃ©seau Info-Sports, (RIS), is a Canadian French language category 1 digital cable television channel. ...

Other specialty / pay television: ARTV (16%) | Bravo! | BNN | CP24 | CTV Newsnet | The Comedy Network | Drive-In Classics
FashionTelevisionChannel | MTV | Razer | SexTV: The Channel | SPACE | Star! | TV Land Canada | Viewers Choice (25%)
A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... ARTV is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel specializing in the arts and culture; including music, dance, theatre, visual arts, movies, and select hit television series including Ally McBeal and The L Word. ... Bravo! is a Canadian cable specialty television channel owned by CHUM Limited and was launched on January 1, 1995. ... CablePulse 24 (commonly known as CP24) is a 24 hour Canadian cable television specialty news channel. ... CTV Newsnet is a Canadian 24-hour headline news cable television channel which went onair on October 17, 1997. ... The Comedy Network (TCN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTV Television Inc. ... Drive-In Classics also known as DIC is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia with programming showing classic movies popular at the drive-in theatres in the 1950s to 1970s. ... FashionTelevisionChannel is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel owned by CHUM Limited featuring the latest from the fashion industry, photography, art, architecture and design. ... MTV is a Canadian cable television specialty channel devoted to talk and lifestyle programming, and is owned and operated by CTVglobemedia through CTV, in collaboration with MTV Networks. ... Razer is a Canadian category 1 digital cable specialty channel, that describes itself as a young adult-controlled entertainment and information community, supporting what matters to young adults. It debuted in its present form on June 30, 2005, replacing the Craig Media incarnation of MTV Canada (another channel, owned by... Categories: Television stubs | Canada-related stubs | Canadian television networks ... Star! is a Canadian cable television specialty channel which is owned and operated by CHUM Limited. ... TV Land Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel that airs classic television series from the 1950s to 1980s. ... Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand provider that launched in 1991 and is owned by Astral Media. ...

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FM radio stations: CFCA | CFJR | CFLY | CFWM | CHBN | CHBE | CHIQ | CHQM | CHST | CHUM | CIDR | CIMX | CIOO | CJMJ | CJPT | CKLY | CKQM | CKUL (50%)
Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... CFAX 1070 AM is a news talk radio station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... CFGO is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 1200 on the AM dial in Ottawa. ... CFRA, broadcasting at 580 kHz on the AM band, is a major talk radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... CFRW is an AM radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, broadcasting at a frequency of 1290 KHz. ... CFUN is a Canadian radio station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... CHUM, broadcasting at 1050 kHz on the AM dial, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, owned and operated by CHUM Limited. ... CJCH is a Canadian radio station owned by CHUM Limited. ... CKGM is an English language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec. ... CKKL is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 93. ... CKKW is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1090 AM in Waterloo, Ontario. ... CKLC is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 1380 AM in Kingston, Ontario. ... CKLW is a 50,000 watt AM radio station broadcasting at 800 kHz located in Windsor, Ontario and serves Windsor and Detroit. ... CKPT is a canadian radio station with a soft adult contemporary format branded as AM 1420 CKPT, Peterboroughs Soft Favourites in Peterborough, Ontario. ... CKST is a radio station located in Vancouver, BC, Canada currently owned by CHUM Limited. ... CKWW is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 580 AM in Windsor, Ontario. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... CFCA-FM, branded as KoolFM, is a Canadian radio station, airing at 105. ... CFJR-FM is a canadian radio station airing at 104. ... CFLY is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 98. ... Logo CFWM is a radio station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... CHBN (91. ... CHBE is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107. ... CHIQ is a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba broadcasting a Hot AC format at 100 Kw Since July 2006 it has programmed its RDS data stream to include the artist and title of the currently playing song. ... CHQM-FM (identified on air and in print as 103. ... CHST is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102. ... CHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, Ontario and operated by CHUM Limited. ... CIDR is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93. ... CIMX is the call sign of a radio station based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... C100 FM, Halifax CIOO is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 100. ... CJMJ is a Canadian radio station, which airs an adult contemporary format at 100. ... CJPT is a radio station, airing at 103. ... CKLY is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91. ... CKQM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 105. ... CKUL-FM is a Halifax, Nova Scotia radio station broadcasting on 96. ...

Other assets: CHUM-City Building | The Globe and Mail | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (15%)
¹ - Pending sale to Astral Media The CHUM-City Building The CHUM-City Building is the main studio complex of CTVglobemedia in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... The Globe and Mail is a large English language national newspaper based in Toronto, Canada, and printed in seven cities across Canada. ... Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. ... Astral Media Inc. ...

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