FashionTelevision, sometimes only referred to as FT, is a Canadian produced special interest show that originally aired weekly on Citytv in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and for many years on E! and sister network style in the United States. The show, airing for 30 minutes including commercials, was hosted by Jeanne Beker. The show became popular in Canada, eventually airing across the nation on all stations owned by CHUM Limited, Citytv's owner. The show is also broadcast in syndication in many parts of Europe making host Jeanne Beker a very recognizable person in the fashion world and an almost unofficial expert in it. The show's theme song is "Obsession" by the group Animotion. The success of the show caused the creation of the FashionTelevisionChannel, a Canadian specialty cable channel. Citytv is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CHUM Limited. ... E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles, California. ... Jeanne Beker is a Canadian television personality and newspaper columnist, who covers fashion and lifestyle news for Citytv, FashionTelevisionChannel and The Globe and Mail. ... CHUM Limited is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Obsession is a 1984 song recorded by new wave synth-dance outfit Animotion. ... Animotion is a 1980s U.S. New Wave/synthpop band best known for their songs Obsession (originally written by Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight), Let Him Go, I Engineer and Room to Move. Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, they... 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. ...
CTV announced today the second in a series of exclusive red carpet events to be held at its Festival Headquarters at 299 Queen Street West.
At "FashionTelevision Celebrates Valentino," CTV's Festival Headquarters will be transformed into a world-class fashion event with cocktails and couture.
Hosted by Jeanne Beker, "FashionTelevision Celebrates Valentino" serves as a "teaser" for the upcoming, one-hour biography Valentino, Master of Style, set to air on CTV and FashionTelevision Channel at a later date.
FashionTelevision will bring added diversity to the Canadian broadcasting system by providing coverage of matters that currently have exposure through only a handful of fashion-related programs available on Canadian television.
FashionTelevision will contribute to increased diversity in the Canadian broadcasting system by adding to the quantity, diversity and quality of fashion and style programming available to Canadians.
FashionTelevision stated that, over a seven-year licence term, at least $525,000 would be spent on script and concept development for original Canadian programs, and at least $700,000 on new fashion videos.
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