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Concert TV is a Canadian-based video-on-demand television channel broadcasting full length live musical performances from various genres of music. The channel is owned by Stingray Digital. ==History== Concert TV was founded as an independent company by Jeff Shultz and Michael Shimbo〔(Mag Rack Entertainment Acquires CONCERT.TV ) Marketwire press release 2009-01-27〕 in September 2003.〔(Stingray Digital corporate website )〕 It was originally exclusively available in the United States and focused on broadcasting recordings of live musical performances and documentaries from various musical genres and acts. Under the management of Shultz and Shimbo, the company secured distribution with Comcast, Charter, Cox, DirecTV, and other cable, satellite and IP TV operators〔 as well as partnerships with MTV,〔(CONCERT.TV Partners With MTV Networks to Air Global HIV and AIDS Documentary ) Marketwire press release 2006-11-20〕 and the BBC.〔(CONCERT.TV Scores Exclusive Deal for Later With Jools Holland ) Marketwire press release 2006-09-11〕 The company's early advertising customers included Cingular (AT&T Wireless), Warner Bros. and Paramount.〔(Indie VOD Nets Pitch to Carat ) TV Week 2006-06〕 In January 2009, in an effort to expand its television offerings, Mag Rack Entertainment (later renamed Interactivation) purchased the company for an undisclosed price.〔 In a move aimed at divesting itself of assets to focus on health-related content, Interactivation announced it was selling Concert TV to Stingray Digital in August 2010.〔(Stingray goes live with deal for Concert TV ), Globe and Mail, 4 August 2010〕 During the announcement, Stingray Digital declared its intentions to expand Concert TV to other areas in the US and into Canada. After the purchase, Concert TV's headquarters were moved from the U.S. to Stingray's head office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Concert TV began launching on various Canadian television service providers' systems throughout 2011.〔(Access adds Concert TV, kicks off new 'Dining With The Stars' series ) Cartt.ca 2011-10-11〕〔(EastLink leads the market in HD Sports content More HD sports than any other provider ) EastLink press release 2011-09-08〕 Meanwhile, as Concert TV was reaching agreements〔(CCSA in tune with Concert TV ) Cartt.ca 2011-11-07〕 for carriage and launching on various Canadian television systems, Stingray was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in September 2011 to launch a 24-hour linear television service called Concert TV, described as ''"a national, English-language specialty Category B service devoted to current and historical music concerts from a wide variety of music genres and related programming."''〔(Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-599 ) CRTC 2011-09-20〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Concert TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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