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IFC is a Canadian English language Category A specialty digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Shaw Media. The channel broadcasts independent films, documentaries, and television series. Its name is licensed from the American company AMC Networks, the owner of IFC. ==History== In November 2000, a joint venture between Salter Street Films (95%) and Triptych Media Inc. (5%) were awarded a broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a channel called ''The Independent Film Channel Canada'', intended to emulate the American IFC service, the channel was described as "a national English-language Category 1 specialty television service consisting of dramatic and non-fiction short and feature-length independent films, and programs focusing on the independent film-making process, film makers and film festivals."〔(Decision CRTC 2000-459 ) CRTC 2000-12-14〕 On February 9, 2001, the CRTC approved a proposed corporate restructuring that would allow Salter Street Films acquire Triptych Media's 5% in the service.〔(Decision CRTC 2001-55 ) CRTC 2001-02-09〕 Three days later, on February 12, Alliance Atlantis announced that it would be purchasing Salter Street Films, acquiring the licence for the Independent Film Channel Canada in the process.〔(Alliance Atlantis buys Salter Street Films ) CBC 2001-02-12〕 The channel was launched on August 15, 2001 as Independent Film Channel or IFC, under the sole ownership of Salter Street Films, with its name licensed from its American counterpart, IFC. In December 2001, the CRTC approved the purchase Salter Street Films by Alliance Atlantis.〔(Decision CRTC 2001-752 ) CRTC 2001-12-13〕 On January 18, 2008,〔(Canwest Global receives final CRTC approval for acquisition of Alliance Atlantis ) CNW press release 2008-01-18〕 a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media,〔(Goldman's happy ending at CanWest ) The Globe and Mail 2010-05-03〕 acquired control of IFC through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a trust in August 2007.〔(CanWest Completes Acquisition of Alliance Atlantis ) Investor Point 2007-08-15〕 On October 27, 2010, ownership changed again as Shaw Communications gained control of IFC as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.〔(Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media )〕〔(CRTC approves Shaw’s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties )〕 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「IFC (Canadian TV channel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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