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Lifetime is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. Based on the U.S cable network of the same name, Lifetime broadcasts films, dramatic television series, and reality series aimed at women. ==History== In November 2000, Showcase Television Inc., a division of Alliance Atlantis, was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Romance Television'', described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to romance. Programming will include relationship- themed game shows and magazine style programs featuring romantic vacation resorts. Other programs will explore romantic moments in people's lives, as well as classic romantic feature films, epic mini-series and made-for-television movies."〔(Decision CRTC 2000-674 ) CRTC 2000-12-14〕 The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as Showcase Diva, a spin-off of another Alliance Atlantis television channel, Showcase. Programming consisted of primarily television dramas and films. On January 18, 2008,〔(Canwest Global receives final CRTC approval for acquisition of Alliance Atlantis ) CNW press release 2008-01-18〕 acquired control of Showcase Diva 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 Showcase Diva 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 )〕 On May 30, 2012, it was announced that Showcase Diva would be rebranded as a Canadian version of the American channel Lifetime on August 27, 2012, through a brand licensing agreement with the U.S. channel's parent company A+E Networks. The rebrand would result in the addition of more reality series, talk shows and other original series from Lifetime U.S. to the channel's films and television dramas.〔(Upfronts: Shaw adds more drama to Global and brings Lifetime to Canada ) Dose.ca 2012-05-30〕〔(Shaw Media and A+E Networks extend partnership to bring to Canada two exciting channels in fall ) Shaw Media press release 2012-05-30〕 On May 29, 2013, Shaw Media launched Lifetime HD, a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed. It is currently available on Eastlink, Shaw Direct, Shaw Cable, Bell Fibe TV, and Bell TV. Rogers Cable would later add the HD feed on April 24, 2014. 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「Lifetime (Canada)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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