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Much (formerly and commonly known as MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel first launched on August 31, 1984, under the ownership of CHUM Limited, as one of the country's first ever specialty channels. Upon its launch, and for much of its life, the network primarily aired music programming, including blocks of music videos and original series focusing on musicians and artists. However, in recent years, especially under its current owner, the channel increasingly downplayed its music programming in favor of teen dramas and comedies. ==History== MuchMusic was licensed on April 2, 1984 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to CHUM/City-TV. It had faced competition from two other proposed services. One of them, ''CMTV Canadian Music Television'', was deemed not to have sufficient financial resources. The third applicant was Rogers Radio Broadcasting. The CRTC believed that the Canadian market could only support one music video service and CHUM's proposal was chosen because of various commitments it had made and the company's expertise in music programming.〔(CRTC Decision 1984-338 )〕 Shortly thereafter, MuchMusic was launched on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels. It was headed by the channel's founders John Martin and Moses Znaimer. The first video played on MuchMusic was "an early music-to-film synchronization short from the 1920s which featured Eubie Blake performing Snappy Songs." The first video made specifically for television air play was Rush's "The Enemy Within".〔(【引用サイトリンク】About Us )〕 Making use of CHUM's facilities and production teams, the channel produced many specialty musical and variety programs, including the long-running dance program ''Electric Circus'' and the late 1980s game show ''Test Pattern'', and it adopted some programs originally created for CHUM such as ''City Limits'', which featured alternative videos. MuchMusic is well known for its annual music awards show that airs every Father's Day called the ''MuchMusic Video Awards'' (or MMVAs). It is anticipated and promoted for weeks before the night of the MMVAs. MuchMusic has been credited with helping to foster a vibrant Canadian music scene because of the Canadian content broadcast rules which mandated native musical acts had a secure and prominent place on the channel's video schedule. As well, MuchMusic funds the creation of new Canadian music videos through ''MuchFACT'' and produces the popular album series ''Big Shiny Tunes'' and ''MuchDance''. 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「Much (TV channel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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