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MuchRetro is a Canadian English language Category B music video specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchRetro is a commercial-free service that broadcasts music videos from the 1980s to the early 2000s. ==History== In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English language Category 2 specialty television service called ''MuchMore ClassicVideo'', described as "consisting of classic (songs more than five years old) music videos and related programs, including music and pop news or commentaries, interviews, concerts, profiles and specials, as well as music-related feature films and series or programs."〔(Decision CRTC 2000-516 ) CRTC 2000-12-14〕 The channel was launched on September 4, 2003 as a commercial-free service under the name MuchMoreRetro,〔(The history of CHUM ) Globe and Mail article 2006-06-12〕 a spin-off of the CHUM-owned channel, then known as MuchMoreMusic. In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later called CTVglobemedia) announced that it would purchase CHUM for an estimated $1.7 billion CAD, included in the sale was MuchMoreRetro.〔(Bell Globemedia acquires CHUM ); Fasken Martineau; 2006-07-12〕 The sale was subject to CRTC approval and was approved in June 2007,〔(Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165 ); CRTC; 2007-06-08〕 with the transaction completed on June 22, 2007. After the channel's initial launch in 2003, it began to introduce commercials throughout its schedule until August 31, 2009 when the channel, along with the other CTVglobemedia-owned digital music channels, switched back to a commercial-free format.〔(More Music Videos as MuchVibe, MuchLOUD, MuchMoreRetro, and PunchMuch go commercial-free ) Channel Canada 2009-08-26〕 On September 10, 2010, BCE (a minority shareholder in CTVglobemedia) announced that it planned to acquire 100% interest in CTVglobemedia for a total debt and equity transaction cost of $3.2 billion CAD. The deal which required CRTC approval, was approved on March 7, 2011〔(CRTC approves BCE's purchase of CTVglobemedia )〕 and closed on April 1 of that year, on which CTVglobemedia was rebranded Bell Media.〔(Bell completes acquisition of CTV, launches Bell Media business unit ) CNW 2011-04-01〕 On November 1, 2013, MuchMoreRetro was re-launched as MuchRetro; the rebranding marked the first time the channel had been specifically aligned with the flagship MuchMusic brand, as the channel was previously aligned as a spin-off of MuchMore (which was rebranded as M3 in September 2013). 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「MuchRetro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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