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Séries+ is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel devoted to scripted comedy and dramatic programming. The channel is owned by Corus Entertainment. ==History== On May 21, 1999, Alliance Atlantis Communications (AAC) and Premier Choix Networks (a division of Astral Media) were granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national French-language specialty television service called ''Canal Fiction'', described as a "service devoted to drama."〔(Decision CRTC 99-109 )〕 The channel was launched on January 31, 2000 as Séries+ at 6pm EST.〔(LES CHAINES TELE ASTRAL AND ALLIANCE ATLANTIS PRESENT A NEW FRENCH LANGUAGE SPECIALTY CHANNEL ) Alliance Atlantis press release 2000-01-19〕 On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media purchased AAC and gained AAC's interest in Séries+. On October 27, 2010, Shaw Communications completed its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media, giving it control of CW Media's 50% interest in Séries+.〔(Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media )〕〔(CRTC approves Shaw’s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties )〕 On March 4, 2013, Corus Entertainment announced that it would acquire Astral Media's stakes in Séries+ and Historia, as well as several other properties, under separate transactions with the two companies. The purchase was tied to Bell Media's pending takeover of Astral Media; an earlier proposal had been rejected by the CRTC in October 2012 due to concerns surrounding its total market share following the merger, but was restructured under the condition that the companies divest certain media properties.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/bce-to-sell-assets-to-corus-as-part-of-astral-deal/article9272784/?cmpid=rss1 )〕 In a separate deal, Corus also acquired Shaw's interests in Séries+ and Historia, giving it full ownership. The deals were approved by the CRTC on December 20, 2013〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-738.htm )〕 and Corus officially become the full owner of the channel on January 1, 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「Séries+」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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