Family Channel (Canada)

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Family Channel (commonly or simply known as Family) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel. Owned by WildBrain, it primarily broadcast children's television series, teen dramas, films, and general entertainment programming targeting a family audience. Its headquarters were located at Brookfield Place in the Financial District of Toronto. The channel launched on September 1, 1988, as a premium television service, operating as a joint venture between Allarcom and First Choice Communications—the parent companies of fellow premium services Superchannel and First Choice. After subsequent acquisitions, by 1999 the network had become a joint venture of Corus Entertainment and Astral Media. In 2001, Corus traded its stake in Family to Astral for its stake in The Comedy Network, giving it full ownership. In 2013, Astral was in turn acquired by Bell Media, which would divest Family and its related properties to DHX Media (now WildBrain). From its launch until 2015, Family maintained an...

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