Filmy (Canada)
| Filmy | |
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Filmy Canada logo
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| Launched | April 29, 2009 |
| Owned by | SoundView Entertainment |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 681 |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 830 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 798 |
Filmy is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel that is owned by SoundView Entertainment Inc.
Filmy broadcasts Bollywood films, music programs, and other Bollywood film based programming.
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History
In October 2007, SoundView Entertainment Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Sahara Filmy, described as "a national, third-language ethnic Category 2 specialty service devoted to the Hindi-speaking community. The programming schedule shall only consist of feature films, made-for-TV movies, actor interviews, documentaries and similar movie-related programming."[1]
The channel launched as Filmy on April 29, 2009 initially on Rogers Cable.
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-383 CRTC 2007-10-18
See also
External links
- GEN-I Filmy page (GEN-I is an affiliate company of SoundView Broadcasting Inc.)
- Filmy
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