W Movies

W Movies
Launched September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) (As Sex TV: The Channel)
March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01) (Relaunched as W Movies)
Owned by Corus Entertainment
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Slogan The Channel that Brings You Movies 24/7.
Country Canada
Language English
Broadcast area Nationwide
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Formerly called SexTV: The Channel (2001–2010)
Sister channel(s) W Network
Website www.wnetwork.com/Movies/WMovies.aspx
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 333 (SD)
Channel 1305 (HD)
Shaw Direct Channel 585 (SD)
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Consult your local cable provider for channel availability
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 333 (SD)
Channel 1333 (HD)
MTS Channel 292 (SD)
Channel 458 (HD)
Optik TV Channel 229 (SD)
SaskTel Channel 44 (SD)
Channel 344 (HD)
Zazeen Channel 160 (HD)
VMedia Channel 326 (HD)

W Movies is a Canadian English language Category B cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Corus Entertainment. Operating as a spinoff channel of W Network, W Movies focuses on films and film-related series aimed at women.

History

As SexTV: The Channel

In June 2001, CHUM Limited received approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national Category 2 specialty channel known as Relationship Television, a channel described as being "devoted exclusively to programming related to love, romance, marriage, relationship-themed game shows, sexuality and gender issues, family planning, relationship breakdown and magazine style programming featuring romantic vacation resorts."[1]

SexTV: The Channel logo (2001-2010)

The channel was launched three months later on September 7, 2001 as SexTV: The Channel,[2] a channel modeled after and its name derived from SexTV, a now-former program on Citytv (which was a CHUM-owned property at the time). SexTV aired programming on sex and human sexuality, including issues on love, dating, romance and related subjects.

In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later CTVglobemedia) announced that it would purchase CHUM for an estimated CAD$1.7 billion, included in the sale was SexTV: The Channel.[3] The sale was approved by the CRTC on June 8, 2007,[4] and the transaction was completed on June 22, 2007.

As W Movies

On July 14, 2009, CTVglobemedia announced that it would sell Sex TV, along with Drive-In Classics (now Sundance Channel), to Corus Entertainment for a combined CAD$40 million.[5] In late September, Corus announced that the channel would be rebranded as W Movies, a spin-off of W Network with a focus on films targeting women..[6] The sale was approved by the CRTC on November 19,[7] with the transaction being completed by December. The on-air relaunch as W Movies took place on March 1, 2010.

W Movies HD

W Movies HD logo

W Movies HD is a high definition simulcast feed of W Movies, which broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format; the feed launched on December 2, 2011.

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