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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2024
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11
After over 13 years on the air, Groupe TVA 's only children's channel Yoopa ended operations. The channel was replaced with QUB, a TV broadcast version of Groupe TVA's Qub Radio .
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8
Bell Media announces significant cutbacks at the CTV News division, including the cancellation of all noon-hour and weekend local newscasts outside of a few major metropolitan markets on its CTV owned-and-operated stations, cuts to programming at CTV News Channel and BNN Bloomberg , and the cancellation of its newsmagazine W5 [ 1] [ 2]
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6
Eastlink ends their dispute with Corus Entertainment and re-adds their specialty channels back on some new Theme Packs. While TiVo Stream customers would get all of them, TiVo Classic customers will only be able to access HGTV , Food Network , W Network , Showcase and History .
10
Rogers Sports & Media announces a multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery , under which it will assume rights to many of its factual and lifestyle television brands beginning January 1, 2025, including most prominently Discovery Channel , Food Network , and HGTV among others, ending their long-term associations with Bell Media and Corus Entertainment specialty channels respectively. Rogers also announced an agreement with NBCUniversal to launch Bravo in Canada beginning on September 1, 2024. Corus and Bell stated that their other WBD deals (Cartoon Network and Adult Swim for the former and HBO for the latter), are not affected by these changes.
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22
The CRTC announces the approval of Uvagut TV , an Inuktitut language television channel previously carried only in Nunavut , for national distribution by all Canadian cable and direct broadcast satellite providers, beginning January 2025.
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Programs debuting in 2024 [ edit ] Programs ending in 2024 [ edit ] Networks and services [ edit ] Network rebrandings [ edit ]
^ Connie Thiessen, "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media" . Broadcast Dialogue , May 8, 2024.
^ "Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations" . CTV News . February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .^ "Prime Video Adds Live NHL Hockey Games in Canada," from The Hollywood Reporter , 4/25/2024^ Connie Thiessen, "Rogers scoops Warner Bros. Discovery rights from Corus and Bell" . Broadcast Dialogue , June 10, 2024.
^ "Star-Studded New Series, Returning Hits, and Live Events to Anchor CTV's 2024/25 Schedule" . Bell Media . Retrieved 2024-06-06 .^ "Where to Watch: 2024 CFL Broadcast Information" . CFL.ca . Retrieved 2024-07-02 .^ Kira Wronska Dorward, "CRTC approves Uvagut TV as Canada-wide Inuktut channel" . Northern News Services
^ "Corus Entertainment introduces 2 new networks, highlighting home and food" . Global News , September 18, 2024.^ Hugo Dumas, "Une recette courte, rapide et figée" . La Presse
^ a b c Connie Thiessen, "CBC to launch two new FAST channels as part of 2023-24 programming slate" . Broadcast Dialogue , June 1, 2023.
^ a b Cassandra Szklarski, "CTV adds homegrown baking contest, quiz show while Crave leans into edgy comedies" . Toronto Star
^ Greg David, "Casting details announced for upcoming new CTV original drama series Sight Unseen" . TV, eh? , October 12, 2023.
^ Debra Yeo, "Searching for haunted Ontario: Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan go ‘Ghosting’ on CBC Gem" . Toronto Star
^ Greg David, "New Canadian original series Timber Titans anchors Discovery’s winter programming lineup" . TV, eh? , January 19, 2024.
^ "Seth Rogen, Jennifer Robertson join CBC's 'The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down'" . Victoria Times-Colonist ^ Peter White, "‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Sets Cast" . Deadline Hollywood
^ Greg David, "Treaty Road, the ground-breaking docuseries, premieres March 5 on APTN" . TV, eh? , February 1, 2024.
^ "PILLANGO PRODUCTIONS AND AIRCRAFT PICTURES ANNOUNCE K-POP INSPIRED TWEEN DRAMEDY SERIES GANGNAM PROJECT FOR CBC KIDS AND CBBC" .^ Greg David, "From the producers of Trailer Park Boys, the well-oiled and witty new Crave original comedy The Trades premieres March 22" . TV, eh? , February 12, 2024.
^ "New to CBC Gem in April 2024," press release from CBC Media Centre, 3/22/2024^ Jonathan Migneault, "Pow Wow Chow show takes viewers on a culinary tour of Ontario's Powwow Trail" . CBC Sudbury , May 6, 2024.
^ "CBC Kids Boards New Preschool Comedy From Arthur Creator" .^ Greg David, "Bomanizer ventures into television with new Crave original series Made For TV with Boman Martinez-Reid, streaming July 12" . TV, eh? , May 29, 2024.
^ Greg David, "Indigenous coming-of-age comedy Don’t Even debuts August 23 on Crave" . TV, eh? , July 23, 2024.
^ Greg David, "T+E’s new original documentary series, My Haunted Hometown, takes viewers inside North America’s most terrifying locations" . TV, eh , August 24, 2024.
^ a b c d Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Pamela Anderson, Bryan Baeumler shows among Corus’ fall/winter plans" . CityNews
^ Whittock, Jesse (January 29, 2024). "Colin Mochrie To Narrate Canadian Version Of Eye-Opening Japanese Format 'Old Enough!', In Which Toddlers Go It Alone" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 8, 2024 . ^ Ariane Auclair-Gendron, "Noovo annonce l'arrivée d'un populaire concours de talent sur ses ondes" . Showbizz , March 28, 2024.
^ Rosie Long Decter, "Tragically Hip Docuseries 'No Dress Rehearsal' Will Premiere at TIFF" . Billboard
^ Amelia Eqbal, "So Long, Marianne dives into the life of Leonard Cohen's most famous muse" . CBC Arts , October 1, 2024.
^ Greg David, "New CTV original comedy Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby premieres October 2" . TV, eh? , September 16, 2024.
^ Greg David, "Todd Talbot debuts new series, Todd Talbot Builds: The Passive House Project, premiering October 8 exclusively on Cottage Life" . TV, eh? , September 3, 2024.
^ Greg David, "It’s moving day! From Jae and Trey Richards, the new Crave original comedy The Office Movers premieres October 11" . TV, eh? , September 3, 2024.
^ J. Kelly Nestruck , "New Crave comedy Anna Comes Home throws cold water on the Emily in Paris fantasy" . The Globe and Mail ^ Alex Nino Gheciu, "New Will Arnett animated show, Drag Race series coming to Bell this fall/winter" . Lakeland Today , June 6, 2024.
^ Patrick Delisle-Crevier, "Voici pourquoi Patrick Huard estime que la série de Bon Cop Bad Cop est le projet le plus prenant de sa carrière" . 7 Jours , January 16, 2024.
^ a b c d e f Jesse Whittock, "Canada’s Crave Confirms U.S. & UK Titles & Will Arnett Voice Role In ‘Super Team Canada’ As Streamer Aims To Topple Rivals: 'We Know We Can Do More' . Deadline Hollywood
^ Megan LaPierre, "Priyanka Helms New TV Show 'Drag Brunch Saved My Life'" . Exclaim!
^ Kelly Townsend, "OutTV commissions Vancouver scripted series, renews five titles" . Playback
^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2023). " . Deadline Hollywood . ^ "Transplant scrubs in one last time on CTV" . Playback ^ Thiessen, Connie (February 8, 2024). "Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media" . Broadcast Dialogue . ^ Petski, Denise (April 25, 2024). " . Deadline Hollywood ^ Josh Rubin, "Citytv’s ‘Cityline’ cancelled after 40-year run, Tracy Moore moves to ‘Breakfast Television’" . Toronto Star
^ David Friend, "Nelly Furtado promises 'sexy,' 'spicy' show as host of 2024 Juno Awards" . Toronto Star
^ Alex Nino Ghechiu, "Organizers say Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped ceremony" . CityNews
^ Thiessen, Connie (2024-08-13). "Club illico and Vrai to merge under illico+ banner" . Broadcast Dialogue . Retrieved 2024-10-14 . ^ Obituary for Bob Cole from CBCNews.ca, 4/25/2024^ Obituary for Darren Dutchyshen from The Canadian Press , 5/16/2024^ Obituary for Mike Bullard from CBC News, 10/13/2024
