Viewers Choice

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Viewers Choice
Launched 1991
Owned by Viewers Choice Canada Inc. (Astral Media 50.1% & managing partner
CTV Speciality Television Inc. 24.95%
Rogers Communications 24.95%)
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Flag of Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Website www.viewerschoice.ca
Availability
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings

Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand service that launched in 1991.

Viewers Choice is owned by Viewers Choice Canada Inc. which in part is majority owned by Astral Media along with, CTV Speciality Television Inc. and Rogers Broadcasting Limited.

Viewers Choice PPV service consists of 45 standard definition channels and 2 high-definition television channels. Programming on Viewers Choice includes hit movies, concerts, live boxing, UFC, WWE and TNA wrestling, World Series of Poker and other special events. Adult content is also available through the Adam and Eve services. Adam features content for gay men while Eve features content of interest to straight men.

In an effort to compete with the video on demand services offered by cable companies, Viewers Choice has launched "All Day Ticket". It allows the viewer to purchase a movie for a 24hr time period until 6am the next day. They are allowed to view it as often as they wish until the time period expires.

Viewers Choice Logo 1996-2004.
Viewers Choice Logo 1996-2004.

Viewers Choice is carried by various Canadian digital television companies including Rogers Digital Cable and Star Choice.

v • d • e
Astral Media Inc.
Corporate Directors Normand Beauchamp • Austin Beutel • Paul Bronfman • André Bureau • Jack Cockwell • George Cohon • Paul Godfrey • Stephen Greenberg • Ian Greenberg • Sidney Greenberg • Sidney Horn • Mila Mulroney • Timothy Price
Television Assets CFTK (CBC) • CJDC (CBC) • Canal D • Canal Indigo • Canal Vie • cinépop • Family • Historia • The Movie Network • Mpix • MusiquePlus • MusiMax • Séries+ • Super Écran • TATV • Teletoon (English) • Télétoon (French) • Teletoon Retro • Viewers Choice • VRAK.TV • Ztélé
Radio networks / brands Boom FM • EZ Rock • Énergie • RockDétente
Radio Stations
(partial listing)		 CFBR • CFEI • CFIX • CFMG • CFRB • CFRN • CFQX • CFVM • CFXY • CFZZ • CHAM • CHEY • CHIK • CHOM • CHRD • CHRE • CHSU • CHTZ • CHVR • CIBK • CIBX • CICF • CIGB • CIKI • CIKX • CILK • CISL • CIMF • CIMO • CIQM • CITE (Montreal) • CITE (Estrie) • CITF • CJAB • CJAD • CJAY • CJBK • CJBX • CJCJ • CJDM • CJEZ • CJFM • CJMM • CJMV • CJOI • CJOR • CKBC • CKFM • CKFR • CKHJ • CKLH • CKMF • CKMM • CKMX • CKOC • CKQB • CKSL • CKTB • CKTF • CKTO • CKTY • CKX • CKXA • CKZZ
Sirius Canada channels Énergie2 • RockVelours
Minority interests Haliburton Broadcasting Group • Milestone Radio • 3937844 Canada Inc.
Other Assets Astral Media Outdoor (AMO)
See also Standard Broadcasting • Telemedia
v • d • e
CTVglobemedia Inc.
Corporate directors Geoff Beattie (Chairman) • David Binet • Ronald Close • Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) • Gordon Lackenbauer • James Leech • Robert Prichard • Pamela Wallin
Conventional television CTV: CTV stations • A-Channel: A-Channel stations • Other: ACCESS (CIAN / CJAL) • ASN • CKX Brandon (CBC affiliate) • TQS (40%): • CFJP Montreal • CFAP Quebec City • CFKS Sherbrooke • CFKM Trois-Rivières • CFRS Saguenay (40% ownership for each station)
Specialty / pay television Animal Planet • ARTV • BookTelevision • Bravo! • BNN • CP24 • CLT • CourtTV Canada • CTV Newsnet • Discovery Channel • Discovery Civilization Channel • Discovery HD • Drive-In Classics • ESPN Classic • FashionTelevisionChannel • MTV • MuchMusic • MuchLOUD • MuchMoreMusic • MuchMoreRetro • MuchVibe • NHL Network • OLN • PunchMuch • Razer • RDS • RIS • SexTV: The Channel • SPACE • Star! • The Comedy Network • TSN • travel + escape • TV Land Canada • Viewers Choice
Radio stations AM: CFAX • CFGO • CFRA • CFRW • CFUN • CHUM • CJCH • CKGM • CKKL • CKKW • CKLC • CKLW • CKST • CKWW • FM: CFBT • CFCA • CFJR • CFLY • CFWM • CHBN • CHBE • CHIQ • CHQM • CHST • CHUM • CIDR • CIMX • CIOO • CJMJ • CJPT • CKCE • CKLY • CKPT • CKQM • CKUL
Print The Globe and Mail • Report on Business Magazine
Other assets Access Media Group • Agincourt Productions • CHUM-City Building • Masonic Temple • CHUM Radio Sales • CHUM Satellite Services (master Canadian affiliate of Muzak) • CTV Music • Dome Productions • Exploration Distributions • Exploration Productions • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Associated foundation VideoFACT
Predecessors and historic brands Telegram Corporation • Baton Broadcasting • CHUM Limited • MCTV • ONT, STN and BBS • WTSN
Shareholders of CTVglobemedia The Woodbridge Company, 40% • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 25% • Torstar Corporation, 20% • BCE Inc., 15%
Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by CTVglobemedia. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.
v • d • e
Rogers Communications Inc.
Corporate Directors: Ronald Besse · Charles Birchall · H. Garfield Emerson · Peter Godsoe · Thomas Hull · Philip Lind · Nadir Mohamed · David Peterson · Ted Rogers · Edward Rogers III · Loretta Rogers · Melinda Rogers · William Schleyer · John A. Tory · J. Christopher Wansbrough · Colin Watson
Magazines: Canadian Business · Chatelaine (English) · Châtelaine (French) · Flare · glow · L'actualité · LOU LOU · Maclean's · Marketing · MoneySense · Ontario Out of Doors · Profit · Today's Parent
Cable television: The Biography Channel · CPAC · G4techTV Canada · OLN1 · Rogers Sportsnet · Rogers Television3 · Télévision Rogers3 · TVtropolis  · The Shopping Channel · Viewers Choice
Conventional television: OMNI Television: CFMT  · CHXC  · CHXE  · CIIT4  · CJMT  · Citytv: CITY  · CHMI  · CKAL  · CKEM  · CKVU  · Independent: CHNU4
Other assets: Fido  · Jack FM (most Canadian stations)  · Rogers Cable  · Rogers Building  · Rogers Centre  · CFMT Building  · 35 Dundas Street East  · Rogers Park  · Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet  · Rogers Telecom  · Rogers Media  · Rogers Plus  · Rogers Wireless  · Spring Fishing Show  · Toronto Blue Jays
Radio stations: CFAC  · CFFR  · CFRV  · CFSR  · CFTR  · CHEZ · CHFI · CHFM · CHMN · CHNI · CHTT · CHUR · CHYM · CICX2 · CIGM · CIOC · CISQ · CISS · CISW · CITI · CIWW · CJAQ · CJCL · CJET · CJMX · CJNI · CJQM · CJQQ · CJRQ · CJRX · CKAT · CKBY · CKCL · CKER · CKFX · CKGB · CKGL · CKIS · CKLG · CKNI · CKQC · CKSR · CKWX · CKY
Notes 1Co-owned with CTVglobemedia and Comcast. Rogers currently does not manage the channel. There is a sale pending that will give 100% control of OLN to Rogers.
2Sale to Larche Communications pending; if approved, Rogers will acquire CIKZ in the same transaction.
3These channels are only available on Rogers Cable and are not available on satellite or through other cable service providers.
4 As a condition of the CRTC approval of Citytv, Rogers must sell these stations in order to comply with CRTC restrictions on owning multiple stations in one market. These stations are now being sold to S-VOX pending CRTC approval.
Annual Revenue: $5.60 billion CAD (24% FY 2004) · Employees: 18,057 · Stock Symbols: TSX: RCI.A, TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RG · Website: www.rogers.com
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