Canadian Kids Network Family Channel to Shutter in Coming Months

Canada's Version Of Disney Channel Is Being Shut Down, And The Internet Has A LOT To Say About It

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Canadian kids network Family Channel to shutter in coming months

The channel — home to Disney shows and Canadian favourites Life With Derek and The Next Step — is no longer, after parent company WildBrain deemed four of its channels "no longer commercially viable."

Canadian kids’ TV stations are dying out

The channel you likely watched High School Musical on for the first time will soon be gone.

OFF THE AIR: Family Channel and other children's TV stations shutting down in Canada

Family Channel, Family Jr. and two other TV stations carrying children’s programming will be coming off the air in Canada. WildBrain Ltd., which owns the family channels, WildBrainTV and Télémagino, said on Monday that the company was “unable to negotiate a new carriage agreement with Rogers for the Channels.” The company says in a release that Rogers plans to drop the four children’s channels “in the coming months,” but no date has been set for…