Family Channel to Shut Down After More than 35 Years

Family Channel to shut down after more than 35 years

Owner WildBrain says it was unable to secure a deal with Rogers and Bell to keep it on the air.

The Current State of Canadian Kids TV Channels - Anime Superhero News

A lot has been said about kids’ TV channels in the United States being in a bad state, and not without reason, but one thing that can be said is that so far, aside from Universal Kids, none have stopped broadcasting, at least not in recent years. The same can’t be said for Canada. Last month, Corus Entertainment announced plans to close the Canadian versions of Nickelodeon, Disney XD, Disney Jr., and La chaîne Disney (French language Disney Chan…

WildBrain to end channel business as it makes ‘strategic exit from declining broadcast space’

By Connie Thiessen WildBrain has announced it’s ending its broadcast channel business, including Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino. The kids’ and family entertainment purveyor said it has been unable to negotiate a new carriage agreement with Rogers to carry the aforementioned channels after the CRTC found the cable giant wasn't subjecting them to an undue disadvantage. WildBrain... Read more »

WildBrain to exit Canadian broadcast TV as Rogers and Bell drop channels

WildBrain, the Canadian media company behind Family Channel and other kids’ networks, has announced it will cease broadcast operations for its domestic television channels following the loss of carriage agreements with both Rogers Communications and Bell. The decision comes after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruled that Rogers had not subjected WildBrain to undue disadvantage, effectively ending negotiati…

WildBrain to shut down its broadcasting business

The move will see linear channels Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino shutter in the coming months.

WildBrain to end channel business as it makes 'strategic exit from declining broadcast space' - Broadcast Dialogue

WildBrain has announced it’s ending its broadcast channel business, including Family Channel, Family Jr., WildBrainTV and Télémagino. The kids’ and family entertainment purveyor says following a recent CRTC decision finding WildBrain was not the subject of undue disadvantage from Rogers, the company has been unable to negotiate a new carriage agreement with Rogers for the aforementioned channels. WildBrain says Rogers has subsequently informed t…