TVNB
Encyclopedia
TVNB, or Television New Brunswick, was the brand of a group of cable television
community channels in the Canadian
province of New Brunswick
, active in the late 1990s. The network, created by uniting the various local community channels of the province's cable television providers, was the first — and remains the only — public
television network in Canada established by a consortium of private corporations rather than by a provincial or federal government.
The TVNB network was rebranded Rogers Television in the February 2002, after a series of acquisitions made Rogers Cable
the dominant cable provider in the province.
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
community channels in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, active in the late 1990s. The network, created by uniting the various local community channels of the province's cable television providers, was the first — and remains the only — public
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
television network in Canada established by a consortium of private corporations rather than by a provincial or federal government.
The TVNB network was rebranded Rogers Television in the February 2002, after a series of acquisitions made Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable
Rogers Cable Inc., a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., is Canada's largest cable television service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 Internet subscribers, in Manitoba, Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador.The...
the dominant cable provider in the province.