Warner Films
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Warner Films is a Canadian
English language
category B specialty channel
owned by Hollywood Suite
that broadcasts completely in high definition
. The channel broadcasts films primarily from the Warner Bros.
library in addition to Canadian content. Warner Films broadcasts films in their entirety, uncut, and commercial free, with the only commercial messages airing between films.
(co-founder of Hollywood Suite), was granted 4 category 2 digital specialty channel licences by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), each devoted to various film genres such as action and adventure, and love and romance.
While initially set to launch on November 14, 2011, after several short delays, the channel launched on November 23, 2011 using one of the above mentioned licences on EastLink
.
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...
English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
category B specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
owned by Hollywood Suite
Hollywood Suite
Hollywood Suite is a privately held Canadian broadcasting company based in Toronto, Ontario.Hollywood Suite's broadcasting assets include 4 high definition digital cable television channels focusing on movies:* Hollywood Festival; romance and relationships...
that broadcasts completely in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. The channel broadcasts films primarily from the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
library in addition to Canadian content. Warner Films broadcasts films in their entirety, uncut, and commercial free, with the only commercial messages airing between films.
History
On July 2, 2010, Jay SwitzerJay Switzer
Jay Switzer was the President and Chief Executive Officer of CHUM Limited, since December 2002. He first joined CHUM in 1984.He received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario ....
(co-founder of Hollywood Suite), was granted 4 category 2 digital specialty channel licences by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), each devoted to various film genres such as action and adventure, and love and romance.
While initially set to launch on November 14, 2011, after several short delays, the channel launched on November 23, 2011 using one of the above mentioned licences on EastLink
EastLink (company)
EastLink is a Canadian cable television and telecommunications company. In 1970, EastLink was established in Amherst, Nova Scotia, when it was issued one of the first cable licences granted by the CRTC...
.