Dorcel TV Canada (English)
 Dorcel TV Canada logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Image Diffusion International |
| Sister channels | Dorcel TV Canada (French) Vixen TV |
| History | |
| Launched | March 13, 2013 |
| Former names | Vanessa (2013-2014) Vivid TV (2014-2018) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable | Channel 758 (HD) |
| Vidéotron | Channel 223 (SD) |
| Satellite | |
| Bell Satellite TV | Channel 779 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 779 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 1955 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 369 (HD) |
Dorcel TV is a Canadian premium adult entertainment television channel consisting of primarily softcore adult content in the form of films, documentaries, reality shows, and variety shows, among others, between 6:00am to 11:00pm EST, while hardcore content, primarily from Dorcel TV, fills the remainder of the schedule. The channel is owned by Sex-Shop Television Inc., a division of IDI.
History[]
In March 2009, Sex-Shop Television Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Vanessa, described as "a national English-language Category 2 pay television programming service devoted to the themes of charm, sensuality, eroticism and sexuality."[1]
A French-language version of Vanessa initially launched on October 28, 2010,[2] with an English version expected to launch the following year;[2] however it did not launch as planned. When in October 2012, Sex-Shop Television was given approval from the CRTC to convert the French Vanessa into a bilingual service due to Sex-Shop Television citing difficulties launching a fully dedicated English channel,[3] it appeared as though plans to launch an English service were scrapped. However, on March 11, 2013 Sex-Shop Television announced that an English language channel was launching on March 13, 2013.[4] The channel was revealed to have launched on Vidéotron.
A high definition (HD) feed launched in September 2014 on MTS TV.
In September 2014, Sex-Shop Television reached a licensing deal with the American adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment, which saw Vanessa re-brand as VividTV on October 28, 2014, and gain access to its library. Half of the network's programming will come from Vivid, while the remainder will come from Vanessa's existing productions.[5][6]
On September 1, 2018, both the English and French versions of the channel were rebranded Dorcel TV Canada.[7]
References[]
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-123 CRTC 2009-03-06
- ^ Jump up to: a b Canada's first and only French language adult entertainment specialty television channel - VANESSA - Will be available in your home Thursday, October 28, 2010; CNW; 2010-04-27
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-546 CRTC 2012-10-09
- ^ Vanessa TV's Twin Sister Takes on English Market Vanessa TV press release via Market Wire 2013-03-11
- ^ "Chaîne d'Anne-Marie Losique: VanessaTV devient VividTV". Huffington Post (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "VividTV Gets Canadian Presence". Multichannel News. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ MARC DORCEL launches the DORCEL TV Canada channel, GlobalNewsWire.com, 08-28-18
- Canadian pornographic television channels
- Television channels and stations established in 2013
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