Iran TV Network (Canada)
 Iran TV Network logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ethnic Channels Group (name licensed by Hily Media) |
| History | |
| Launched | Early 2006 |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Former names | Jaam-e-Jam (2010-2015) |
Iran TV Network (ITN) was a Canadian exempt Category B Persian language specialty channel. It was wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group with its name and programming used under license from the American-based TV channel Iran TV Network.
ITN was a general entertainment service, it airs programming aimed at the entire family including news, dramas, reality series, music, sports and more. The channel closed in 2020.
History[]
In November 2004, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Persian/Iranian TV, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to providing programming primarily to the Persian-, Azeri-, Kurdish-, Armenian- and Assyrian-speaking communities."[1]
The channel was launched in early 2006 as Iran TV Network (ITN) and featured programming from US-based channel, Iran TV Network. In early 2010, the channel was renamed Jaam-e-Jam and began featuring programming from Jaam-e-Jam International in Iran. In May 2015, the channel was renamed 'Iran TV Network' once again due to loss of programming from Jaam-e-Jam.
On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channels Group's request to convert Jaam-e-Jam from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.[2]
In 2020, both Bell Fibe TV and Telus TV, the only providers that carried the channel, dropped it from their line-ups, rendering the channel no longer available.
References[]
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-508 CRTC 2004-11-23
- ^ Jaam-e-Jam– Revocation of licence
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