Blue Ant Media launching BBC First channel in Canada

HiFi brand to be retired TORONTO and NEW YORK — Blue Ant Media announced today it will launch BBC First in Canada on March 16, which will be available for free preview during its first month, until April 16. The new specialty service, which replaces the broadcaster’s HiFi channel, will give Canadian viewers access to BBC First’s scripted and factual entertainment programing, including BBC original series Top Gear (pictured, now entering its 30th season), The Office (with Ricky Gervais), Death in Paradise, The Graham Norton Show, and Antiques Roadshow (BBC’s longest-running factual program). “Canadians love British television, and Blue Ant...