GATINEAU – Three more category two digital specialty channels (two fully HD) were approved by the CRTC today.
The Family Channel received a license for The Parent Channel, which will be devoted to providing informative and entertaining programming to parents and caregivers and children from infancy through the teen years. The service will focus on educational themes of interest to parents and caregivers such as discipline, safety and emotional and physical development, according to its license.
Documentary producer and cinematographer John Panikkar received two category two licenses called OasisHD and ArtefactHD.
Oasis sounds a bit like a lot of the HD programming already out there, which many of us have seen at trade shows for years. The license says the specialty service will feature HD programming of urban and wild landscapes by Canadian and international cinematographers.
ArtefactHD will showcase collectors and their collections – creations, the beauty, intricacy, aesthetics and merits of an object for its own sake. The programming would also include tours of museums and galleries open to the public and behind-the-scenes, celebrate unique architecture and design, and highlight the dedication and knowledge of the committed collector, says the license.
