Canadian French-language TV channel
Television channel
Telemagino
is a
Canadian French
-language
specialty channel
owned by
WildBrain
. Launched on 5 July 2010, as a sister to an equivalent
English-language service
, it airs children's programming targeting viewers ages 2?11.
The channel previously operated under
Disney?ABC Television Group
's preschool television brands, including
Playhouse Disney
and
Disney Junior
, but was rebranded on 18 September 2015, following the acquisition of Canadian rights to Disney's children's brands and programming by
Corus Entertainment
.
Along with its English-language sister channel
Family Jr.
, it is available in over four million Canadian households as of 2013.
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History
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As Playhouse Disney Tele and Disney Junior
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The channel was licensed in 2006 as Vrak Junior, a sister channel to Astral's
Vrak TV
, though, aimed at younger viewers than Vrak.
[2]
It was launched on 5 July 2010, as Playhouse Disney Tele.
[3]
Three years prior, an
English language
version (then known as Playhouse Disney) was launched on 30 November 2007, as a
multiplex
channel of
Family
. The network took on the new
Disney Junior
brand in 2011.
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citation needed
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On 4 March 2013, following the
Competition Bureau
's approval of
Bell Media
's takeover of Astral, it was announced that Family Channel and its sister networks (including the Disney Junior services,
Disney XD
, and
MusiquePlus
) would be divested in an attempt to relieve CRTC concerns regarding the takeover.
[4]
On 28 November 2013,
DHX Media
announced it would acquire the four channels for $170 million pending CRTC approval.
[5]
[6]
On 24 July 2014, the CRTC approved DHX's purchase of the networks,
[7]
[8]
and the deal was closed on 31 July 2014.
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As Telemagino
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On 16 April 2015, it was announced that
Corus Entertainment
had acquired Canadian rights to
Disney Channel
's program library and would launch a
Canadian version of Disney Channel
that September, and that its sibling brands of Disney Junior and XD would be re-launched at a later date. In anticipation for this transition, DHX concurrently announced that its Disney-branded networks would be re-branded as spin-offs of Family Channel. The re-branding of Disney Junior's French feed was tentatively announced as Famille Junior, but was later changed to Telemagino. The new name was officially introduced on 18 September 2015, alongside the re-branding of its English-language counterpart as
Family Jr.
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Programming
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Current programming
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Acquired programming
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Former programming
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See also
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International distribution
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References
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"Family Channel | Family Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD Available on Free Preview in March"
. Newswire.ca. 1 March 2013
. Retrieved
6 August
2014
.
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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006?98
, CRTC, 2006-03-27
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Astral launches French-language Playhouse Disney Channel with Bell TV
, CNW, 31 May 2010
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BCE takeover of Astral OK'd by Competition Bureau
Archived
2013-04-11 at
archive.today
,
The Montreal Gazette
(via
The Canadian Press
), 4
March 2013.
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"DHX Media to buy Family, other children's channels"
.
Toronto Star
. 28 November 2013
. Retrieved
29 November
2013
.
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"DHX to acquire Family Channel, three others from Bell Media"
.
The Globe and Mail
. Toronto. 28 November 2013
. Retrieved
29 November
2013
.
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"DHX Media receives CRTC approval on $170M acquisition of Family Channel and three other children's channels"
. DHX Media. 24 July 2014. Archived from
the original
on 2 April 2015
. Retrieved
26 July
2014
.
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Vessing, Etan (24 July 2014).
"DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover"
.
Kidscreen
. Brunico Communications
. Retrieved
26 July
2014
.
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"DHX Media closes Family Channel acquisition and announces management changes"
.
Canada Newswire
. 31 July 2014
. Retrieved
31 July
2014
.
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"DHX-Disney Divorce Almost Done"
.
Cartt.ca
. 16 April 2015
. Retrieved
16 April
2015
.
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"Corus gains Canadian rights to Disney Channel content"
.
The Globe and Mail
. Canadian Press
. Retrieved
16 April
2015
.
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"DHX TELEVISION'S REBRANDED FAMILY JR. AND TELEMAGINO NETWORKS REVEALED TODAY"
(Press release). DHX Media
. Retrieved
18 September
2015
.
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a
b
c
Whyte, Alexandra (25 August 2017).
"Telemagino adds trio of preschool series"
. Kidscreen
. Retrieved
5 June
2019
.
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"Les Calinours : Liberez la magie"
.
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"Felibert, le chaventurier - Telemagino.ca"
.
www.telemagino.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 18 June 2016.
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"Mes bestioles cheries - Telemagino.ca"
.
www.telemagino.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 16 May 2016.
External links
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