Filmy is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by SoundView Entertainment Inc.
Country | Canada |
---|---|
Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Mississauga, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | SoundView Entertainment |
History | |
Launched | April 29, 2009 |
Filmy broadcasts Bollywood films, music programs, and other Bollywood film based programming.
History
editIn October 2007, SoundView Entertainment Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Sahara Filmy, described as "a national, third-language ethnic Category 2 specialty service devoted to the Hindi-speaking community. The programming schedule shall only consist of feature films, made-for-TV movies, actor interviews, documentaries and similar movie-related programming."[1]
The channel launched as Filmy on April 29, 2009 initially on Rogers Cable.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-383 CRTC 2007-10-18
External links
edit