Type | Broadcast television network |
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Country | Canada |
Availability | National, northern U.S. (terrestrial), parts of U.S. and Bermuda (via [digital cable]]) |
Slogan | Come home to Global |
Key people | Doug Murphy (President and CEO of Corus Entertainment) Troy Reeb (Vice President of News) |
Launch date | January 6, 1974 (launch of CKGN-TV; now CIII-DT) 1989 (as the CanWest Global System) August 18, 1997 (national launch of Global brand) |
Former names | CanWest Global System (used in the 1989 on non-Global branded Canwest stations) |
Sister channels | Global News: Global 1 [Global (TV channel)]] Food Network Showcase HGTV History DIY Network |
Official website | Global Television Network |
Global Television Network (mainly called Global or Global TV) is a Canadian television network. Along with CBC and CTV, it is one of the countries major networks. It is Canada's number-two television network.[source?]
The network started in a television station of the same name, in South Ontario. The national entity was known as CanWest Global System until getting the Ontario station's branding