Penthouse TV is a

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that broadcasts

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material, primarily in the form of pornographic films. The channel's name is licensed from the

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men's magazine '' Penthouse''. Penthouse TV is owned by Fifth Dimension Properties Inc, a company wholly owned by Stuart Duncan, majority owner of

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History

In May 2007, Fifth Dimension Properties Inc. was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to launch 'PENTHOUSE TV', described as "a national, English-language Category 2 specialty programming service devoted exclusively to feature driven couples-oriented adult entertainment, including both amateur and professional actors simulating amateur performances."Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-136
CRTC 2007-05-15 Penthouse TV was launched in July 2008 on

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in a select number of markets. It was launched later by other television service providers such as

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on September 30, 2009 and on

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on October 15, 2009.

Programming

The Canadian version of Penthouse TV plays adult-oriented movies back-to-back, 24 hours a day. Each month about 100 individual movies are aired on average of four times each. A movie from Penthouse Digital Studios is premiered every Friday night.

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* Canadian pornographic television channels Television channels and stations established in 2008 Digital cable television networks in Canada English-language television stations in Canada Commercial-free television networks Penthouse (magazine) {{Canada-tv-station-stub

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