Addik (stylised as ADDIK; formerly known as addikTV and Mystère) is a Canadian

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owned by

Groupe TVA Groupe TVA Inc. is a Canadian communications company with operations in broadcasting, publishing and production. It was founded as Télé-Métropole Corporation in 1960, and owned CFTM-TV, Montreal's first privately-owned francophone station. It ...

, a division of

Quebecor Media Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media conglomerate that owns a wide array of media outlets, as well as an internet service provider. History In 1983 Quebecor purchased the Winnipeg Sun newspaper, which had been independently run. The newspa ...

. The channel is devoted primarily to

drama programming focusing on mystery,

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, and thriller TV series and films. The name of the channel is derived from the English word "

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History

In November 2000, a consortium consisting of Groupe TVA (45.05%),

CanWest Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate name Canwest, was a major Canadian media conglomerate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place (now called 201 Portage). It held radio, ...

(45.0%), and

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media ass ...

(9.9%), were granted approval by the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; ) is a public organization in Canada tasked with the mandate as a regulatory agency tribunal for various electronic communications, covering broadcasting and telecommunic ...

(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''13^ème Rue'', described as "a national French-language Category 1 specialty television service consisting of mystery, fantasy suspense and horror." Prior to the channel's launch in September 2004, the CRTC approved an application by Groupe TVA to acquire both CanWest's and Rogers' shares in the service, later tentatively renamed as ''Canal Mystère''. The channel launched shortly thereafter as Mystère on October 21, 2004,Le Québec à l'heure de la télévision numérique
Le Devoir, 2004-10-20 focusing on mystery, horror, and fantasy programming. In June 2010, Groupe TVA announced that Mystère would be renamed addikTV on August 23, 2010. The channel's focus changed to drama programming focusing on the mystery,

, and thriller genres. Prior to the renaming, roughly two years, Mystère began implementing changes to its schedule to include more mystery, suspense, and thriller programming. This was considered the first stage in the upcoming rebranding process as addikTV.

addikTV HD

On October 13, 2008, addikTV launched a high definition feed, simulcasting the

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feed. Originally known as Mystère HD, it was renamed addikTV HD on August 23, 2010, to coincide with the rebranding of the standard-definition feed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Addiktv French-language television networks in Canada Quebecor Television channels and stations established in 2004 Specialty television channels in Canada