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exempt Category B
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. It is a
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television channel consisting of explicit adult material, primarily pornographic films, aimed at male audiences. The channel is owned by Ten Broadcasting, a company owned by Stuart Duncan (80.01%) and LFP Video Inc. (19.99%).


History

In December 2000, TEN Broadcasting Inc. was granted approval for a television broadcasting licence by the
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(CRTC) for a channel called ''TEN - Channel 1'', described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to adult entertainment programming, including adult entertainment films, talk shows, phone-in shows and other programming on the theme of sexuality. This will range from entertainment material to educational and analytical material on
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and
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." In June 2003, TEN reached a deal with
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to brand the channel under the '' Hustler'' name. It was subsequently launched in July 2003 as Hustler TV, initially on StarChoice. It was Canada's first 24-hour
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specialty service devoted to explicit adult content. Since that time, several other similar channels have been launched including
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, which is also owned by Ten Broadcasting, and several other
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by various other owners. Before its launch,
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(USA) was readily available across Canada More TV @ Flivetv.com. On August 30, 2013, the CRTC approved Ten Broadcasting's request to convert Hustler TV from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B service.Hustler TV– Revocation of licence
/ref> In mid-2014, Hustler TV terminated its deal with Ten Broadcasting over an undisclosed business dispute. The channel rebranded soon afterwards as Exxxtasy TV.


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(Note: adult content) Canadian pornographic television channels Television channels and stations established in 2003 Specialty television channels in Canada English-language television stations in Canada Commercial-free television networks {{Canada-tv-station-stub