Prise 2 (French: ''"
Take
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Film
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2"'') is a
Canadian
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French language
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specialty channel
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owned by
Groupe TVA
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, 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 ...
.
Prise 2 broadcasts
television series
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and
films
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, primarily from
Quebec
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and the
United States
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, from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
History
In October 2005, TVA Group was granted approval by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Nostalgie'', described as "a national, French-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to television and movie classics."
The channel was launched on February 9, 2006 as Prise 2.
La chaîne Prise 2 est lancée aujourd'hui
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On August 27, 2012, Groupe TVA launched Prise 2 HD, a HD feed simulcasting the standard definition feed. It is currently available on Vidéotron
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, Bell Satellite TV
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and Bell Fibe TV
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.
Programming
References
External links
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Specialty television channels in Canada
French-language television networks in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2006
2006 establishments in Quebec
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