RevTV Canada is a

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owned by REV Sports Entertainment Inc. The channel broadcasts programs related to

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and other automotive shows.

History

In May 2015,

Anthem Sports & Entertainment Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. (formerly Anthem Media Group) is a Canadian multinational media company based in Toronto, Ontario and founded by Leonard Asper. Anthem is majority-controlled by Asper via his Sygnus Corporation. Fight Holdings ...

announced that it had reached an agreement with

Lucas Oil Lucas Oil Products, Inc. is an American manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil, additives, and lubricants founded in 1989. History Lucas Oil was founded by trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte in 1989. The company is a m ...

to launch its

MAVTV Racer Network (formerly known as MAVTV) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by the motorsports media company Racer, which mainly airs programming focused around motorsports and programming for automotive enthusiasts. C ...

-branded channel in Canada as a localized Canadian channel. Despite the announcement, no expected launch date was specified by either party as no agreements with television service providers were reached at that point.

In December 2016, the channel's parent company announced that it had reached an agreement with the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA), allowing the channel to become available for distribution to its membership of independent Canadian cable television service providers, which would see the channel launch on January 10, 2017. The press release announcing the launch of the channel excluded any reference to Anthem Sports & Entertainment; instead referencing REV Sports Entertainment Inc., now the owner of the channel. Heading the channel was Mike Garrow, referenced in the original press release in 2015 announcing the licensing agreement with Anthem Sports & Entertainment, who at the time would "oversee the rollout and launch of MAVTV Canada, working with Anthem's technical and production teams." The channel launched as expected on January 10, 2017 through several CCSA members as MAVTV Canada under licence from Lucas Oil. In June 2017, the channel launched in

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, with Tbaytel, the largest distributor of the channel at the time. Less than a month later, the channel was launched on Eastlink. The channel was subsequently launched on additional providers since. In May 2020, the channel was renamed REV TV Canada, ending the licensing deal with Lucas Oil. REV TV Canada is now available to over 6 million households across Canada and features over 200 races from around the world. The channel showcases all forms of racing, such as MotoGP, World Rally Championship, AMA Supercross Championship, All Star Circuit of Champions, AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship, Indy Lights, Super Formula, Castrol® FloRacing Night In America, AMSOIL Championship Snocross, 400 Thunder Drag Racing, ARCA Midwest Tour, SPEED SPORT TV, along with news coverage such as The Inside Line (F1), Winged Nation, and Tuning 365 Performance Auto & Sound Magazine. REV TV Canada also produces original programming with REV Culture and All North Racing, and features a variety of lifestyle programs that feature prominent interviews, how-to and behind-the-scenes features, and more. REV TV Canada brands itself as "YOUR MOTORSPORTS & AUTOMOTIVE DESTINATION 24/7." In June 2022, REV TV Canada was added to Rogers Ignite TV (channel 540) making the channel available on nearly every major TV provider in Canada.

Programming

All Star Circuit of Champions The All Star Circuit of Champions (abbreviated ASCoC) is an American motorsports sanctioning body of winged sprint car racing. It was founded in 1970 and purchased by Tony Stewart in the winter of 2015. High Limit Racing acquired the series from ...

AMA Supercross Championship The AMA Supercross Championship (commercially known as Monster Energy AMA Supercross) is an American motorcycle racing series. Founded by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1974, the AMA Supercross Championship races are held from ...

ARCA Midwest Tour The ASA Midwest Tour (known between 2012 and 2022 as the ARCA Midwest Tour) is a pavement Late model, Super Late Model auto racing series based in the Midwestern United States with its headquarters in Oregon, Wisconsin. It was a developmental se ...

European Rally Championship The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an rallying, automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The champion ...

Extreme E Extreme E was an FIA-sanctioned international off-road racing series that used spec silhouette electric SUVs to race in remote parts of the world, such as the Saudi Arabian desert or the Arctic. All racing locations were chosen to raise awaren ...

FIA World Endurance Championship The FIA World Endurance Championship, abbreviated as WEC, is a world championship for automobile endurance racing organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The se ...

FIA World Rallycross Championship The FIA World Rallycross Championship (official abbreviation is World RX) is a rallycross series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA in conjunction with series promoter Rallycross Promoter GmbH (founded by Red Bull G ...

Grand Prix motorcycle racing Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on Road racing, road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held sin ...

IMSA The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States, ACCUS arm of the Féd ...

Indy Lights Indy NXT (pronounced "Indy Next"), previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as INDY NXT by Firestone for sponsorship reasons. Indy NXT is the highest step on the Roa ...

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907 Isle of Man TT, 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the e ...

Monster Jam Monster Jam is a live motorsport event tour operated by Feld Entertainment. The series began in 1992, and is sanctioned under the umbrella of the United States Hot Rod Association. Events are primarily held in North America, with some addition ...

NASCAR Canada Series The NASCAR Canada Series (NCS, ) is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. It is the top NASCAR touring series in Canada. History In September 2006 NASCAR purchas ...

Race of Champions The Race of Champions (ROC) is an international motorsport event held at the start or end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers from Formula One, World Rally Championship, IndyCar, NASCAR, sports car racin ...

* Sidecarcross World Championship *

Speed Sport ''Speed Sport'', formerly the ''National Speed Sport News ''(NSSN) is an American magazine and Web site covering national, local, and regional auto racing topics. Yahoo! News called it "one of the most famous motorsports publications in the country ...

Superbike World Championship Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Champion ...

Super Formula Championship The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series held primarily in Japan. It is considered to be the pinnacle of single-seater racing in Japan or Asia as a whole, making it one of the top motorsport series in the region. The ...

United States Auto Club The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, USAC sanctioned the List of USAC Championship Car seasons, United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the ...

World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...

References

External links

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