The Anime Channel (Canada)

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The Anime Channel is a Canadian Category A specialty channel that broadcasts anime programming. The channel replaced BBC Kids (Canada).
==History==
On September 29, 2006, Corus, YTV Canada and Alliance Atlantis, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, was granted approval by the CRTC to launch a channel called AnimeVision, a channel for kids, adults and teens. The channel launched on January 30, 2007 as The Anime Channel. This channel was a joint venture between Corus Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis and YTV Canada. The channel's first program was Dragon Ball Z.
On October 12, 2010, ownership changed as Shaw Communications gained a 49% stake in The Anime Channel as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media. 
The channel will shut down in January 2019 and will be replaced with Keep It Weird.
==Trivia==
The brand "The Anime Channel" will be brought back as the name of a YTV Direct playlist on YouTube. However, outside of Hamtaro, the playlist will include Beyblade, Medabots and other animes distributed by Nelvana.