ADDIK

Canadian French-language pay TV channel

Television channel

Addik

Country| Canada
Broadcast area| National
Headquarters| Montreal, Quebec
Programming
Language(s)| French
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| Groupe TVA
History
Launched| October 21, 2004
Former names| Mystère (2004-2010)
addikTV (2010-2022)
Links
Website| addik.tv

Addik (stylised as ADDIK; formerly known as addikTV and Mystère) is a Canadian French-language specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. The channel is devoted primarily to French-language drama programming focusing on mystery, suspense, and thriller TV series and films. The name of the channel is derived from the English word "addiction".[1]

## History

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In November 2000, a consortium consisting of Groupe TVA (45.05%), CanWest (45.0%), and Rogers Communications (9.9%), were granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called 13ème Rue, described as "a national French-language Category 1 specialty television service consisting of mystery, fantasy suspense and horror."[2]

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.[3] The channel launched shortly thereafter as Mystère on October 21, 2004,[4] focusing on mystery, horror, and fantasy programming.

In June 2010, Groupe TVA announced that Mystère would be renamed addikTV on August 23, 2010.[1] The channel's focus changed to drama programming focusing on the mystery, suspense, 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

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

## Logos

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2004–2010  | 2010–2022  | Former HD logo  | 2022–present

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mystère devient addikTV" (in French). Cyberpresse.ca. 2010-08-19.
2. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-469 CRTC 2000-12-14
3. ^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2004-89 CRTC 2001-11-24
4. ^ Le Québec à l'heure de la télévision numérique, Le Devoir, 2004-10-20 (in French)

## External links

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* Official website (in French)

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Quebecor

Corporate directors|

* Brian Mulroney
* Pierre Laurin
* Françoise Bertrand
* Jean La Couture
* Sylvie Lalande
* A. Michel Lavigne
* Geneviève Marcon
* Normand Provost

Groupe TVA|

| TVA (O&O)|

* CFTM-DT Montreal
* CFCM-DT Quebec City
* CFER-DT Rimouski
* CJPM-DT Saguenay
* CHLT-DT Sherbrooke
* CHEM-DT Trois-Rivières

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Specialty channels|

* ADDIK
* Casa
* Évasion
* LCN
* Qub
* Prise 2
* Témoin
* TVA Sports
* Zeste

TVA Publishing|

* Canadian Living
* Style at Home

Other assets|

* Qub Radio
* Télé Inter-Rives (45%)
* TVA Films
* TVA Productions

Newspapers|

* 24 Heures
* Le Journal de Montréal
* Le Journal de Québec

Telecommunications|

* Freedom Mobile
* Vidéotron
* Canal Indigo
* Fizz Mobile
* VMedia
* RiverTV
* Le Superclub

Other assets|

* Canoe.ca
* QMI Agency
* Quebec Remparts

Defunct assets|

* Argent
* The Cave
* Sun News Network
* Télé Achats
* Yoopa

See also|

* Quebecor Media

Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by Quebecor Inc. Refer to each individual article for detailed information.
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