Bollywood Times

Television channel

Bollywood Times

Bollywood Times logo

Country| Canada
Broadcast area| Canada
Headquarters| Toronto, Ontario
Programming
Picture format| 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner| Channel Zero
History
Launched| November 28, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-28)
Closed| January 2018; 7 years ago (2018-01)
Links
Website| https://bollywoodtimes11.com

Bollywood Times was a Canadian Hindi language specialty channel owned by Channel Zero.

Bollywood Times broadcast Bollywood films encompassing a variety of genres including action, comedy, horror, and crime. It also aired television series including comedies, dramas, and thrillers. Programs were primarily sourced from India, in addition to Canadian content.

## History

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In May 2010, FDR Media Group Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Bollywood Times HD TV, described as "a national, niche third-language ethnic Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to mainstream as well as art films in the Hindi-language not broadcast on other feature film channels."[1]

The channel launched on November 28, 2011, on Bell Fibe TV as Bollywood Times exclusively in high definition (HD).[2] The channel launched on Rogers Cable only days later in December 2011 in both HD and standard definition.

At an undisclosed point, FDR's broadcast licenses were acquired by Channel Zero.[3][4] In January 2018, the channel was dropped by all providers who carried it (along with sister network Mehndi TV) and subsequently shut down.

## References

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1. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-268 CRTC 2010-05-13
2. ^ Bollywood Times and Mehndi TV Now Available on Rogers and Bell Fibe Knightscove press release 2011-11-29
3. ^ "Ownership Chart 246 - FDR Media - Specialty Services" (PDF). CRTC. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
4. ^ Paddon, Natalie; Buist, Steve (March 15, 2016). "CHCH bankruptcy: Channel Zero and its web of companies trigger federal investigation". The Hamilton Spectator. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

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