TV5 Canada

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TV5

Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	Le Consortium de télévision Québec Canada Inc.
Launch date	September 1, 1988
Website	tv5.ca

TV5 Canada is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel that features cultural programming and is dedicated to the promotion of pluralism, diversity and dialogue. It first went to air on September 1, 1988 and is owned by a non-profit group- Le Consortium de télévision Québec Canada Inc.. TV5 Canada has a partnership with the 2nd most widely distributed network in the world- TV5MONDE, which is available in over 203 countries reaching 164 million households worldwide. In Canada it has 6.3 million subscribers including 4.1 million outside of Quebec.

TV5 was founded by 5 French language networks in Europe with the aim of broadcasting French language programming to the world. The success of the network is based on a vast partnership that spans the globe. In Canada, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec and TV Ontario are the participants involved; International partners include: France 2, France 3 and France 5 (public networks of France), ARTE France, RTBF (French public broadcaster in Belgium), TSR (French public broadcaster in Switzerland), RFO and CIRTEF (Council representing French-speaking Africa.

TV5 broadcasts a mix of the best French language programming from France, French-speaking Africa and original Canadian productions. It devotes 15% of its schedule to Canadian programs and airs a minimum of 104 hours of local content each year. Programming is diverse and covers many different genres like Information, Entertainment, Sport, Documentaries, Fiction and local content about Canadian francophones. TV5 also features 6 daily newscasts from Canada and around the world.