Showcase Action

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Showcase Action
Launched	September 7, 2001
Owned by	CW Media
Slogan	Get Some!
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	showcase.ca/action
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 334
Star Choice	Channel 611
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems	Check local listings

Showcase Action is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel, which features action movies and television series aimed primarily at men. It is owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners) and is a spin-off channel of Showcase.

[edit] Noted series

• Beastmaster
• The Black Donnellys
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Debbie Does Dallas ... Again
• Family Business
• The Fugitive
• Nash Bridges
• Poltergeist
• Sin Cities
• Stuntdawgs

[edit] History

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as Action Television in November 2000 to Alliance Atlantis, the channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as Showcase Action.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in Showcase Action.

[edit] External links

• Official Showcase Action website

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