One (Canadian TV channel)

One
ONE logo
Launched September 7, 2001
Owned by ZoomerMedia
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website One
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 606
Shaw Direct Channel 575
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings
IPTV
Bell Aliant TV Channel 278
Bell Fibe TV Channel 606
MTS Channel 294
Optik TV Channel 152
SaskTel Channel 106

One (stylized as ONE and often referred to as The Brand new ONE or ONE Body, Mind, Spirit, Love) is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel. It offers lifestyle and entertainment programming devoted to programming on yoga and meditation, weight loss and fitness, sex and relationships, natural health and nutrition, and alternative medicine. The channel is owned by ZoomerMedia.

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History

In November 24, 2000, a consortium consisting of Vision TV Digital (parent company, S-VOX), Radio Nord Communications, and Wisdom Media Group, were granted approval for One by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The channel was tentatively known as Wisdom: Canada's Body, Mind & Spirit Channel.[1] Prior to the channel's launch, ownership was restructured giving Alliance Atlantis and Renewal Partners Company a minority stake in the channel, while Wisdom Media Group's stake was sold. The channel launched on September 7, 2001 under the name One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, known as CW Media, bought Alliance Atlantis and gained its minority interest in One.

In June 2009, S-VOX announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including One, to ZoomerMedia, a company controlled by Moses Znaimer.[2] The sale was approved by the CRTC On March 30, 2010.[3] ZoomerMedia assumed control of S-VOX's broadcasting assets on June 30, 2010.[4]

On October 27, 2010, Shaw Communications completed its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media, giving it control of CW Media's 37.77% interest in One.[5][6] However, in March 2011, Shaw and the other minority stake holders sold their shares in the channel to ZoomerMedia, giving it 100% ownership.[7]

On April 26, 2011 ZoomerMedia announced the rebranding of the channel on May 1, 2011 by introducing a new name, logo, on-air presentation, and programming which it has acquired from the U.S.-based Veria TV.[8][9] The channel focuses largely on the same genre of programming as it previously did.

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