High Fidelity HDTV

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High Fidelity HDTV
Former type Private company
Industry Media, High-definition television
Founded 2003
Defunct 2013
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Key people Ken Murphy, Co-founder & CEO
John Panikkar, Co-founder
David Patterson, Partner
Frank Bertolas, Executive VP & CFO
Products Broadcasting, Television Production
Owner(s) Blue Ant Media
Employees 45

High Fidelity HDTV was a Canadian licensed television broadcaster specializing in HD content. The company was founded in 2003 by co-founders John Panikkar and Ken Murphy, both of whom have been involved in the Canadian broadcasting industry for many years. David Patterson, an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2005 as a partner and part owner of the company, and Frank Bertolas, also an experienced Canadian senior broadcast executive, joined the company in 2010. High Fidelity HDTV was headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and it operated 4 HD channels.

High Fidelity HDTV signed exclusive content deals with IMAX (giving them access to their original films), Smithsonian Networks & Off the Fence, an independent production company that distributes non-fiction content worldwide.

On December 21, 2011, High Fidelity HDTV announced that it had entered into an agreement to be purchased outright by Blue Ant Media, majority owners of Glassbox Television and minority owners of Quarto Communications. While initially purchasing 29.9% of the company, the remaining 70.1% would be purchased following its approval by the CRTC.[1] The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2012.[2] As of 2013, the company no longer exists, the 4 channels are now part of Blue Ant Media.

Channels

  • eqhd (People and places)
  • HIFI (Arts & Culture)
  • Oasis HD (Nature)
  • radX (Action & Adventure)

References

  1. ↑ Blue Ant Media Enters Agreement to Acquire High Fidelity HDTV CNW press release 2011-12-21
  2. ↑ Blue Ant Completes Acquisition of High Fidelity HDTV, Blue Ant Media press release, August 1, 2012.

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