History
Classica was owned by Unitel, a distributor of filmed classical music performances also headquartered in Germany. The channel revamped both its logo and programming on 28 May 2014. In January 2017, Stingray Group in Quebec, Canada, acquired Classica from Unitel: In the deal, Stingray would also be able to use Unitel's library of about 1500 titles and 2000 hours of filmed contents for 11 years, however this deal was terminated and therefore the channel does not featuzre any content from Unitel. Stingray plans to feature Canadian productions (from both Quebec and outside Quebec) on the channel. In late 2017, Stingray implemented a new branding and on-air look (similar to the one implemented to Stingray Brava in 2016) of newly renamed Stingray Classica to a version broadcast to Quebec, Canada. The new look was implemented to other versions of Classica operated by Stingray in 2018. On 1 March 2019, Stingray abolished Stingray Brava brand in favour of Stingray Classica. The Dutch and French versions of Brava was rebranded as Classica, while the pan-European version of Brava was shut down and effectively replaced by that of Classica. On 30 April 2021, Stingray Classica in South Korea was replaced by Orfeo.Versions
As of 2019, Stingray operates a number of versions of Stingray Classica for following areas: Germany, Netherlands and Flanders, pan-Europe, pan-Asia, and Canada.Germany
A separate version is available to the customers of Sky in Germany.Australia
Stingray Classica began streaming in Australia during 2022 via the 7 Network's 7 Plus free-to-air streaming portfolio of AV channels.Netherlands and Flanders
A Dutch version, available in the Netherlands and Flanders, was originally launched as Brava NL on 1 July 2009. Stingray acquired Brava (along with its sister channel Djazz TV) on 31 July 2015. On 1 December 2015, the Dutch version of Brava replacedFrance
A French feed was launched on 1 March 2019, replacing Stingray Brava.Canada
In January 2017, Canada'sOther services
Stingray Classica On-Demand is available to Amazon Prime Video customers in Germany and the United Kingdom, and Amazon Channels customers in the United States.Related channels
As of 2018, Stingray's acquisition of the channel does not affect the following channels yet: * Classica HD, in Italy * : Launched on 1 January 1998, the Japanese version of the channel is operated bySee also
* Unitel GmbH & Co.KG * Stingray Brava: a similar television channel, originated from the Netherlands, acquired by Stingray in 2015.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stingray Classica C Classical music television channels Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television stations in Germany Television channels in the Netherlands Television channels in Belgium Television channels in Flanders Television stations in France Music organisations based in Germany