Fine Living was a Canadian

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owned by CW Media (a division of

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and

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, and

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. Its programs were dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to live better and help maximize their time and get the most out of their money.

Programming

Programs on Fine Living originated from five main categories: Design & Décor, Every Day, Favourite Things, Food & Drink and Travel & Adventure. * Note: This is only a partial list of programs listed as of October 2009.

History

Fine Living was licensed by the

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(CRTC) on November 24, 2000 as ''The Luxe Network'' to Alliance Atlantis. The licence was originally set to expire on April 1, 2003 if the service was not operating by that date. The CRTC gave an extension to November 24, 2004 and by that time The E.W. Scripps Company had purchased a minority interest in the service and on September 3, 2004 the channel launched as ''Fine Living''. On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between

and

bought

Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operato ...

including Alliance Atlantis' interest in Fine Living. In June 2009, Canwest announced that it would be shutting down Fine Living in the fall of that year. Canwest said that it would launch a Canadian version of the

DIY Network Magnolia Network is an American basic cable network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and Chip and Joanna Gaines. It broadcasts personality-based lifestyle programs related to topics such as home construction, Home renovation, renovation, and cuisi ...

for television providers to replace Fine Living with. The channel was eventually shut down on October 19, 2009 with the launch of DIY Network. The channel will become Magnolia Network on March 28, 2022.

References

{{Corus Entertainment Television channels and stations established in 2004 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009 Defunct Canadian television channels Fine Living Network Former Corus Entertainment networks

Programming

History

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