Leonardo World was a Canadian category 2

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wholly owned by Telelatino Network Inc. The channel broadcast programming related to

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, and more. It was a Canadian version of the Italian channel,

Leonardo World Leonardo World was a television network, dedicated to Italian communities abroad, and owned by the Italian company Gruppo Sitcom. Its content was about economics, culture, territory, politics, innovation and technology. Its TV programs included t ...

History

In December 2000, Telelatino Network was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to launch ''Sitcom Canada'', described as ''"a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service directed to Italians/Italian-speaking audiences. The programming will be primarily sourced from existing European thematic satellite services operated by the Sitcom Spa group including its news and information, travel, lifestyle, motoring and Italian design services."'' The channel launched in June 2005 initially on Vidéotron as Leonardo World in a package marketed as Super Trio Italiano with 2 other newly launched Telelatino channels,

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. On September 11, 2007, Vidéotron discontinued carriage of Leonardo World and on September 18, 2007 the remaining carriers, Rogers Cable and Mountain Cablevision discontinued carriage of the service. In Telelatino's message posted on its website, they noted that they were "disappointed" with the decisions of the distributors to drop the channel, along with some of the others in the Super Trio Italiano package, suggesting it was not Telelatino's decision to discontinue the service, rather it was a lack of interest from distributors.A message to our Super Trio subscribers
TLN release, archived, retrieved 11-30-17 The unease of the providers would prove correct, as the domestic Italian version of the channel ended a year later.

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