Telegram Corporation was a Canadian media company created under a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...
between
John Bassett
John White Hughes Bassett, (August 25, 1915 – April 27, 1998) was a Canadian media proprietor.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he was the son of John Bassett (1886–1958), publisher of the ''Montreal Gazette'', and Marion Avery (née Wright). ...
's ''
Toronto Telegram
''The Toronto Evening Telegram'' was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at the federal and the provincial levels. The paper competed wit ...
'' newspaper and businessman
John David Eaton
John David Eaton (4 October 1909 – 4 August 1973) was a Canadian businessman and a member of the prominent Eaton family (Toronto), Eaton family. He was the second son of Sir John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton, Lady Eaton of Toronto, Ontario. He w ...
(a member of the prominent
Eaton family), as one of three co-owners of
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Barrie-based CTV 2 outlet CKVR-DT, channel 3 ...
in 1960.
When the ''Toronto Telegram'' was shut down in 1971,
the company was renamed
Baton Broadcasting Incorporated (after the
Bassett and Ea
ton families).
CTV was incorporated under the laws of Ontario as Baton Broadcasting Incorporated on August 11, 1971
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Baton Broadcasting was renamed once again to Baton Broadcast System
:''This is about the defunct television system owned by Baton Broadcasting. For the history of Baton Broadcasting itself, see Bell Media.''
The Baton Broadcast System ( ), also known as BBS, was a Canadian system of television stations located in ...
(BBS) in 1994. The Eatons sold their media stake in 1998, and the Bassetts retained sole control of BBS. That same year, BBS was renamed CTV.
References
CTV Television Network
Mass media companies established in 1960
Defunct broadcasting companies of Canada
1960 establishments in Ontario
Mass media companies disestablished in 1998
1998 disestablishments in Ontario
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