Wild TV is a
Canadian
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English language
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Category B specialty channel broadcasting programming focusing on
hunting
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...
,
fishing
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,
shooting
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, and the outdoors. The channel is owned by Dieter Kohler through Wild TV Inc.
Distribution
In May 2003, Dieter Kohler was granted approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television specialty channel called The Hunting Channel, which was described as service that ''"would be devoted to all aspects of hunting and fishing. It would include programming that educates the viewer on the conservation and future of wildlife, food preparation, and safety issues relating to the use of firearms and bow and arrow hunting."''
The channel launched in September 2004. While initially being available only through a few smaller television service providers such as
Access Cable and Westman Communications, it has since become widely available across Canada on all major television service providers including
Cogeco,
Rogers Cable,
Shaw Cable
Shaw Communications Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications company which provides telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Shaw provides home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and Br ...
,
Shaw Direct
Shaw Direct is a direct broadcast satellite television distributor in Canada and a subsidiary of the telecommunications company Shaw Communications. As of 2010, Shaw Direct had over 900,000 subscribers. It broadcasts on Ku band from two commu ...
,
Videotron,
Bell Satellite TV
Bell Satellite TV (french: Bell Télé; formerly known as Bell ExpressVu, Dish Network Canada and ExpressVu Dish Network and not to be confused with Bell's IPTV Fibe TV service) is the division of BCE Inc. that provides satellite television ser ...
, and
Eastlink.
In March 2019, Wild TV was renamed Wild Pursuit Network when it entered into a partnership with
Pursuit Channel
Pursuit Channel is an American television network that airs programming geared to hunting, fishing, shooting and outdoor recreation. It is based in Glenwood, Alabama and was launched on April 23, 2008.
Pursuit is currently available to over 45 m ...
in the United States. The partnership ended in the late summer of 2019 and the channel's name was changed back to Wild TV.
International broadcast
New Zealand
Wild TV reached its first international distribution agreement with
TelstraClear
TelstraClear Limited was New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company before being acquired by Vodafone New Zealand in October 2012, previous to which it was a subsidiary of Australian company Telstra.
It provided residential line re ...
in
New Zealand
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. It first aired on July 1, 2009 on
TelstraClear
TelstraClear Limited was New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company before being acquired by Vodafone New Zealand in October 2012, previous to which it was a subsidiary of Australian company Telstra.
It provided residential line re ...
's InHomeTV service (Channel 39). Wild TV ceased broadcasting on TelstraClear during June/July 2010.
Europe
In 2010 and 2011, Wild TV was launched in several European markets including Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
Wild TV is excited to announce it strongest third quarter line-up to date; launching June 27, 2011
Wild TV press release 2011-06-21
Wild TV HD
On January 28, 2010, Wild TV HD was launched as a high definition simulcast of Wild TV's standard definition
Standard-definition television (SDTV, SD, often shortened to standard definition) is a television system which uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition. "Standard" refers to it being the prevailing sp ...
feed. It is available on Rogers Cable, MTS, Optik TV
Telus Optik TV is a product of Telus Communications, a subsidiary of Telus Corporation, that provides IPTV service in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The service offers over 630 digital channels, including more t ...
and SaskTel
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, operating as SaskTel, is a Canadian crown-owned telecommunications firm based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provincial government, it provides wireline and wireless communicat ...
. On December 4, 2013, Videotron added Wild TV HD.
References
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Sports television networks in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2004
Digital cable television networks in Canada
English-language television stations in Canada
2004 establishments in Canada
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