Zeste is a

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discretionary service channel owned by

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. Zeste airs food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming.

History

On August 15, 2008, Serdy was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to operate "Cuisine", a national French-language category 2

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specialty channel devoted to food-related programming. On January 19, 2010, Groupe Serdy announced that it was ready to launch the channel in March, and on February 24, Serdy unveiled the channel's identity, including the channel's new name (Zeste), and programming to the media.Zeste, la nouvelle chaîne cuisine
NewsCNW, 2010-02-24 The channel was launched on March 22 in

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and high definition. On January 14, 2019, the CRTC approves the acquisition of the channel by

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on behalf of its subsidiary

Zeste HD

On May 2, 2011, Zeste launched ''Zeste HD'', a high definition simulcast of the

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feed.

References

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