CTV Life Channel

CTV Life Channel is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts factual and reality programming on lifestyle topics such as cooking, home improvement and real estate, along with scripted drama series.

The channel was originally established in 2013 by Knight Enterprises as the Category B service Gusto TV. In May 2016, Knight sold Canadian rights to the Gusto brand and associated programming to Bell Media. The company would relaunch the channel on September 1, using a Category A license formerly used by its music and entertainment channel M3 (formerly MuchMoreMusic, which was launched in 1998 by CHUM Limited).

As part of a rebranding of several Bell Media-owned specialty channels, the channel rebranded as CTV Life Channel on September 12, 2019.

History

Under Knight Enterprises

In October 2010, Chris Knight was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate "MmmTV", described as "a national, English‑language Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to luxury, from vacations and leisure activities to home furnishings and fashion."

In the summer and fall of 2013, several media outlets began reporting on aspects Gusto TV and its founder, Chris Knight, owner of Knight Enterprises. In several reports, it indicated the launch of the channel on December 11, 2013. This was confirmed, when on December 5, an official press release was issued by Knight Enterprises.

On August 29, 2015, Gusto TV broadcast ''Live Feed''; described by the network as an example of the slow television concept, the special consisted of live footage from the kitchen of the Beckta Dining and Wine Bar in Ottawa.

Under Bell Media

On May 4, 2016, Knight Enterprises announced that it had sold Canadian rights to the Gusto TV brand to Bell Media and that the current channel would be shut down and replaced by a new version of the service under Bell Media ownership. The brand's parent company, Gusto Worldwide Media (GWM), will license Gusto TV's current programming to Bell in addition to producing future series for the channel. GWM will continue to own international rights to the Gusto brand and announced plans to launch an internet television service under the brand in 2017. Gusto re-launched on September 1, 2016, replacing Bell Media's entertainment and music network M3 under its existing Category A license and channel allotments.

On June 7, 2018, during the CTV upfronts, it was announced that Gusto would be re-branded as "CTV Life", as part of a re-branding of several Bell Media specialty channels under the CTV name. The following year, it was revealed the channel would rebrand as CTV Life Channel on September 12, 2019. Bell also announced an output deal with Mike Holmes and his studio, under which CTV Life Channel would air his future productions (such as the new series ''Holmes 911''), and acquire reruns of his past series (such as ''Holmes on Homes'').

However, the channel did not close completely. The channel instead continues broadcasting as Gusto TV worldwide.

Programming

* ''A is for Apple''
* '' A Place in the Sun: Home or Away''
* ''Amazing Wedding Cakes''
* '' Beeny's Restoration Nightmare''
* ''Ben's Menu''
* '' The Block''
* ''Bones''
* '' Building the Dream''
* ''Chefs of the James Beard House''
* ''Chinese Food Made Easy''
* '' Cook Eat China''
* ''Cook Like A Chef''
* '' Darren Robertson's Charcoal Kitchen''
* ''Delicious Iceland''
* '' The Delicious Miss Dahl''
* ''Double Your Dish''
* ''The Edible Road Show''
* ''Escape to the Country''
* ''Essence of India''
* '' Fast, Fresh, Simple''
* ''Fish the Dish''
* ''Flour Power''
* ''Food and Drink''
* ''The French Chef''
* ''French Food Safari''
* ''The Great Canadian Food Show''
* '' Heston's Great British Food''
* ''Holmes 911''
* ''Holmes on Homes''
* '' The House That £100k Built''
* ''The House That £100k Built: Tricks of the Trade''
* '' The Incredible Spice Men''
* ''Indian Food Made Easy''
* '' James Martin's United Cakes of America''
* '' Jamie's 15 Minute Meals''
* ''Jamie's 30 Minute Meals''
* '' Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry On''
* '' Joe Pera Talks with You''
* '' Jonathan Phang's Gourmet Trains''
* '' Junk Brothers''
* '' License to Grill''
* '' Luke Nguyen's United Kingdom''
* ''The Marilyn Denis Show''
* '' Martha Bakes''
* '' Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party''
* '' Martha Stewart's Cooking School''
* '' Mary Makes It Easy''
* '' MasterChef Australia''
* ''MasterChef Canada''
* ''My Kitchen Rules''
* ''Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day''
* '' One World Kitchen''
* ''Paddock to Plate''
* '' Paul and Nick's Big Food Trip''
* ''PopLife''
* '' Rachel Allen's Cake Diaries''
* '' Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Cookbook: Cosmopolitan Cook''
* '' The Real Girl's Kitchen''
* ''The Restoration Man''
* ''Rick Stein''
* ''Road Grill''
* ''Roux Scholarship''
* '' Sachie's Kitchen''
* '' Street Food Around the World''
* '' Supermarket Sweep UK''
* '' Tareq Taylor's Nordic Cookery''
* '' There's No Taste Like Home''
* '' Where to I Do?''

References

External links

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{{Bell Media

2013 establishments in Canada
Bell Media networks
CTV Television Network
Digital cable television networks in Canada
English-language television stations in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2013