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Casa (stylized CASA) is a
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discretionary service A discretionary service is a Canadian specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried optionally by all subscription television providers. It replaces the previous category A, ...
channel that is dedicated to the home including home and garden renovations and design, cooking, and real estate. It is owned by
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, a division of Quebecor Media, and airs a mix of original productions and dubbed versions of series produced by the American and Canadian versions of
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.


History

On October 21, 2005 Groupe TVA was granted a broadcasting licence by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcast ...
(CRTC) for a channel called Télé-Services, described as "a national, French-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking offering programming devoted to manual labour such as construction, renovations, repairs, gardening, landscaping, decorating, interior design, mechanics and hobbies." The channel was launched on February 19, 2008 as Les idées de ma maison télé, branded as a spin-off of the Quebecor-owned magazine ''Les idées de ma maison''. On October 18, 2010, Les idées de ma maison was renamed "Casa", the
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word for "house", while still focusing on the same genre of programming.


Casa HD

Casa's
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page announced that the channel would launch a high definition feed on December 14, 2011.CASA - page officielle
/ref> The channel was launched on December 14.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casa (Tv channel) Digital cable television networks in Canada French-language television networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2008