''FashionTelevision'', also known as ''FT'', is a

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-produced special interest show focusing on

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. The show, created by Jay Levine in 1985, was last hosted by

Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author. Family Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in Ko ...

. Production of the broadcast ended on April 11, 2012. The program was originally a local production of

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, the original Citytv station. Its popularity there led it to eventually be carried across Canada on various channels owned by

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, the station's owner, later spawning its own specialty cable channel,

Fashion Television ''FashionTelevision'', also known as ''FT'', is a Television in Canada, Canadian-produced special interest show focusing on fashion. The show, created by Jay Levine in 1985, was last hosted by Jeanne Beker. Production of the broadcast ended on A ...

. The show was also broadcast in syndication for many years on VH1, E! and sister network

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in the United States, and it continues to air in many parts of Europe, making Beker a very recognizable person in the fashion world. The show's theme song was " Obsession" by the group

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. CTV's parent company,

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, bought out CHUM in June 2007. CityTV, which remained the nominal producer of the show throughout its history, was sold to

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; however, because CTVglobemedia kept the spin-off channel, it was also entitled to the rights to the show itself. ''FTs terrestrial broadcasts moved from Citytv to the CTV network in January 2008. On April 11, 2012, host Jeanne Beker broke the news on Twitter by saying "This dream is over: After 27 glorious years, ''FT'' production ceased today."

External links

Official website

Online Video Content

FT Podcasts
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