Cinépop is a

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Category B pay television channel owned by

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. Cinépop broadcasts films from the 1950s to the present without commercial interruption.

History

In November 2000,

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, through its subsidiary Astral Télé Réseaux inc., was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''Cinémania'', described as "a national French-language Category 2 pay television service including a diverse selection of popular Canadian and international general-interest feature-length repertory fiction movies." The channel was launched on November 1, 2005 as Cinépop (stylized as ''cinépop'' until 2008) focusing on feature films from the 1950s to the present. In November 2008, Cinépop introduced a new look including a new logo and on-screen graphics. On January 28, 2011, Cinépop launched "Cinépop HD", a

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feed simulcasting its

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feed. It is available through select major television providers in the country. On March 4, 2013, the

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approved the takeover of Astral Media by

. Bell filed a new application for the proposed takeover with the CRTC on March 6, 2013; the CRTC approved the merger on June 27, 2013, and was completed on July 5.CRTC approves Bell-Astral merger

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, June 27, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013. A new logo and branding was launched in 2016, and began to air more modern movies, most of which aired on

Super Écran Super Écran (French: ''Super Screen'') is a Canadian French-language premium television network owned by Bell Media. It airs a mix of commercial-free films and television series. Films are primarily sourced from the United States and Canada, wh ...

. On January 21, 2020, Cinépop's sister channel's platform, Super Écran Go, which Cinépop shared its TV Everywhere features with, has been decommissioned after Super Écran has been added as an addon on the Crave streaming platform. Cinépop's video on demand and TV Everywhere features remains on the television providers' platforms.

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* French-language television networks in Canada Movie channels in Canada Bell Media networks Television channels and stations established in 2005 Commercial-free television networks 2005 establishments in Canada {{Canada-tv-station-stub