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W Movies will rebrand as Cooking Channel on December 12, 2016

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#1 ·
FOOD LOVERS UNITE - CORUS ENTERTAINMENT INTRODUCES COOKING CHANNEL IN CANADA

Corus Entertainment announced today that it is introducing Cooking Channel, a 24-hour network that caters to avid food lovers, in Canada on December 12, 2016. From the creators of Food Network, Cooking Channel is the answer to a growing appetite for more content devoted to food and cooking in every dimension; from global cuisines to international travel, to food history and unconventional how-tos.

With Cooking Channel’s focus on serving those passionate about food and cooking, Food Network Canada will continue to bring Canadians dynamic, new entertainment-driven food related programming.

The launch of Cooking Channel in Canada is an extension of Corus’ long-term partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive which launched Cooking Channel in the United States in 2010.

Cooking Channel in Canada is a rebrand of W Movies. A few of the highly-anticipated series confirmed for launch include:

Man Fire Food
Man Fire Food stars Canadian chef Roger Mooking and features the inventive ways to cook with fire. From small campfires to creative custom-made grills and smokers, they visit home cooks, pitmasters and chefs who are fascinated by fire and food. The smoke signals take Roger Mooking across the country, including the American South for different styles of regional barbecue, the Pacific Northwest for a tribal salmon bake and New England for a unique seafood feast. Man Fire Food celebrates the passion for building and cooking with fire.

Dinner at Tiffani’s
Tiffani Thiessen invites her celebrity friends over for good company, great stories and delicious food. With guests like Jason Priestley, Seth Green, her White Collar co-stars and more, it’s a wonderful blend of dinner, drinks and fun. Come for the party, stay for the food.

Unwrapped 2.0
Unwrapped 2.0 is a fun and fascinating look at the amazing processes, great stories and interesting people behind the creation of some of the most popular snacks. Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, Unwrapped 2.0 features everything from classic childhood treats to the latest candy crazes. Whether you like your snacks sweet or savoury, crispy or gooey, Unwrapped 2.0 offers behind-the-scenes access to get you a front row seat to see them made.

Cake Hunters
The perfect party needs the perfect cake, and that’s where Cake Hunters comes in! From weddings to family reunions and more, party hosts meet with three cake designers who present their jaw-dropping concepts to make the perfect complement to their big bashes. And once the winning design is picked, will the cake make it to the big day on time and in one piece?

Unique Sweets
Unique Sweets is an insider’s peek into innovative eateries that are creating the most unique and exciting desserts today. These sweet spots cover the gamut: restaurants with revolutionary pastry chefs; candy shops inventing eye-popping confections; chocolate boutiques with wild artisanal flavours and bakeries producing one-of-a-kind pastries, cakes and cookies in the middle of the night. Wherever there are gooey, crunchy, sticky and sweet treats that you won’t find anywhere else, Unique Sweets will take you there.
 
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#15 ·
I found the following statement on Shaw Direct:
...Following the rebrand, you can still find your favourite movies on these great channels: W Network, Lifetime, CosmoTV, ABC Spark, Action, IFC, MovieTime, Showcase, and Sundance.
So either Corus has eliminated a redundant channel that was showing movies that were already on the other channels or they improved the quality of the other channels by including a wider selection of content, or a little of both. ;)
 
#25 ·
It looks like Bell Aliant has just dropped W Movies instead of serving up the new Cooking Channel. Both the SD and HD channel slots currently feature a blue screen that says "This channel is no longer available. Cette chaîne n'est plus offerte." A quick search of the guide for a new channel placement didn't prove to be fruitful either.
 
#27 · (Edited)
Yes, thank you! I was just about to edit my post with an update. I decided to give them a call about that and they said that it would be in the basic package on 277 SD and 521 HD as of December 15th!

UPDATE: It is now Dec 15th and the channel is now available, but I was mislead to believe that it would be a basic channel when it is actually an "à la carte" channel. On the plus side, they also changed the price of the custom "à la carte pick 10" package from $37/mo down to $20/mo to match their Ontario pricing so it might be more attractive to some people now.
 
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