[987654321]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030441?refCatId=19

 

[ShawViewer]

How is this going to work, and how will Knowledge fund the channel? Knowledge is a public broadcaster with no advertising.

 

[Distant Signal]

This is great news! We used to subscribe to BBC Kids, along with BBC Canada, and were sorry when Shaw dumped the channel. The Knowledge Network is a quality programmer. Hopefully Shaw brings it back.

 

[Fry1989]

This is great news! We used to subscribe to BBC Kids, along with BBC Canada, and were sorry when Shaw dumped the channel. The Knowledge Network is a quality programmer. Hopefully Shaw brings it back.

That they're selling it to Knowledge would suggest otherwise. First they didn't want it in their channel line-up, and now they don't want it in their new ownings of Canwest.

 

[jericho]

I think part of the reason it isn't currently in their lineup is because of the 5 to 1 carriage rule, if they no longer own it, they can re-add it their lineup. They definitely need to add more channels they don't own because they are nowhere near the 5 to 1 ratio.

 

[mike10]

so its going to be owned by the BC government

 

[Fry1989]

so its going to be owned by the BC government

Half-way. BBC will still be keeping it's share.