Country Music Television

:For other uses of this three-letter abreviation, see CMT.

CMT Canada

CMT Canada operates as a joint venture of Corus Entertainment and MTV Networks, and is entirely separate from the American version aside from the name. It continues to use the familiar three-box logo that the US version used for nearly 14 years. CMT Canada airs music videos, country-themed movies, and original shows. CMT Canada also airs Nashville Star, which airs on USA Network in the United States.

Related Topics:
Canada - Corus Entertainment - Logo - Music video - Nashville Star - USA Network - United States

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CMT Canada launched on December 31, 1994 as the New Country Network (NCN). In many areas it replaced the American CMT service, as a result of a CRTC policy which effectively bars American services which are directly competitive with Canadian specialty services (a policy that has since been treated with more flexibility). In retaliation, CMT launched a complaint under NAFTA and threatened to cease carriage of videos from Canadian artists. The matter was settled when NCN's ownership was restructured, giving CMT a minority ownership interest. The relaunched CMT Canada service debuted October 31, 1996.

Related Topics:
December 31 - 1994 - CRTC - Specialty service - NAFTA - October 31 - 1996

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