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2008 in Canadian television

Overview of the events of 2008 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 2008.

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Date	Event
February 11	Global National moves its main studio from Vancouver to Ottawa.
February 14	Launch of new television channel Cosmopolitan TV.
March 7	Corus Entertainment announces a takeover offer for Canadian Learning Television.
March 31	The CRTC approves the sale of CHNU-TV in Vancouver and CIIT-TV in Winnipeg from Rogers Media to S-VOX, as well as the sale of CHNM-TV in Vancouver from Multivan to Rogers.
April 25	Film producer Remstar Corporation applies to the CRTC to acquire the insolvent TQS network in Quebec from Cogeco. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation submits a simultaneous application to acquire the three Cogeco-owned Télévision de Radio-Canada affiliates.
June 26	The CRTC approves the Cogeco television sales (see April 25 above).
August 11	A-Channel and Atlantic Satellite Network are officially rebranded as A.
September 1	Omni Television launches CJCO-TV in Calgary and CJEO-TV in Edmonton. CHNM-TV in Vancouver is also rebranded as "Omni".
September 1	S-VOX's religious stations (see March 31 above) are rebranded as Joytv.
September 8	Theo Tams is named winner of the sixth and final season of Canadian Idol.
October 30	Launch of the Canadian version of HBO.
November 28	2008 Gemini Awards.
December 7	Charles-Éric Boncoeur wins the fifth season of Loft Story.

Show	Station	Premiere Date
The Border	CBC	January 7
Miss Météo	Séries+	January 8
jPod	CBC	January 8
Sophie		January 9
MVP		January 11
Steven and Chris		January 14
The Week the Women Went		January 21
The Guard	Global	January 22
Murdoch Mysteries	Citytv	January 24
Météo+	TFO	February 14
The Latest Buzz	Family	March 14
The Daily	Joytv	June 9
Johnny Spencer	CollegeCartoon	June 24
Oddly James	CollegeCartoon	June 24
He Said, She Said	W Network	July 2
Flashpoint	CTV	July 11
The Next Star	YTV	July 18
Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag	W Network	September 3
So You Think You Can Dance Canada	CTV	September 11
Less Than Kind	Citytv	October 13
16x9 - The Bigger Picture	Global	November 30
The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price	HGTV	December 8

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
September 15	Calgary, Alberta	CJCO-TV	38	Omni Television	^[1]
September 15	Edmonton, Alberta	CJEO-TV	56	Omni Television	^[2]

2008 in Canadian television