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- There has never been an official full name corresponding to the initials "CTV"; prior to CTV's launch in 1961, it was given the proposed branding of "Canadian Television Network" (CTN), but that branding was dropped before the network's launch when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) objected to it, claiming exclusive rights to the term "Canadian".
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In the fall, Spence Caldwell’s Canadian Television Network CTN changed its name to CTV. Designers Stewart and Morrison were commissioned to create the Network’s new logo and give the network a look to distinguish itself from the already familiar CBC.
The company changed its name to CTV Inc. in 1998, and eventually acquired two of the final three large-market stations, CKY and CFCF (it replaced the third, CHAN, as discussed below). CTV has attracted some controversy in the past because of cutbacks to its small-market stations.
In 1962, the CTN changed its name to CTV. The second season was no more successful than the first, and although ITO went on hiatus until 1964, the future looked grim for CTV. By 1965, the Board of Governors was watching CTV closely, and formed a committee to develop solutions to avoid a larger station takeover of CTV.
By late 2005 the O&Os' local newscasts had been renamed CTV News. Beginning in February 2014, local programs were rebranded using region-specific on-air titles such as CTV News Toronto. On November 13, 2023, CTV replaced 5:30 p.m. newscasts with an evening edition of CTV National News. [11]
CTV News has your live updates and latest news headlines from Canada and around the world.
Sep 26, 2024 · CTV has dropped two members of its news team after an altered clip of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went to air in a recent national news report, according to a statement from the...
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Since the 2007 acquisition of A Channel by CTVglobemedia as part of the takeover of CHUM Limited, media analysts had speculated that CTV may potentially extend its market-leading CTV brand to that network. It was first rebranded as A in 2008, then as CTV Two on August 29, 2011.
