HBO Canada
| HBO Canada | |
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| Launched | October 30, 2008 |
| Owned by | Bell Media |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (available as part of The Movie Network package) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Replaced |
MMore (Eastern Canada) Movie Central 4 (Western Canada) |
| Sister channel(s) | TMN 1-4 |
| Timeshift service | HBO Canada 1 (in-region feed) HBO Canada 2 (out-of-region feed) |
| Website | HBO Canada |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | 306 (East) (SD) 307 (West) (SD) 836 & 1258 (East) (HD) 837 & 1259 (West) (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | 231 (East) (SD) 236 (West) (SD) 645 (East) (HD) 646 (West) (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | 361 (East) (SD) 572 (East) (HD) 573 (West) (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | 306 (East) (SD) 307 (West) (SD) 1306 (East) (HD) 1307 (West) (HD) |
| MTS | 209 (West) (SD) 210 (East) (SD) 1209 (West) (HD) 1210 (East) (HD) |
| Optik TV | 9400 (West) (SD) 9401 (East) (SD) 400 (West) (HD) 401 (East) (HD) |
| SaskTel | 203 (West) (SD) 1210 (West) (HD) |
| VMedia | 302 (East) (HD) 303 (West) (HD) |
| Zazeen | 172 (East) (HD) 173 (West) (HD) |
HBO Canada is a multiplex television channel of the Canadian premium cable and satellite television service The Movie Network (TMN), which is owned by Bell Media. The channel is primarily devoted to original programming and special events sourced from the HBO and Cinemax subscription services in the United States, as well as domestic motion pictures.
Although branded distinctly from TMN's other channels, HBO Canada is not available as a standalone channel; customers must subscribe to the entire TMN service of which HBO Canada is part. Moreover, the pick-and-pay policies being implemented for Canadian specialty channels in 2016 do not affect premium services like TMN.
Time Warner, the parent company of HBO and Cinemax, is not a shareholder in HBO Canada, and only licenses the name, logo and programming to Bell Media.
Prior to October 2008, much of HBO's programming aired in Canada on the various multiplex channels of both Astral Media's The Movie Network, which at the time was available only in Eastern Canada, and Corus Entertainment's Movie Central, which was offered in Western and Northern Canada. A few HBO programs aired in first-run and/or second window on basic cable specialty channels such as Bravo and Showcase.
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