Zeste
Zeste is a Canadian French-language discretionary service channel owned by Groupe TVA. Zeste airs food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming.
Zeste logo | |
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Slogan | On y prend goût. |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Groupe TVA |
Sister channels | Évasion |
History | |
Launched | March 22, 2010 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Cable | |
CCAP | Channel 47 (SD) Channel 647 (HD) |
Cablevision du Nord | Channel 369 (SD) Channel 423 (HD) |
Cogeco Ontario | Channel 529 (SD) Channel 584 (HD) |
Cogeco Quebec | Channel 96 (SD) Channel 526 (HD) |
Rogers Cable | Channel 637 (SD) Channel 638 (HD) |
Vidéotron | Channel 45 (SD) Channel 645 (HD) |
Satellite | |
Bell Satellite TV | Channel 190 (SD) Channel 1865 (HD) |
Shaw Direct | Channel 426 / 226 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 875 (SD) Channel 975 (HD) |
Bell Fibe TV | Channel 136 (SD) Channel 1136 (HD) |
Bell MTS | Channel 425 (SD) |
Optik TV | Channel 8010 (SD) Channel 2010 (HD) |
Telus Quebec | Channel 51 (SD) Channel 549 (HD) |
VMedia | Channel 122 (SD) (QC) |
History
On August 15, 2008, Serdy was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to operate "Cuisine", a national French-language category 2 digital cable specialty channel devoted to food-related programming.[1] On January 19, 2010, Groupe Serdy announced that it was ready to launch the channel in March,[2] and on February 24, Serdy unveiled the channel's identity, including the channel's new name (Zeste), and programming to the media.[3]
The channel was launched on March 22 in standard and high definition.
On January 14, 2019, the CRTC approves the acquisition of the channel by Quebecor Média on behalf of its subsidiary Groupe TVA.
Zeste HD
On May 2, 2011, Zeste launched Zeste HD, a high definition simulcast of the standard definition feed.
References
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-186, CRTC, 2008-08-15
- Une nouvelle chaîne spécialisée sur la cuisine, Cyberpresse.ca, 2010-01-19 (in French)
- Zeste, la nouvelle chaîne cuisine, NewsCNW, 2010-02-24 (in French)