Editing CTV Sci-Fi Channel

{{short description|Canadian specialty TV channel}}
{{for-multi|the unrelated Latin American channel|Space (Latin American TV channel)|other uses|Space (disambiguation)}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name              = CTV Sci-Fi Channel
| logo              = CTV Sci-Fi Channel 2019.svg
| logo_caption      =
| logo_size         =
| launch_date       = {{Start date and age|1997|10|17}}
| closed_date       =
| picture_format    = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| owner = [[CHUM Limited]] (1997–2007)<br />[[Bell Media#Reorganization and CHUM Limited merger (2006–2011)|CTVglobemedia]] {{small|(CTV Limited)}} (2007–2011)<br />[[BCE Inc.]] (2011–present)
| parent          = [[Bell Media]]
| country           = Canada
| area              = National
|headquarters = [[299 Queen Street West]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| former_names      = Space (1997–2019)
| sister_channels   = [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]<br />[[CTV Drama Channel]]<br />[[CTV Comedy Channel]]<br />[[CTV Life Channel]]<br />[[CTV Nature Channel]]<br />[[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV News Channel]]<br />[[CTV Speed Channel]]<br />[[CTV Wild Channel]]<br />[[Oxygen (Canadian TV channel)|Oxygen]]<br />[[USA Network (Canadian TV channel)|USA Network]] <br />[[CTV 2]]<br />[[Z (TV channel)|Z]]
| timeshift_service =
| website           = {{URL|www.ctv.ca/sci-fi}}
}}
'''CTV Sci-Fi Channel''' is a Canadian English-language [[Discretionary service|discretionary]] [[specialty channel]] owned by [[Bell Media]] subsidairy of [[BCE Inc.]]. The channel primarily broadcasts [[speculative fiction]] and related programming.

The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as '''Space''' under its original parent company [[CHUM Limited]]. Its slogan, ''The Imagination Station'', continued to be used informally by its fans for many years after its retirement. In 2007, Space was acquired by CTVglobemedia, after acquiring CHUM Limited, while the [[Citytv]] stations were sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers Media]]. The channel adopted its current name in 2019.

== History ==
[[Image:Space logo 2013.svg|left|100px|thumb|Final logo of Space, used from 2013 to 2019]]
The channel was licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in 1996.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/DB96-605.htm Decision CRTC 96-605] CRTC 1996-09-04</ref> It launched on October 17, 1997 at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] (3:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PT]]), as '''Space''': The Imagination Station, launching under the ownership of [[CHUM Limited]], airing the film ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'', followed by a commentary on that film by author [[Robert J. Sawyer]], followed by the film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''. The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials — mostly produced by [[Mark Askwith]] — that became SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow".  Daily installments include ''Space News'' (formerly ''SPIN'', for "Space Information and News").<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv0sM5UlW4U Space: The Imagination Station launch] (incomplete), October 17, 1997</ref>

CTVglobemedia took over Space on June 22, 2007, as a result of a takeover of [[CHUM Limited]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} At the same time, the [[Citytv]] stations were sold to [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers]] later that year. Ownership changed hands once again when on April 1, 2011, [[Bell Canada|BCE Inc.]] gained 100% control of CTVglobemedia's non-publishing assets that it did not already own, placing Space under the ownership of [[Bell Media]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

On February 8, 2011, the [[Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens|Reeves-Stevenses]] submitted a letter to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in support of an application by CTVglobemedia to renew the broadcasting license of Space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/ListeInterventionList/Documents.aspx?ID=143905&Lang=e|title=Intervention Documents|publisher=services.crtc.gc.ca}}</ref>

On July 6, 2011, a [[high-definition television|high definition]] simulcast of Space was launched.<ref>[http://www.bellmediapr.ca/space/releases/release.asp?id=13919&yyyy=2011 SPACE HD to Launch July 6]</ref> It is available through all major television providers in Canada.

On March 4, 2013, Space introduced a new logo to coincide with the premiere of the channel's new original co-production ''[[Orphan Black]]''. A Bell Media executive explained that the branding was designed to reflect upon the broadening of the sci-fi genre beyond [[outer space]] and "people in polyester onesies running around with taser guns", by portraying the new logo in the form of real-life objects with a "[[Phenomenalism|phenomenal]] twist" to symbolize the "space around you".<ref>{{cite web|title=Bell Media's Space gets a new look|url=http://www.marketingmag.ca/news/marketer-news/bell-medias-space-gets-a-new-look-73209?p=73209|publisher=Marketing Magazine|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> Through Bell Media's acquisition of [[Astral Media]], Space is now co-owned with the French-language, sci-fi channel, Ztélé (since renamed [[Z (TV channel)|Z]]).

On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Space would be rebranded as "CTV Sci-Fi", as part of a re-alignment of several Bell Media specialty channels under the [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] brand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2018/06/07/ctv-unveils-their-fall-programming-slate-for-2018.html|title=Magnum P.I. reboot, new Jann Arden comedy on CTV's fall lineup|work=Toronto Star|access-date=2018-06-07|language=en}}</ref> The following year, it was revealed the channel would instead rebrand as CTV Sci-Fi Channel on September 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaincanada.com/2019/06/05/upfronts-19-bell-media-finalizes-rebrand-of-four-specialty-networks/|title=Upfronts '19: Bell Media finalizes specialty rebrands|date=June 5, 2019|website=Media in Canada|access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>

== Programming ==
CTV Sci-Fi Channel's programming includes scripted television series and films primarily focused on the [[science fiction]], [[fantasy]], [[superhero fiction]], [[Horror film|horror]], and [[paranormal]] genres, often in a [[marathon (media)|marathon]] format outside of prime time. The channel's original programming has included in-studio shows (including the daily newsmagazine ''[[Innerspace (TV series)|Innerspace]]''), scripted dramas, as well as shows co-produced with the American channel [[Syfy]], from which the channel also acquires the bulk of its programming.

The channel holds the linear television rights to the ''[[Star Trek]]'' television franchise in Canada, holding library rights to past ''Star Trek'' television seasons and movies, and having acquired the rights to the newer ''Star Trek'' era run, ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'', produced for the [[Paramount+]] streaming service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=<!-- StarTrek.com Staff --> |date=July 18, 2016 |title=International Broadcasters Set for New Star Trek Series |url=http://www.startrek.com/article/international-broadcasters-set-for-new-star-trek-series |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720192608/http://www.startrek.com/article/international-broadcasters-set-for-new-star-trek-series |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2016 |website=[[StarTrek.com]]}}</ref><ref name="GlobeMail-2016-05-18">{{cite news |date=18 May 2016 |title=New Star Trek series to premiere on CTV, then air on Space and Z |work=The Globe and Mail |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/new-star-trek-series-to-premiere-on-ctv-then-air-on-space-and-z/article30954899/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227193333/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/new-star-trek-series-to-premiere-on-ctv-then-air-on-space-and-z/article30954899/ |archive-date=27 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="TorStar-2018-04-23">{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Michael |date=23 April 2018 |title=Canadians get limited version of new CBS streaming app |newspaper=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2018/04/23/canadians-get-limited-version-of-new-cbs-streaming-app.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133550/https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2018/04/23/canadians-get-limited-version-of-new-cbs-streaming-app.html |archive-date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="BellMedia">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=May 14, 2019 |title=Canada's Bell Media Acquires Rights To CBS All Access' Patrick Stewart-Fronted 'Star Trek' Spin-Off – LA Screenings |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/bell-media-star-trek-picard-canada-1202614644/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514172016/https://deadline.com/2019/05/bell-media-star-trek-picard-canada-1202614644/ |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=May 17, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

===Current programming===
====Original====
* ''[[SurrealEstate]]'' (2021)

====Acquired====
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* ''[[Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda|Andromeda]]''
* ''[[The Ark (TV series)|The Ark]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doom Patrol (TV series)|Doom Patrol]]''
* ''[[Face Off (American TV series)|Face Off]]''
* ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''
* ''[[Pandora (TV series)|Pandora]]''
* ''[[Raised by Wolves (American TV series)|Raised by Wolves]]''
* ''[[Resident Alien (comics)#Television adaptation|Resident Alien]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Prodigy]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''
* ''[[Superman & Lois]]''
* ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
* ''Urban Legend''
* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
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===Former programming===
====Original====
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* ''[[Aftermath (2016 TV series)|Aftermath]]''
* ''[[Astrid & Lilly Save the World]]''
* ''[[Behind the Scenes (SPACE TV series)|Behind the Scenes]]''
* ''[[Being Human (North American TV series)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[Bitten (TV series)|Bitten]]''
* ''[[Charlie Jade]]''
* ''The Conspiracy Guy''
* ''[[Dark Matter (2015 TV series)|Dark Matter]]''
* ''[[Fanboy Confessional]]''
* ''[[The Girly Ghosthunters]]''
* ''[[Grand Star]]''
* ''[[HypaSpace Weekly|HypaSpace]]''
* ''[[Innerspace (TV series)|Innerspace]]''
* ''[[Killjoys]]''
* ''[[Orphan Black]]''
* ''Paranormal Revenge''
* ''[[Primeval: New World]]''
* ''[[Rabbit Fall]]''
* ''[[Shadow Hunter (TV series)|Shadow Hunter]]''
* ''Shelf Space''
* ''Space Interstitials''
* ''Space Top 10 Countdown''<ref>{{cite news |last=Rubinoff |first=Joel |date=2006-09-23 |title=This revolution will be televised |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11454C5D6CAE9940&f=basic |newspaper=[[Waterloo Region Record]] |accessdate=2024-02-20 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240220092633/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/11454C5D6CAE9940&f=basic |archivedate=2024-02-20 }}</ref>
* ''The SpaceBar''
* ''[[SpaceNews (television show)|SpaceNews]]''
* ''[[Steve Smith Playhouse]]''
* ''[[Stormworld]]''
* ''[[Todd & The Book of Pure Evil]]''
* ''[[Tripping the Rift]]''
* ''[[Unexplained Canada]]''
* ''[[Wynonna Earp (TV series)|Wynonna Earp]]''
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====Acquired====
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* ''[[The 4400]]''
* ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]''
* ''[[Babylon 5]]''
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''
* ''[[Being Human (British TV series)|Being Human]]''
* ''[[Beyond, The Series|Beyond]]''
* ''[[Blood Ties (TV series)|Blood Ties]]''
* ''[[Captain Star]]'' (2005–2006)
* ''[[Cosplay Melee]]''
* ''[[Dark Angel (American TV series)|Dark Angel]]''
* ''[[Dark Matters: Twisted But True]]''
* ''[[Dead Set]]''
* ''[[Deadly Class (TV series)|Deadly Class]]''
* ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]''
* ''[[Defying Gravity (TV series)|Defying Gravity]]''
* ''[[Do No Harm (TV series)|Do No Harm]]''
* ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]''
* ''[[Enigma (Canadian TV series)|Enigma]]''
* ''[[The Expanse (TV series)|The Expanse]]''
* ''[[Farscape]]''
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
* ''[[The Following]]''
* ''[[Ghost Mine (TV series)|Ghost Mine]]''
* ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]''
* ''[[Hex (TV series)|Hex]]''
* ''[[Hilarious House of Frightenstein]]''
* ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]''
* ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
* ''[[Lost in Space]]''
* ''[[The Lost Room]]''
* ''[[Manimal]]''
* ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]''
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''
* ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]''
* ''[[Night Stalker (TV series)|Night Stalker]]''
* ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
* ''[[Paranormal Witness]]''
* ''[[Perversions of Science]]''
* ''[[Primeval (TV series)|Primeval]]''
* ''[[Prisoners of Gravity]]''
* ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
* ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
* ''[[Ripper Street]]''
* ''[[Roar (1997 TV series)|Roar]]'' (US series)
* ''[[Robot Combat League]]''
* ''[[Robotech (TV series)|Robotech]]''
* ''[[Sanctuary (Canadian TV series)|Sanctuary]]''
* ''[[The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne]]''
* ''[[The Sentinel (TV series)|The Sentinel]]''
* ''[[Smallville]]''
* ''[[Space Precinct]]''
* ''[[Stan Against Evil]]''
* ''[[Stargate Universe]]''
* ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
* ''[[Surface (2005 TV series)|Surface]]''
* ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''
* ''[[Threshold (TV series)|Threshold]]''
* ''[[Total Blackout]]''
* ''[[Total Recall 2070]]''
* ''[[The Triangle (TV miniseries)|The Triangle]]''
* ''[[True Blood]]''
* ''[[Utopia (British TV series)|Utopia]]''
* ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]''
* ''[[War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)|War of the Worlds]]''
* ''[[The X-Files]]''
* ''[[Z Nation]]''
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===Former annual events===
* [[Spacey Awards|The Spacey Awards]]: Space previously presented its own awards called the Spacey Awards to the best in sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, TV shows, and video games. Some of the awards are voted on by viewers and the others by Space.
* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]'': Aired for many years in December 25.
* The Twelve Days of Space-mas: Twelve days of marathons, either of popular Space programs or of similarly-themed, sci-fi or fantasy films. This normally includes the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Christmas special on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.ctvscifi.ca}}

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