Unis (TV channel)

Unis

Unis logo
Launched September 1, 2014
Owned by Le Consortium de télévision Québec Canada
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Télé-Quebec
TFO
Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Slogan Tout franco, tout beau.
(All French, all beautiful.)
(2014-2015)
Franco formidable
(2015-present)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Sister channel(s) TV5 Québec Canada
Website Unis (French)
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 150 (SD)
Shaw Direct Channel 741 (SD)
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings
IPTV
Bell Aliant Channel 810 (SD)
Channel 910 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV Channel 141 (SD)
Channel 1141 (HD)
MTS Channel 409 (SD)
Optik TV Channel 2088 (HD)
SaskTel Channel 275 (SD)
Telus Quebec Channel 64 (SD)
Channel 612 (HD)
VMedia Channel 650 (SD) (ON)
Channel 126 (SD) (QC)

Unis is a Canadian French-language Category A specialty channel. The channel broadcasts programming of interest to Francophone Canadians, in particular those living outside of Quebec—the country's largest and only officially uni-lingual French-speaking province. However, in addition, the channel broadcasts general entertainment from Canada and international markets.

The channel shares a broadcasting licence with its sister channel, TV5 Québec Canada (TV5), which focuses on international French-speaking programming.

History

After the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) call for applications regarding services who wish to be regulated to be distributed on the basic package of all television service providers in Canada, TV5's application was made public in January 2013. Within this application, TV5 proposed an additional service, Unis, which would operate under TV5's existing broadcast licence as a secondary feed, and would "offer programming focused primarily on reflecting the diversity of the Canadian Francophonie," while TV5 would continue to focus on offering programming primarily reflecting the international Francophonie.[1]

The application was approved on August 8, 2013.[2]

The channel launched on September 1, 2014.[3]

Programming

Programs airing on the channel include Couleurs locales, a cultural newsmagaine series; Balade à Toronto, a music series showcasing live performances by francophone artists; Vu de l’intérieur, a documentary series on homes and interior design; J’habite ici, a documentary series showcasing towns and cities through the eyes of local francophone residents; Qu’est-ce qu’on sauve?, a series profiling people committed to protecting animals or safeguarding historical buildings in Ontario; Ma caravane au Canada; Canada plus grand que nature; 5e élément and Pense vite!.[3]

In 2015, the channel announced that it had commissioned its first original dramatic series, St. Nickel.[4] The series, filmed in Sudbury, Ontario by Carte Blanche Films, debuted on Unis in 2016.[4]

Acquired programming

Cartoons

The channel also airs cartoons, including:

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-19. CRTC, January 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-384. CRTC, August 8, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Unis New Francophone Channel Unveils Programming. Broadcaster, August 27, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "«St-Nickel»: une première série originale pour Unis TV". Huffington Post, June 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://unis.ca/alfred-hitchcock-presente
  6. ↑ http://unis.ca/angela-15-ans
  7. ↑ http://unis.ca/les-annees-coup-de-coeur
  8. ↑ http://unis.ca/dead-zone
  9. ↑ http://unis.ca/la-famille-addams
  10. ↑ http://unis.ca/la-quatrieme-dimension
  11. ↑ http://unis.ca/twin-peaks
  12. ↑ http://unis.ca/angelo-la-debrouille
  13. ↑ http://unis.ca/ariol
  14. ↑ http://unis.ca/arthur
  15. ↑ http://unis.ca/atomic-betty
  16. ↑ http://unis.ca/bali
  17. ↑ http://unis.ca/blaise-le-blase
  18. ↑ http://unis.ca/boule-et-bill
  19. ↑ http://unis.ca/brico-club
  20. ↑ http://unis.ca/bruno-et-les-bananamis
  21. ↑ http://unis.ca/caillou
  22. ↑ http://unis.ca/galaxie-academie
  23. ↑ http://unis.ca/grabouillon
  24. ↑ http://unis.ca/harry-et-ses-dinosaures
  25. ↑ http://unis.ca/iris-le-gentil-professeur
  26. ↑ http://unis.ca/la-famille-pirate
  27. ↑ http://unis.ca/le-monde-de-pahe
  28. ↑ http://unis.ca/les-mysterieuses-cites-dor
  29. ↑ http://unis.ca/madeline
  30. ↑ http://unis.ca/martin-mystere
  31. ↑ http://unis.ca/maya-labeille
  32. ↑ http://unis.ca/mes-bestioles-cheries
  33. ↑ http://unis.ca/mona-le-vampire
  34. ↑ http://unis.ca/musti
  35. ↑ http://unis.ca/nelly-et-cesar
  36. ↑ http://unis.ca/papyrus
  37. ↑ http://unis.ca/patates-et-dragons
  38. ↑ http://unis.ca/pok-et-mok
  39. ↑ http://unis.ca/sarah-couac
  40. ↑ http://unis.ca/tchoupi
  41. ↑ http://unis.ca/wounchpounch

External links

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