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The “new” channel will occupy Prime’s dial position when it debuts in 5.6 million Canadian homes on June 1.

“(Prime) has been in its original incarnation for almost 10 years, and with a focus on the total stable of products (including the recent revamp of the Global Television Network), there’s a huge opportunity for specialty in Canada,” says Tim Kist, Winnipeg-based director of marketing for Global Television Specialty Networks.

Up to 70% of Prime’s schedule–long heavy on such ’70s and ’80s shows as MASH and The Golden Girls–will be refreshed with “iconic” shows including Seinfeld, Frasier and Beverly Hills 90210.

“It’s that era of show that has had a long run on TV, is now in syndication on one or two other channels, but nobody has gone back and taken a look at a lot broader range of those shows and put them all together back-to-back-to-back,” says Kist. “That carves us out as something distinct.”

TVtropolis will also feature the Canadian premieres of celebrity reality shows including Hogan Knows Best (chronicling wrestler Hulk Hogan’s life away from the ring), My Fair Brady (the life of Christopher “Peter Brady” Knight) and Celebrity Fit Club.

Some background information on TVtropolis:

TVTropolis is a Canadian cable television specialty channel, formerly known as Prime, which launched on June 1, 2006. It is currently owned by CanWest Global Communications (66.7%) and Rogers Communications (33.3%).

Programming
TVtropolis operates two feeds, East and West, using Eastern and Pacific time respectively. TVtropolis showcases hit series from the ‘80s and ‘90s such as Seinfeld, Frasier, Married... with Children, Due South and more as well as reality series featuring TV icons such as Hogan Knows Best, Celebrity Fit Club, My Fair Brady and Breaking Bonaduce.

History
Licensed in 1996, the network was originally launched as Prime on October 17, 1997. While the station did not explicitly market itself as a television channel for the "baby boomer" generation, programming was directed mainly towards men and women 50 years of age or older. Prime's schedule reflected a mix of general interest television, including home improvement and design series, along with classic television series such as M*A*S*H, All In The Family, Seinfeld and Frasier. It would also host repeat showings of Global and CH series, including The Apprentice, The Restaurant, The Price Is Right, Entertainment Tonight Canada, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Prime's slogan was "Canada's Entertainment Network".


Programs
Beverly Hills 90210
Breaking Bonaduce
Canadian Case Files
Celebrity Fit Club
Counterstrike
Due South
Ellen
ET Canada
Frasier
From The Ground Up with Debbie Travis
Grace Under Fire
Hogan Knows Best
House and Home
Inside Hollywood
Lonesome Dove
Married... with Children
M*A*S*H
My Fair Brady
Ned and Stacey
Neon Rider
NewsRadio
Night Heat
Northern Mysteries
Seinfeld
Sirens
The Nanny
Urban Angel
Vanity Insanity
War Of The Wheels

Visit TVtropolis at http://www.tvtropolis.com/

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