The Anime Channel (Canada)

The Anime Channel is a Canadian Category A specialty channel that broadcasts anime programming. The channel replaced BBC Kids (Canada).

History
On September 29, 2006, Corus, YTV Canada and Alliance Atlantis, on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated, was granted approval by the CRTC to launch a channel called AnimeVision, a channel for kids, adults and teens. The channel launched on January 30, 2007 as The Anime Channel. This channel was a joint venture between Corus Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis and YTV Canada. The channel's first program was Dragon Ball Z.

On October 12, 2010, ownership changed as Shaw Communications gained a 49% stake in The Anime Channel as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media.

The channel will shut down in January 2019 and will be replaced with Keep It Weird.

Trivia
The brand "The Anime Channel" will be brought back as the name of a YTV Direct playlist on YouTube. However, outside of Hamtaro, the playlist will include Beyblade, Medabots and other animes distributed by Nelvana.