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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment (80.2%) Warner Bros. Discovery (19.8%) |
| Sister channels | ABC Spark Adult Swim CMT DTour Food Network HGTV Magnolia Network Slice W Network |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Former names | SexTV: The Channel (2001–2010) W Movies (2010–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | cookingchannel |
Cooking Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel majority-owned by Corus Entertainment. Dedicated to programming related to food and cooking, it serves as a spin-off of Food Network.
The channel was launched in 2001 as SexTV: The Channel under the ownership of CHUM Limited named after the program of the same name aired on Citytv. The channel was acquired in 2006 when Bell Globemedia acquired the assets of CHUM which was completed in 2007 while the Citytv stations were sold to Rogers Media. Corus acquired the channel in 2010 and relaunched it as W Movies, a spin-off of W Network focused on films targeting women. On December 12, 2016, the channel relaunched as a Canadian version of Cooking Channel; following the relaunch, Scripps Networks Interactive took a minority interest in the channel.
Corus will lose the rights to the Cooking Channel brand and its U.S. programming on December 31, 2024, at which point the channel is expected to cease operations. Rogers Sports & Media will take over the Canadian rights to Cooking Channel programming, primarily distributing it through its streaming and on-demand platforms beginning January 1, 2025.