Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Corus Entertainment (80.24% & managing partner) (HGTV Canada Inc.) Warner Bros. Discovery (19.76%) |
Sister channels | Cooking Channel DTour Food Network HGTV |
History | |
Launched | October 19, 2009 |
Replaced | Fine Living (most providers) |
Former names | DIY Network (2009–2022) |
Links | |
Website | magnolianetwork |
Magnolia Network is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel that broadcasts lifestyle programming related to home design, renovations, and food. The channel's brand and much of its foreign programming is licensed from its American namesake, Magnolia Network. The channel is a joint venture between HGTV Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment (80.24% and managing partner) and Warner Bros. Discovery (who owns the remaining 19.76%).
The channel first launched on October 19, 2009 as the localized version DIY Network, under the ownership of CW Media, a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs, and Scripps Networks Interactive. Between ownership changes, the channel adopted its current name following its American counterpart in 2022.
Corus will lose the rights to the Magnolia Network brand in late 2024, though it is currently unknown whether they decide to rebrand the station or shut it down entirely. A new, separate Magnolia Network channel will be launched by Rogers Sports & Media on January 1, 2025.