Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bell Media |
Sister channels | Noovo CTV Sci-Fi Channel Canal D Canal Vie |
History | |
Launched | January 31, 2000 |
Former names | Canal Z (2000–2005) Ztélé (2005–2014) |
Links | |
Website | Z (in French) |
Z [zɛd] is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Z focuses on programming primarily from the science fiction, fantasy, and technology genres consisting of dramas, films, and documentaries.
Founded on January 31, 2000 as Canal Z by Astral Media, the channel was rebranded to Ztélé in 2005 and was acquired by Bell Media in 2013, which by that point becoming aligned with English-language counterpart to Space (renamed to CTV Sci-Fi Channel in 2019), before renaming to its current name in 2014.