In November 2000, Global Television Network Inc. (then owned by
Canwest) was granted approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service called
Pop TV, described as "featuring classic programs from the beginnings of television. Programming will explore vintage television and the cultural impact of television on our society by providing a window on television history." The channel was launched on September 4, 2001, as
DejaView. After DejaView's parent company, Canwest, filed for creditor protection in October 2009,
Shaw Communications subsequently completed a purchase and took over the assets of Canwest's broadcasting arm on October 27, 2010, which was announced in February of that year, and renamed the company Shaw Media. On April 1, 2016, DejaView's parent company, Shaw Media, was acquired by
Corus Entertainment. It once became a sister station to
CMT and
W Network (though this lapsed in later years because the former is now airing what DejaView has played in the past), as with its other sister stations such as
MovieTime. In late 2016, a
1080i high definition simulcast of the
standard definition feed was launched. == Programming ==