MusiquePlus
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| MusiquePlus | |
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| Image:MusiquePlus.gif | |
| Launched | September 2, 1986 |
| Owned by | MusiquePlus Inc. (Astral Media) |
| Country | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Montreal, Quebec |
| Website | musiqueplus.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 141 |
| Star Choice | Channel 775 |
MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.
MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax. It is the French language equivalent to MuchMusic which is owned and operated by CTVglobemedia.
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[edit] History
Launching on September 2, 1986, MusiquePlus first originated with only an eight hour schedule; it consisted of music videos and interviews and performances that were taped from a studio on Boulevard St. Laurent in Montreal. Four hours of this programming was created by MuchMusic in Toronto and sent to Vidéotron for broadcast in Quebec to subscribers of MuchMusic. This programming repeated once daily. At the time MusiquePlus was owned 100% by CHUM Limited as a division of MuchMusic, but was not yet licensed by the CRTC.
In 1987, the CRTC approved a licence for MusiquePlus and on September 1, 1988, MusiquePlus launched as a 24 hour channel under the ownership of CHUM Limited and Radiomutuel with both companies holding an equal 50% each.
In June 1999, Astral Media announced they would make a takeover of Radiomutuel and soon gained control of Radiomutuel's assets including MusiquePlus shortly thereafter.
In July 2006, CTVglobemedia announced they would make a takeover bid to buy CHUM Limited. Initial plans were to keep all of CHUM's specialty channels, although shortly CTVgm announced that they would sell MusiquePlus. On April 11, 2007, Astral announced that they will be acquiring the remaining 50% in MusiMax and MusiquePlus from CHUM Limited. The sale was completed June 30 of that year.
[edit] Music and programming
In the early beginnings of MusiquePlus, much of its programming relied heavily on music videos which came from a much more diverse selection of genres due to the fact that MusiquePlus was the only French language music service available at the time. As the channel grew over time, dependence on music videos decreased and programming began to include films, reality TV series and more. Also with the launch of MusiMax which was licensed to target an older demographic, MusiquePlus could focus on a younger audience and cater its music programming to them.
Also, many MTV programs still continue to air on Musiqueplus (with french subtitles) despite the fact that MuchMusic lost the rights to air those.
[edit] Noted VJs
[edit] Current
- Babu
- Chéli Sauvé Castonguay
- Nabi-Alexandre Chartier
- Réjean "Rej" Laplanche
- Mathieu Marcotte
- Valérie Simard
- Denis Talbot
- Nicolas Tittley
- Valérie Roberts
[edit] Past
- Malik Shaheed AKA Versatile
- Sonia Benezra
- Geneviève Borne
- Marc Carpentier
- Marc Coiteux
- Véronique Cloutier
- Virginie Coossa
- Izabelle Desjardins
- Yanie Dupont-Hébert
- Philippe Fehmiu
- Abeille Gélinas
- Stéphane "Gonzo" Gonzalez
- Pierre Landry
- Rebecca Makonnen
- Patrick Marsolais
- Elsie Martins
- Marie Plourde
- Juliette Powell
- Claude Rajotte
- Paul Sarrasin
- Catherine Vachon
- Anne-Marie Withenshaw
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official MusiquePlus website (French)
