Slice (TV channel)

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Slice
Launched	January 1, 1995 as Life Network March 5, 2007 as Slice
Owned by	CW Media
Slogan	My Vice Is Slice
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Formerly called	Life Network
Website	slice.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu	Channel 601
Star Choice	Channel 562
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems	Check local listings, channels may vary

Life Network redirects here. For the earlier, now-defunct Canadian television network of similar name, see The Life Channel.

Slice is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners). Slice is a lifestyle channel directed towards women with programming including talk shows, reality tv and more.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Slice relaunch 2 Notable shows 3 Logos 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Launched on January 1, 1995 as Life Network, the channel was owned by Atlantis Communications (prior to its merge with Alliance Communications) and aired daily "themed" blocks devoted to areas such as food, gardening, and home design. As other Alliance Atlantis-owned channels such as Food Network and HGTV came onstream, the channel shifted towards programming about issues relating to everyday life, mostly in the form of non-competitive reality television, talk shows, and more. Many of the programs aired on Life Network were seen on other Alliance Atlantis owned channels, such as Food Network, HGTV and Fine Living.

[edit] Slice relaunch

Plans to relaunch the channel as Slice were announced in November 2006 by Alliance Atlantis Communications.^[1] The new name and programming reflects Life's shift towards a more entertainment based lifestyle programming. The name was originally revealed in a 2006 Life Network online survey on future programming strategies. The channel officially relaunched on March 5, 2007, although the on-air branding appeared intermittently during a "sneak preview" on March 3 and 4.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in Slice.

[edit] Notable shows

• At the End of My Leash
• Average Joe
• Beauty and the Geek (US & UK series)
• The Biggest Loser Australia
• Brat Camp (US & UK series)
• Celebrity Paranormal Project
• The List
• Nanny 911
• Paradise Hotel
• Project Catwalk
• Project Runway
• Project Runway Canada
• Rocker Moms
• The Real Housewives of Orange County
• Sexual Secrets
• Shear Genius
• Superstar Hair Challenge
• Til Debt Do Us Part
• Trading Spouses
• Wedding SOS

[edit] Logos

Life Network logo 1 (1995-1999). Note logo 1.5 was used from 1999-2003 with the "Life" logo but with "network" under it.

Life Network logo 2 (2003-2007)

Slice (2007-present)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Slice website

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