In 1997, Canwest and Scripps Networks launched a Canadian version of HGTV as a Category 2 specialty channel; it features much of the same programming as the U.S. channel, along with some domestically produced programs to fulfill Canadian content requirements.
Canwest launched a Canadian version of HGTV as a Category 2 specialty channel. This was in 1997. Scripps Networks launched a Canadian version of HGTV as a Category 2 specialty channel. This was in 1997. It features much of the same programming as the U.S. channel to fulfill Canadian content requirements. This was along with some domestically produced programs.