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Canis Media
 Canis Media  is a UK TV channel launch specialist and EPG broker.

History
 Canis Media  was established in 2001, when UK TV entrepreneur Ed Hall set up the company to launch the TV Warehouse channels and it also worked in a joint venture with the Daily Mail Group to launch The Performance Channel onto satellite television. The company has since launched channels, sold channels, bought channels and advised on a wide range of television-related businesses.

Canis Media currently acts as an EPG broker on more than 75% of all UK EPG transactions. Deals have involved Sky, Discovery, ITV, Channel 4, ESPN, Sony, Current TV, Freeview, Freesat and many others.

Canis also took an active role in the sale of Setanta. Following its appointment by Deloitte as channel broker and consultant, Canis sold ten of Setanta’s electronic programme guide (EPG) slots covering the Setanta News, Setanta Golf, Racing World and the Celtic and Rangers channels. The company has clients in UK, Europe, Middle East, South East Asia and the USA.

The group has a complex structure reflecting the many corporate transactions in which it has been involved since 2001. Prior to 2005 the group was a channel owner and operator. However, in 2005 Canis sold the channels owned by the group, and the business started offering its services to other broadcasters. Investors included Amplefuture, one of the UK’s leading providers of SMS and premium rate telephony services. In November 2012 Canis merged with Entertainment Media Group (EMG).

Commercial Services
Canis Media offers services in channel business planning, development, sourcing and acquiring EPG positions and launching channels onto various platforms in the UK, on local TV, and around the world.

The company can offer consultancy in:


 * Business model evaluation


 * Ofcom licence applications


 * Platform distribution


 * Compliance and Compliance Training


 * Television Shopping

Production Services
Canis Media offers production services, including:


 * Content Creation


 * Branding


 * Executive Production


 * Writing


 * Editing


 * Reversioning/repurposing Reversioning/repurposing

Broadcast Services
Canis Media offers operational broadcast services, including:


 * Channel Management


 * Scheduling


 * Software Licence


 * Library facilities


 * EPG preparation and publishing


 * Traffic Co-ordination


 * Channel Presentation


 * Campaign Audits

Local TV Services
Canis Local TV Services provides a wide range of services for individuals and organisations seeking to exploit the opportunities presented by the UK Government’s new licensing framework for the launch of local TV stations.

Categories

 * Television


 * Journalism


 * Companies