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Home Network is a Canadian English-language discretionary cable television and satellite specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. Home Network broadcasts programs relating to real estate, home and garden design, and .
This channel was launched as HGTV Canada on October 17, 1997 under the joint ownership of Atlantis Communications and E. W. Scripps Company. Atlantis merged with Alliance Films to form Alliance Atlantis Communications in 1998 and the stake of HGTV was then acquired. After several ownership changes throughout the years while maintaining the same format, the channel has been owned by Corus since 2016.
As HGTV, the network's programming drew partially from the HGTV, but it also carried original Canadian content series, some of which have in turn also been picked up for broadcast by the U.S. network or others internationally, as well as a smaller selection of home renovation programming acquired from other producers in the United States or the United Kingdom.
In June 2024, Rogers Sports & Media announced that it had acquired Canadian rights to Warner Bros. Discovery factual and lifestyle television brands beginning in 2025, including HGTV. Rogers announced its intent to relaunch HGTV as a new discretionary specialty channel on January 1, 2025. Corus announced that it would continue to operate its existing HGTV channel under a new brand, replacing HGTV U.S. programming with other acquisitions to accompany its existing Canadian productions. The new brand was later announced as Home Network, which launched on December 30, 2024.
The channel was launched as HGTV on October 17, 1997. Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. Reports Increased Revenues And Gross Profit for Third Quarter Ended December 31, 1998 Alliance Atlantis Communications press release 1998-02-24 Channels also launched that day were History Television, Teletoon, and DTour. In June 1998, Merger creates film, TV giant Toronto Star 1998-07-22 Atlantis Communications announced that it planned to merge with Alliance Communications, another fellow television and film producer and broadcaster, owners of History Television and Showcase at the time, Decision CRTC 99-106 1999-05-20 to form a new company called Alliance Atlantis Communications. The CRTC approved the merger in May 1999.
On January 18, 2008, Canwest Global receives final CRTC approval for acquisition of Alliance Atlantis CNW press release 2008-01-18 a joint venture between Canwest and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners known as CW Media Goldman's happy ending at CanWest The Globe and Mail 2010-05-03 acquired control of HGTV through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a trust law in August 2007. CanWest Completes Acquisition of Alliance Atlantis Investor Point 2007-08-15
On October 27, 2010, the channel's ownership changed again as Shaw Communications gained control of HGTV as a result of its acquisition of Canwest and Goldman Sachs' interest in CW Media. Shaw Communications closes purchase of Canwest TV assets, rebrands as Shaw Media CRTC approves Shaw’s purchase of the Canwest Global television properties
A high definition feed launched on January 31, 2011, which was eventually made available through all major television providers. HGTV Launches in High Definition + February Marathons , Channel Canada, 2011-02-02
On April 1, 2016, Shaw Media was sold to Corus Entertainment, making HGTV Canada a sibling to additional channels such as W Network.
Corus said in its June announcement that it intended to continue operating many of the affected channels under new brands with their existing Canadian programming along with "alternate foreign content supply". In September, Corus announced that the current HGTV channel would relaunch as "Home Network" on December 30, 2024; its new schedule will feature new and renewed series featuring Canadian personalities such as Bryan Baeumler and Scott McGillivray (who have direct relationships with Corus despite also having been featured on the American HGTV channel), as well as new international acquisitions. Some repeats of HGTV U.S. programming will continue airing into 2025.
At some point after the rebranding, Warner Bros. Discovery divested its stake in the subsidiary that holds Home Network's license to Corus Media Holdings, making it sole owner.
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