MTV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel devoted to talk and lifestyle programming, and is owned and operated by CTV Television Inc. a division of CTVglobemedia, in collaboration with MTV Networks. The channel launched as talktv in 2000 but was not widely available prior to its relaunch as MTV in 2006. The Canadian version of MTV carries many of the reality television series that currently dominate the schedule of its U.S. counterpart. However, music-based programming is notably absent from the channel, because MuchMusic, which, under current Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) channel-format regulations, is the only English-language channel that can be devoted to general-interest "music and music-related programming". Due to this, the MTV logo, as used by MTV in Canada, never includes the phrase "Music Television", unlike other MTV-branded channels around the world. However, since mid-2007, MuchMusic, MuchMoreMusic, MuchMoreRetro, PunchMuch, MuchLOUD, MuchVibe, and Razer are under the same ownership as MTV in Canada, following CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited's specialty channels.
