Carlton Food Network
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Carlton Food Network was a British
digital
television channel
, provided by Carlton Television
, showing food
and cookery programmes. It launched in September 1996, and closed in November 2001. Its sister channels were Carlton Select
, Carlton World
, Carlton Kids
, and Carlton Cinema
.
and the ITV Digital/ONdigital
platform. It showcased the best of Carlton and other ITV
companies cookery programmes, and broadcast 24 hours a day after Carlton Select
ceased broadcasting in 2000.
On 1 May 2001, Carlton Food Network was renamed as Taste CFN for just a short period, as the channel closed in November 2001, due to poor viewing figures and cost restrictions. On ITV Digital
, it was anticipated that the slot was to be filled by a new channel on the now struggling platform, but the space became a preview
channel for ITV Digital suppliers and potential customers.
United Kingdom
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digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
television channel
Television channel
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, provided by Carlton Television
Carlton Television
Carlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
, showing food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
and cookery programmes. It launched in September 1996, and closed in November 2001. Its sister channels were Carlton Select
Carlton Select
Carlton Select was a British digital television channel, owned by Carlton Television. It was launched in February 1997, and closed down in March 2000. Its sister channels were Carlton Cinema, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Kids and Carlton World....
, Carlton World
Carlton World
Carlton World was a British digital television channel, launched in November 1998 and closed down in early 2000. Its sister channels were Carlton Kids, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Select and Carlton Cinema...
, Carlton Kids
Carlton Kids
Carlton Kids was a digital children's television channel, provided by Carlton Television, which started broadcasting in 1998 and closed in early 2000. Its sister channels were Carlton Food Network, Carlton World, Carlton Cinema and Carlton Select...
, and Carlton Cinema
Carlton Cinema
Carlton Cinema was a British digital film television channel, provided by Carlton Television. It launched in November 1998 on the ONdigital platform, and closed down in March 2003, being the last ever Carlton-branded television network. Its sister channels are Carlton Select, Carlton World, Carlton...
.
History
It was available on cableCable television
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and the ITV Digital/ONdigital
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network as ONdigital in 1998 and briefly re-branded as ITV Digital in July 2001, before the service ceased in May 2002. Its main shareholders...
platform. It showcased the best of Carlton and other ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
companies cookery programmes, and broadcast 24 hours a day after Carlton Select
Carlton Select
Carlton Select was a British digital television channel, owned by Carlton Television. It was launched in February 1997, and closed down in March 2000. Its sister channels were Carlton Cinema, Carlton Food Network, Carlton Kids and Carlton World....
ceased broadcasting in 2000.
On 1 May 2001, Carlton Food Network was renamed as Taste CFN for just a short period, as the channel closed in November 2001, due to poor viewing figures and cost restrictions. On ITV Digital
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network as ONdigital in 1998 and briefly re-branded as ITV Digital in July 2001, before the service ceased in May 2002. Its main shareholders...
, it was anticipated that the slot was to be filled by a new channel on the now struggling platform, but the space became a preview
PREview
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channel for ITV Digital suppliers and potential customers.