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Posted: Wed., Oct. 15, 2008, 2:41pm PT

Canada's Viva gets 'Lost in Austen'

Femme-focused network launches on Nov. 3

TORONTO -- Canuck women will get a major dose of Jane Austen when Viva, a new channel aimed at women age 40 to 64, goes live Nov. 3, it was announced on Wednesday.

Acquired by Corus Entertainment from CTVglobemedia, VIVA rebrands the analog Canadian Learning Television channel, available in five million households, and joins the Canuck media company's Cosmopolitan TV and W network to offer a range of dramas, films and lifestyle programming for women of all ages.

The new channel's fall lineup includes the Canuck preem of Brit hit four-parter "Lost in Austen," with each episode followed by a pic based on a novel by the 18th century author.

A slate of original programming is in production and will join the Viva's schedule early next year.


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