Movieola originally launched on September 7, 2001 as a linear television service on various Canadian cable and satellite television service providers.

In consequence, due to Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's availability on Canadian cable and satellite, the program will be available to viewers across Canada as well.

Furthermore, by passing the responsibility of censorship to distributors, the CRTC ensured the network would not receive carriage by the Canadian cable and satellite distributors.

Moffat Communications was a Canadian cable and broadcasting company.

As in past years, CTV exercised its simultaneous substitution rights over American stations carrying the game on Canadian cable and satellite providers.

Despite this approval, neither Rogers nor any other Canadian cable or satellite company has since added the service to their lineups.

Analysts said the rule change would help broadcasters raise money but they did not expect to see a significant increase of foreigners in the Canadian cable or television industries.

Most major Canadian English-language cable and satellite networks are also available.

Since APTN's relaunch as a national network in 1999, all Canadian cable and satellite television providers have been required to include it in their basic service.

Peachtree TV is carried on most Canadian cable and satellite service providers, often as part of one of the main specialty tiers.