▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Bell ▁Canada ▁( a ▁minor ity ▁share holder ▁in ▁C TV glob em edia ) ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁ac quire ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁interest ▁in ▁C TV glob em edia ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁deb t ▁and ▁equ ity ▁transaction ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 . 2 ▁billion ▁C AD . ▁The ▁deal , ▁which ▁acquired ▁CR TC ▁appro val , ▁was ▁approved ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁C TV glob em edia ▁was ▁renamed ▁Bell ▁Media ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁C TV ▁News ▁Channel ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁new ▁week day ▁programming ▁line up , ▁which ▁added ▁three ▁new ▁news ▁segments ▁to ▁the ▁schedule ▁( Direct , ▁Express ▁and ▁National ▁Affairs ) ▁and ▁introduced ▁four ▁new ▁news ▁anch ors . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁C TV ▁News ▁Channel ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁logo , ▁a ▁new ▁on - air ▁presentation ▁designed ▁by ▁Tro ika ▁Design ▁Group , ▁and ▁a ▁newly ▁renov ated ▁studio ▁set ▁as ▁the ▁channel ▁began ▁production ▁in ▁high ▁definition ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁An ▁HD ▁feed ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁the ▁channel ' s ▁co - owned ▁Bell ▁F ibe ▁TV ▁service ▁in ▁February ▁ 2