Cottage Life
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| Editor | Michelle Kelly |
|---|---|
| Categories | Cottaging, Lifestyle, Outdoor |
| Frequency | Six issues a year |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Company | Cottage Life Media Inc. (Blue Ant Media) |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Toronto |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.cottagelife.com/ |
| ISSN | 0838-2395 |
Cottage Lifeis a Canadian magazine focusing oncottagelifestyle content. First published in the summer of 1988, the publication features how-to articles, buying guides, and tips on aspects ofcottageliving and lifestyle.
Formally published by Quarto Communications, the magazine is currently owned by Cottage Life Media Inc., a subsidiary ofBlue Ant Media.[1]
Spin-offs
[edit]The first extension of the Cottage Life brand was theSpring Cottage Life Show,which was first held in 1994 and has been held every spring since. In 2004, TheFall Cottage Life Showwas launched to cater to the growing popularity of year-round cottaging.
In July 2011, Blue Ant Media purchased a 15% interest in Quarto Communications.[2]Quarto was granted a license for aCategory B serviceknown as Cottage Life Television in November 2011, which would be focused on programming dealing withcottagecommunities and lifestyles.[3]Four months after announcing its intent to acquire Bold, a re-brand of the formerCBCCountry Canada channel (which was a joint venture withCorus Entertainment), Blue Ant would later purchase the remaining shares in Quarto Communication and rename the company Cottage Life Media.[4]Bold would subsequently relaunch asCottage Lifeon September 4, 2013.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^"Cottage Life Magazine appoints Penny Caldwell to Publisher, Michelle Kelly to Editor".Blue Ant Media.Toronto. 14 July 2015.Retrieved12 September2016.
- ^Quarto, Blue Ant Media team up on specialty channel venture.RealScreen,July 11, 2011.
- ^Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-713.CRTC, November 17, 2011.
- ^Blue Ant Media buys Cottage Life Media, terms not immediately available[permanent dead link].Canadian Business,December 5, 2012.
- ^Blue Ant to launch Cottage Life TV channel this fall..Cartt.ca, April 4, 2013.
- ^New TV Channel, Cottage Life, Launches Nationally September 4thArchived2013-10-08 atarchive.today.Yahoo Canada Finance,August 22, 2013.