Makeful

Makeful is a Canadian English language Category B cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Blue Ant Media. The channel broadcasts lifestyle programming focusing on do-it-yourself projects such as food, design, style, and crafts in connection with maker culture, from which the channel takes its name.

Prior to August 24, 2015, the channel was known as BiteTV.

History

BiteTV

In December 2001, Glassbox Television was given approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a Category 2 digital specialty channel tentatively called Short TV, a channel described as "devoted entirely to short form films shot on film, video or created with computer animation. Short TV will showcase Canadian and international cutting edge short form films, from 1 to 40 minutes in length."

The channel was launched on March 15, 2005 as BiteTV, a youth-oriented channel aimed at a male audience that broadcast short-form programming including comedy, videography and gaming, animation, and professional and amateur productions. BiteTV was also built on being an interactive television channel that delivered on-air interaction, online participation, wireless downloading, and PC and mobile chat-to-screen directly on the television.