 Logo used since 2016 | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Canada |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Craig Media (50%, 2001–2005) Viacom (National Amusements) (50%, 2001–2005) CHUM Limited (2005–2007) CTVglobemedia (2007–2011) BCE Inc. (2011–2016) Stingray Group (2016–present) |
| Parent | CTV Limited (2007–2011) Bell Media (2011–2016) |
| Sister channels | Stingray Loud Stingray Vibe Stingray Retro Stingray Country |
| History | |
| Launched | December 6, 2001[1] |
| Former names | MTV2 (2001–2005) PunchMuch (2005–2011) Juicebox (2011–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | Stingray Juicebox |
Stingray Juicebox is a Canadian discretionary music specialty channel owned by Stingray Group. It is a commercial-free channel that broadcasts music and music videos aimed towards children and teens.
The channel was first established in 2001 by Craig Media as MTV2; it operated as a licensed version of the U.S. channel of the same name, and acted as a sister to its MTV Canada channel. The service was licensed by the CRTC as part of a planned suite of five channels devoted to specific genres of music videos; MTV2 was the only channel of the suite to launch, which drew the ire of CHUM Limited, the parent company of MuchMusic, to file a complaint with the CRTC, accusing MTV2 Canada of airing more programming much like its sister channel MTV, that exceeded its licence and being a MuchMusic competitor.
After the sale of Craig to CHUM in 2004, the channel was relaunched in 2005 as PunchMuch—an interactive spin-off of MuchMusic featuring music videos voted on by viewers online and via text messaging. In 2011 under Bell Media ownership, the network adopted its current format. In 2016, Juicebox and its sister channels were sold to Stingray Digital.