CTV Speed Channel
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | 9 Channel Nine Court, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | 2953285 Canada Inc. (CTV Specialty Television, Inc. - 80% and managing partner) (Warner Bros. Discovery - 20%, via Discovery Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister channels | CTV CTV2 CTV Comedy Channel CTV Drama Channel CTV Life Channel CTV Nature Channel CTV Sci-Fi Channel CTV Wild Channel Oxygen USA Network |
| History | |
| Launched | December 19, 2005 |
| Former names | Discovery HD Theatre (2005–2009) Discovery HD (2009–2010) Discovery World HD (2010–2012) Discovery World (2012–2015) Discovery Velocity (2015–2025) |
| Links | |
| Website | CTV Speed Channel |
CTV Speed Channel is a Canadian discretionary specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, a joint venture between Bell Media and ESPN Inc., with a minority interest owned by Warner Bros. Discovery via licensee 2953285 Canada Inc. It broadcasts factual and reality-style series related to the automotive industry and transportation.
This channel was founded on December 19, 2005 as Discovery HD Theatre (a Canadian spelling of HD Theater) by Bell Globemedia and Discovery Communications. Two years after the U.S. counterpart was rebranded to HD Theater, it was renamed to Discovery HD in 2009. It did not follow the U.S. counterpart's rebrand to Velocity (now Motor Trend) in 2011, and instead rebranded as Discovery World HD in 2010 (shortened to simply Discovery World in 2012). In 2015, the channel rebranded as Discovery Velocity, shifting primarily to programming related to automobiles and transport.
In January 2025, the channel was rebranded as CTV Speed Channel, due to Bell losing its rights to Warner Bros. Discovery factual brands and related programming to Rogers Sports & Media. Rogers does not plan to launch a new linear channel for Motor Trend, with its programming to instead be distributed via digital platforms.