Civic TV
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Civic TV is the sleazy, violence- and sex-obsessed Toronto cable station featured in David Cronenberg’s film "Videodrome," known for broadcasting extreme underground content.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civic TV canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civic TV Context triple: [Max Renn, worksFor, Civic TV]
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A.
Civic Forum
Civic Forum was a broad anti-communist political movement in Czechoslovakia that led the Velvet Revolution and the country’s transition to democracy in 1989–1990.
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Rubicon TV
Rubicon TV is a Norwegian television production company known for creating scripted series such as the crime-comedy drama "Lilyhammer."
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C.
Cascade Public Media
Cascade Public Media is a nonprofit media organization that operates public television and digital media services in the Seattle, Washington area.
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D.
Civic
Civic is a light rail station on the Newcastle Light Rail network in Newcastle, New South Wales, serving the city's central civic and cultural precinct.
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E.
CIVIS
CIVIS is a European University Alliance that brings together several leading universities to promote cross-border education, research collaboration, and societal engagement across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civic TV Target entity description: Civic TV is the sleazy, violence- and sex-obsessed Toronto cable station featured in David Cronenberg’s film "Videodrome," known for broadcasting extreme underground content.
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A.
Civic Forum
Civic Forum was a broad anti-communist political movement in Czechoslovakia that led the Velvet Revolution and the country’s transition to democracy in 1989–1990.
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B.
Rubicon TV
Rubicon TV is a Norwegian television production company known for creating scripted series such as the crime-comedy drama "Lilyhammer."
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C.
Cascade Public Media
Cascade Public Media is a nonprofit media organization that operates public television and digital media services in the Seattle, Washington area.
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D.
Civic
Civic is a light rail station on the Newcastle Light Rail network in Newcastle, New South Wales, serving the city's central civic and cultural precinct.
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E.
CIVIS
CIVIS is a European University Alliance that brings together several leading universities to promote cross-border education, research collaboration, and societal engagement across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional organization
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fictional television station ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Videodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
body horror
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mass media manipulation ⓘ media violence ⓘ pornography ⓘ technological hallucination ⓘ |
| basedIn | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | UHF cable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | David Cronenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
low-budget cable channel
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underground media outlet ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Harlan
NERFINISHED
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Masha NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Renn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Toronto, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre | exploitation television ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Harlan
NERFINISHED
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Masha NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Renn NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicki Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
fringe cable station
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sensationalist channel ⓘ |
| hasSlogan | the one you take to bed with you ⓘ |
| inUniverseOwner | Max Renn (station president) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | cable television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central setting in Videodrome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
broadcasting extreme underground content
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sex-obsessed programming ⓘ sleazy aesthetic ⓘ violence-obsessed programming ⓘ |
| operatesInUniverse | Videodrome universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative world of Videodrome ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | ethically dubious broadcaster ⓘ |
| setInWork | Videodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
pirated broadcast content
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sadomasochistic programming ⓘ snuff-like shows ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Civic TV Description of subject: Civic TV is the sleazy, violence- and sex-obsessed Toronto cable station featured in David Cronenberg’s film "Videodrome," known for broadcasting extreme underground content.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Max Renn