Knowledge Network (officially known as British Columbia's Knowledge Network) is a CanadianEnglish language public educationalcabletelevision network in the province of British Columbia. It is owned by Knowledge Network Corporation, a crown corporation of the Government of British Columbia; it gained this status in 2008. The station began broadcasting on January 12, 1981. Rudy Buttignol is president and CEO of British Columbia's Knowledge Network. He is also president of Canadian subscription television channel BBC Kids.