MTV, an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981.The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.
One of the earliest logos for the television network was a microphone
with the letters "ABC" aligned vertically within it in capital letters
(the then-current logo for the ABC radio network), and the letters T
and V on either side of the microphone with an announcer saying "This
is ABC, the American Broadcasting Company".
CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) is a major US commercial
broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The
name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. It is the second largest broadcaster in the world behind the BBC.
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago. NBC is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network," due to its stylized peacock logo, created originally for color broadcasts.
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company, and headquartered in Burbank, California. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. Disney Channel International Networks, currently run by President Carolina Lightcap, is a group of more than 90 entertainment channels and/or channel feeds for children and families available in over 160 countries and 30 languages.
HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner, under the operating subsidiary Home Box Office Inc. As of January 2012[update], HBO's programming reaches 29 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in the United States (Encore's programming reaches 33.2 million subscribers as of March 2012[update]).In addition to its U.S. subscriber base, HBO also broadcasts in at least 151 countries worldwide.
It began broadcasting in 1080i high definition to a small audience as early as April 2, 2008, but expanded nationally on May 12, 2008 on Dish Network and recently has been added to more markets, including Cox Communications and Time Warner Cable.DirecTV added the channel for the first time in HD only on May 19, 2010.
Cable News Network (CNN) is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.
Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company, and headquartered in Burbank, California. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. Disney Channel International Networks, currently run by President Carolina Lightcap, is a group of more than 90 entertainment channels and/or channel feeds for children and families available in over 160 countries and 30 languages.
HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner, under the operating subsidiary Home Box Office Inc. As of January 2012[update], HBO's programming reaches 29 million subscribers in the United States, making it the second largest premium network in the United States (Encore's programming reaches 33.2 million subscribers as of March 2012[update]).In addition to its U.S. subscriber base, HBO also broadcasts in at least 151 countries worldwide.
Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
The WWE Network is a planned cable television network owned by WWE, to be launched in 2012.The current goal is to form a "hybrid" network incorporating a
traditional TV distribution model with online/mobile distribution. It
was announced on the September 5, 2011 episode of WWE Raw that the WWE Network will launch sometime in 2012.
Fox Soccer Plus is an American sports channel dedicated to soccer and rugby. It was formed as a spin-off of Fox Soccer when its owner Fox Entertainment Group re-acquired rights from competitor Setanta Sports USA in January 2010, putting the latter channel out of business. It launched on March 1, 2010.
Fox Soccer Plus is an American sports channel dedicated to soccer and rugby. It was formed as a spin-off of Fox Soccer when its owner Fox Entertainment Group re-acquired rights from competitor Setanta Sports USA in January 2010, putting the latter channel out of business. It launched on March 1, 2010.
Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel) is an
American satellite and cable specialty channel (also delivered via
IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of
the world), founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery
Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav.
Chelsea TV is a British subscription based sports television channel, dedicated to the fans of the English Premier League football club, Chelsea. The channel first launched in August 2001 on Sky Digital. The station is registered with Ofcom as Chelsea
NBA TV is an American sports channel dedicated to basketball. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which also uses NBA TV as a way of advertising their out of market package NBA League Pass, and partner channel TNT.
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society.
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