General International TV Channels Thread

[RONTV]

Does V Series still timeshare with Viasat Nature? If not, when did Viasat Nature become 24/7 in Scandinavia?

2015 This was when viasat crime stopped broadcasting

V Series didnt timeshared with Viasat nature

V Series was timeshare with Viasat Nature at the time when it was known as Viasat Crime until 2015. After Viasat Crime was closed, Viasat Nature's broadcast hours was extended from 06:00-24:00 (00:00) while Viasat Crime's programmes was moved to TV8 and Viasat Series.

 

[nbguygamingtv]

V Series was timeshare with Viasat Nature at the time when it was Viasat Crime until 2015. After Viasat Crime was closed, Viasat Nature's broadcast hours was extended from 06:00-24:00 (00:00) while Viasat Crime's programmes was moved to TV8 and Viasat Series.

Are you sure that v series really timeshared with viasat nature cause i cant find any info that this channel ever got timeshared after the closure of viasat crime

 

[The Bloo Lagoon]

Are you sure that v series really timeshared with viasat nature cause i cant find any info that this channel ever got timeshared after the closure of viasat crime

The message said "it timeshared when it was known as Viasat Crime".

 

[JulianRO]

Screenshots of SkyShowtime 1 and 2 taken by myself a minute ago:

 

[canyuksel97]

Also Yesterday, Dizismart Premium From D-Smart Was Ceased Its Transmission,
Marking D-Smart To End Airing American TV Series On Its Own Channel,
And Subscribers Are Finding Alternatives On BBC First, Cosmo EN and FX Which Are Available On D-Smart.

And Here Is The Closure Moment of Dizismart Premium As Well.


Right Now, The Only Channels To Air American Series On Its Own Are beIN Series Channels From Digiturk.
The beIN Series Channels Was Reduced In Spring 2023 And Now Operating As An Two Channels.

 

[zakawer2]

Does V Series still timeshare with Viasat Nature? If not, when did Viasat Nature become 24/7 in Scandinavia?

Viasat Nature became 24/7 in the Nordics after Modern Times Group sold that channel (alongside Viasat Explore, Viasat History and the CEE/Balkans/Baltics version of TV1000 that retained its original name past 2012) to the Bering Vostok–owned Sabiero Holdings Limited in October 2015 in order to comply with Russian media ownership laws. (They also sold their TV channels specifically aimed at the Russian market to a Russian company called LLC Sinerdzhi at the time.)

MTG sells Russian & international pay-TV channels businesses

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The channels sold to Sabiero Holdings Limited are all operated by a UK-based entity called Viasat World Limited (which in November 2022 was spun off from Sabiero Holdings Limited, and is now a subsidiary of an entirely independent parent holdings company called V World Holdings Limited). Only the Nature, Explore and History channels are available in Nordic countries; the rest of Viasat World Limited's TV channels are exclusive to CEE, Baltic and Balkan markets, plus Ukraine (and formerly also Russia until 2022).

In March 2018, MTG later spun off its own TV operations in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland into a separate company called Nordic Entertainment Group or NENT Group (later renamed Viaplay Group in 2022), which also notably owns and operates the Viaplay streaming service that primarily targets the Nordic countries (but also covers additional markets to varying degrees).

 

[themidnightlore]

I miss the disclaimers Freeform put on 700 Club back in 2019 or so. I get why they removed them but it sure sucks.

...Well, wrong thread...?
Freeform is USA only. But I also notice we don't have a thread for American cable networks in general. Huh.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

...Well, wrong thread...?
Freeform is USA only. But I also notice we don't have a thread for American cable networks in general. Huh.

Actually, we do.

Z

Thread 'US TV Channel Discussion Thread'

Mar 11, 2020

Just a thread to discuss US TV channels as there is none.
America's Voice has started broadcasting on Dish in the US. It seems to be a news streaming channel that has now launched on satellite. When did it launch?

• zeebre12
• Replies: 746
• Forum: The Entertainment Board

There's also a Freeform thread.

Thread '"Freeform (Formerly ABC Family)" Network Talkback (Spoilers)'

Dec 3, 2014

ABC Family might look for new graphics, new programs and even a new name in 2015 as part of a proposed reboot that would make it more appealing to its millennial audience, according to a person with knowledge of the Walt Disney property’s plans.

A network spokeswoman declined to offer specifics on what might be up for consideration or change. “We are looking at the network to determine what needs to be rebooted to make sure it’s in line with current millennial sensibilities,”said Jori Arancio, a spokeswoman for ABC Family.

...

• gmster
• Replies: 648
• Forum: The Entertainment Board

 

[themidnightlore]

Actually, we do.

Z

Thread 'US TV Channel Discussion Thread'

Mar 11, 2020

Just a thread to discuss US TV channels as there is none.
America's Voice has started broadcasting on Dish in the US. It seems to be a news streaming channel that has now launched on satellite. When did it launch?

• zeebre12
• Replies: 746
• Forum: The Entertainment Board

There's also a Freeform thread.

Thread '"Freeform (Formerly ABC Family)" Network Talkback (Spoilers)'

Dec 3, 2014

ABC Family might look for new graphics, new programs and even a new name in 2015 as part of a proposed reboot that would make it more appealing to its millennial audience, according to a person with knowledge of the Walt Disney property’s plans.

A network spokeswoman declined to offer specifics on what might be up for consideration or change. “We are looking at the network to determine what needs to be rebooted to make sure it’s in line with current millennial sensibilities,”said Jori Arancio, a spokeswoman for ABC Family.

...

• gmster
• Replies: 648
• Forum: The Entertainment Board

...Man, I should have looked better for the former thread (genuinely forgot of its existence). It pales confronted to this one. Or the Broadcast channels one, that one does get some movement in it.

This is from the same website (talking about TVTropes) that claims that Hallmark Channel Asia shut down in 2003.

From the "Network Death" page on TVTropes:
Hallmark Channel Asia ceased broadcast in late 2003, due to NBCUniversal pulling out of the partnership

As a Fillipino here, I can confirm that this is completely wrong as Hallmark Channel Asia lasted well until 2010, even in the Philippines and Malaysia and the rest of Southeast Asia.

Sorry to bring up Hallmark Channel Asia on a Disney thread, LOL

Did it then became Studio Universal like it happened in LATAM?

 

[AllDayEveryDay]

Did it then became Studio Universal like it happened in LATAM?

It became DIVA Universal in Asia in 2010. I believe when the rebrand happened here, they dropped reruns of The Nanny from the schedule.

 

[RandomMe]

IIRC NBCU withdrew from the market in 2018-2019 and closed DIVA and SYFY. Don't know why.

 

[themidnightlore]

It became DIVA Universal in Asia in 2010. I believe when the rebrand happened here, they dropped reruns of The Nanny from the schedule.

Hm, I see, I see. (Then from where Studio Universal came? Since it existed in Asian territories too. I'd ask the same about the South African one, unless that one did spawn from Hallmark. Italy had DIVA spawning from Hallmark in 2010 the same (but we already had Studio Universal chilling on (Mediaset) Premium))

 

[JulianRO]

Diva still survives here in RO, and has a bit of audience as well.

 

[Rrr]

but from I recall at least the Nature channel was in complete English audio sans subtitles.

Errata corrige: apparently the Danish subtitles are only glitchy on my IPTV end, where they seem to appear fragmentarily.

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TV 2 Fri Danish continuity from this afternoon with the usual VOD cross-promotions:

 

[JulianRO]

The joint-venture between Zone Vision and UPCtv that launched Reality TV was formed on 23 September 1999:

And, on October 26, Zone Vision made an investment into the joint-venture, one month before the channel launch, according to the full accounts of the joint-venture back in late 2000:

On the other hand, AMC still carries with it a company named "Reality TV USA":

REALITY TV USA LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

REALITY TV USA LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

The company distributed Reality TV in the USA, but the channel was closed in October 2005, and since then, the company is dormant, but still legally active.

 

[themidnightlore]

The joint-venture between Zone Vision and UPCtv that launched Reality TV was formed on 23 September 1999:
View attachment 319107

And, on October 26, Zone Vision made an investment into the joint-venture, one month before the channel launch, according to the full accounts of the joint-venture back in late 2000:
View attachment 319108

On the other hand, AMC still carries with it a company named "Reality TV USA":

REALITY TV USA LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

REALITY TV USA LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

View attachment 319109
The company distributed Reality TV in the USA, but the channel was closed in October 2005, and since then, the company is dormant, but still legally active.

The ghosts in AMC Global Media's basement?
I wonder how many of those are still around. I guess the things that ended to become AMC (like PRAMER or Chellomedia (sp?)) should be gone (but then WBD still has Turner and Scripps Interactive around... Weird.)?

 

[JulianRO]

The ghosts in AMC Global Media's basement?

There are many more:

And this is only for one of their companies.

AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

 

[themidnightlore]

There are many more:
View attachment 319110

And this is only for one of their companies.

AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

AMC NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

I'm surprised that the license for the Polish AMC is a separated thing.
Not surprised that AMC is the majority holder into thier joint venture with Paramount, especially now that the few remains of that are definitely not CBS-branded.

 

[JulianRO]

Until January 2019, Orange RO had a Portuguese channel named Fuel TV, an action channel quite similar to Extreme Sports:

Orange România on Astra 1G at 31.5°E - LyngSat

 

[alfa_alfa]

Wasn't Fuel TV part of Fox International Channels? Shortly after, Orange Romania had removed the Nat Geo channels and Baby TV as well.