US TV Channel Discussion Thread

[Goldstar!]

I was talking about launching one in the US

What would be the point? Doing so would be a waste of money since it would just be MTV2 in the U.S. all over again. The 1980s are over. MTV worked in the 80s because the internet hadn't yet gone mainstream and streaming didn't exist. As long as websites like YouTube and Vevo exist where people can watch music videos whenever they want to, a linear cable/satellite channel that shows music videos exclusively is doomed to fail.

 

[Moe]

I was talking about launching one in the US

Are you OK? You looks stuck in 1980s or 1990s.

If it was your wishful thinking, so I can understand.

If it isn't, so do you realize about internet (I referred as digital)? They killed the music channels.

What's special? I built the time machine, so I can take you back to 1984 or 1994 of your choice, but don't whine if Cartoon Network, TNT and TCM didn't exist if you went with 1984, even don't whine about Nick either because it was different when compared to 1990s and today. You have to pay extra for Disney Channel. Of course, there is cartoon block on USA and TBS for your convenience. What's bonus? VCR is included with 10 blank tapes for record but you can record one channel, and remember, don't change during record. Yeah, musics are playing on MTV.

Don't forget to say hi to David Hasselhoff.

What would be the point? Doing so would be a waste of money since it would just be MTV2 in the U.S. all over again. The 1980s are over. MTV worked in the 80s because the internet hadn't yet gone mainstream and streaming didn't exist. As long as websites like YouTube and Vevo exist where people can watch music videos whenever they want to, a linear cable/satellite channel that shows music videos exclusively is doomed to fail.

Yes, I referred internet as digital in case if anyone don't understand my post.

 

[themidnightlore]

Nah, if I could go back in time in the 80s, I would go and record the parents of A&E, Alpha Repertory Television Service (I won't lie, that's one quirky name for a channel, what ABC and Hearst were thinking outside of the ARTS acronym? That makes me like it a lot.) and The Entertertainment Channel.

 

[JMTV]

If I were to go back in time, I want to check out Nickelodeon, Disney, and Cartoon Network during their peak years of the 90's and early 2000's and see how a different time is.

I wish that were to happen.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I was talking about launching one in the US.

Sorry but there's no way that's going to happen at all.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Say What? and Total Request continuity for MTV from summer 1998.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

VH1 Mother's Day promo from 1998.

 

[LinusFan303]

MTV needs to launch a spin-off channel that uses its original format, but plays new music videos

Fun Fact : That has existed for years it's called MTV Live , it's on cable and some of those streamy things it airs currents and has music based programming.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Discovery Science continuity from June 13, 2022.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Bally Sports is launching their own streaming service tomorrow.

Sinclair’s Bally Sports Plus Streaming App To Launch June 23

Will soft-launch at $19.99 a month in five markets

www.nexttv.com

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

Ten days ago, Major League Soccer signed a ten-year deal with Apple that would allow their matches to stream on Apple TV+ from next year onwards.

MLS goes with Apple in landmark 10-year global media rights deal

MLS has sold all of its global media rights exclusively to Apple, becoming the first major U.S. sports league to align with a digital media company.

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

 

[DogBoneController]

Olympic Channel (formerly Universal HD) is ceasing operations.

 

[JMTV]

Olympic Channel (formerly Universal HD) is ceasing operations.

Wow. First, NBCSN, and now Olympic Channel.

Universal Kids, you're next.

 

[Moe]

Olympic Channel (formerly Universal HD) is ceasing operations.

Good, bye bye to Olympic Channel.

I was very disappointed when NBCUniversal rebranded Universal HD as Olympic Channel.

Universal Kids, you're next.

I'm sure that Comcast is reluctant to shut Universal Kids down because they don't want to lose to Nick, Disney and CN.

 

[themidnightlore]

Wow. First, NBCSN, and now Olympic Channel.

Universal Kids, you're next.

But after Universal Kids, I think they would stop. I'd die a little if Oxygen would be yeeted. I enjoy true crime channels.

 

[JMTV]

I'm sure that Comcast is reluctant to shut Universal Kids because they don't want to lose to Nick, Disney and CN.

Fair enough, but considering that Universal Kids average 35,000 viewers compared the big 3, and no longer produced new original programming, what else do they had to lose?

But after Universal Kids, I think they would stop.

We'll see.

 

[Moe]

Fair enough, but considering that Universal Kids average 35,000 viewers compared the big 3, and no longer produced new original programming, what else do they had to lose?

Yeah but Comcast doesn't want to admit, so they tried to remove CN, Disney and Nick from basic cable tier.

 

[JMTV]

Yeah but Comcast doesn't want to admit, so they tried to remove CN, Disney and Nick from basic cable tier.

Oh yeah, you're right. I forgot about that.

 

[homeofthebadguys]

Olympic Channel (formerly Universal HD) is ceasing operations.

Universal's Kids channel days are close at hand now. That is, unless it gets retooled into another Dreamworks channel.

Anyway, making a channel around 2 sport marathons that take place every 4 years sounds about as dumb as running a channel centered around videogames.
Wait...

 

[themidnightlore]

Universal's Kids channel days are close at hand now. That is, unless it gets retooled into another Dreamworks channel.

Anyway, making a channel around 2 sport marathons that take place every 4 years sounds about as dumb as running a channel centered around videogames.
Wait...

The subtle shade over G4. I feel if NBCU didn't mess up with it in the early 10s (and the Esquire Network stuff didn't start with "Hey, let's close G4 for this"), it would have lived longer.