The CW is a hip channel that focuses on popular culture which can be seen in the programs that are on here. They try to focus on getting an audience that is going to watch their shows day in and day out, in an effort to consistently increase their database of viewers. One thing that [...]

Similar happenings take place in New Zealand, where the channel is aired thanks to the likes of SKY Network Television and TelstraClear InHomeTV. South Africa was a problem to start with for Nat Geo, a problem which was quickly solved. They found that Digital Satellite Television, referred to sometimes as DStv, were the best outlet [...]

Time eventually came together with Warner Communications in 1989 and this m meant that HBO was now part of the newly formed Time Warner. To this day, this setup has stayed the same and it will stay as the parent company. A crucial point for HBO was the period of 1975-1991. This is when national [...]

The What-A-Cartoon! Show was developed in 1995 and it was to be the third original series that was aired by Cartoon Network. It was a great creative animation show that had a series of short cartoons which were able to keep everyone entertained. The Ren and Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi was among one of [...]

The amount of basic cable and satellite television networks has increased a great deal over the last few years. Disney Channel is among one of the most popular of all these channels, with their base situated in West Alameda Ave. in Burbank, California. The ownership over the channel is under the Disney-ABC Television Group division [...]

The corporation that is situated in the GE building was always closely linked to the likes of David Sarnoff. David Sarnoff used the channel as a catalyst to sell consumer electronics throughout their involvement. In fact, over the years, some dirty business has been revealed and directly linked to both RCA and David Sarnoff himself. [...]

The HBO dream was started by airing their first program which was to be “Sometimes a Great Notion”. This featured the likes of Paul Newman and Henry Fonda and was extremely popular with viewers. Next, a meeting between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL hockey game was aired and again, [...]

There was a huge problem though and that was the strength of competitors. The reality was that how ever hard the crew tried, they were still trailing the likes of Fox News and CNN. Obviously this was a huge battle to have on their hands, as the much more established two channels had a huge [...]

This meant that by the launch date October 1, 1992 the whole of Cartoon Network was in place and ready for action. The huge library of high quality animations was in place, although the original channel aired the reruns of classic Warner Bros. cartoons rather than the whole library that has been mentioned above. The [...]

Over the years, various scoring bugs have been tried and tested. One of the most memorable for sports fans was the theme used from 2001-2003. It was a black rectangle that could be seen through, incorporating a small baseball graphic for all the major airings of baseball games. Of course, the boxes were changed for [...]