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6th May '13 5:37:21 AM Vrahno

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* Hungary's Animax has also gone down this route. Before taking on its current name under the ownership of Sony Pictures, it used to be called A+, and focused almost entirely on Japanese animation (both dubbed and subbed) with some American cartoons thrown into the mix. This trend continued under its new name, but in 2009, they decided to turn the channel into a general youth entertainment network, and started airing all sorts of American talent shows, scripted live-action series and movies (mostly taken from AXN's showcase), as well as some Japanese ones -- at least a few new anime shows still premiered regularly. However around 2012, Animax began going bankrupt -- the rights to its anime series slowly expired, and as AXN now considers anime rating poison, they've only focused on adding more and more live-action shows and movies to Animax's showcase, and even canceled the long-awaited premieres of several anime series. Essentially, it's become AXN's wastebasket, and the handful of Japanese shows that they still hold broadcasting rights to are just tired reruns practically begging to be taken off the air. The fact that Animax only airs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and about half of that airtime is just reruns anyway, makes the situation seem much worse.\\\

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* Hungary's Animax has also gone down this route. It launched in 2004 under the name A+, and focused almost entirely on Japanese animation (both dubbed and subbed) with some American cartoons thrown into the mix. This trend continued after taking on its current name under the ownership of Sony Pictures in 2007, but in 2009, they decided to turn the channel into a general youth entertainment network, and started airing all sorts of American talent shows, scripted live-action series and movies (mostly taken from AXN's showcase), as well as some Japanese ones -- at least a few new anime shows still premiered regularly. However around 2012, Animax began going bankrupt -- the rights to its anime series slowly expired, and as AXN now considers anime rating poison, they've only focused on adding more and more live-action shows and movies to Animax's showcase, and even canceled the long-awaited premieres of several anime series. Essentially, it's become AXN's wastebasket, and the handful of Japanese shows that they still hold broadcasting rights to are just tired reruns practically begging to be taken off the air. The fact that Animax only airs from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and about half of that airtime is just reruns anyway, makes the situation seem much worse.\\\

28th Apr '13 9:46:48 PM Lirodon

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In late 2012, signs began pointing towards total abandonment: they lost Formula One to NBC Sports Network, and rumors began swirling that Fox was planning to re-launch Speed as a mainstream sports network, which was something that Fox, surprisingly, didn't have yet (preferring to spread its national sports output across its other cable channels such as FX, Fuel TV, the Fox Sports regional networks, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Fox Soccer]]. On the final day of the EPL season in 2012, they aired ''soccer'' on Speed!). On March 5, 2013, Fox confirmed this new network, Fox Sports 1, set for a launch in August 2013. NASCAR programming will still be retained by the network (which includes pretty much everything ''but'' the races, except for the Camping World Truck Series, whose races are broadcast by Speed), and be expanded with the inclusion of live Sprint Cup races beginning in the 2014 season (prior to this, all Sprint Cup races were on Fox; only the all-star race was on Speed, and FX aired races too for a period)
** But wait, there's more! Fox Soccer started as Fox Sports World, which aired a variety of sports from around the world, including motorsports (remember, this was before they bought Speed), rugby, cricket, etc. Then, it eroded into just soccer. Then, they lost the English Premier League to NBC. Then, Fox announced in March 2013 that it would be forming a new spinoff of {{Creator/FX}} known as FXX. Without a doubt, it'll probably replace Fox Soccer.

22nd Apr '13 1:51:48 PM Lirodon

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18th Apr '13 10:42:46 AM dmcreif

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The rebranding does have [[TropesAreTools positive aspects]]. Once neglected and obscure sports like the {{NHL}} and the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] have received much better exposure and viewership since they aired on the network, with the latter being able to get a lucrative deal with {{Fox}} as a result. [[TheBeautifulGame Soccer]] fans are hoping NBC can do the same thing with their sport with the network receiving the rights to [[MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]] and [[EnglishPremierLeague EPL]] games, and even occasional coverage of [[CanadianFootball CFL]] games. In addition, NBC plans to use the network for their [[OlympicGames Olympic]] coverage to present more live events. Considering NBC's previous tendencies to broadcast events LiveButDelayed, fans had approval for the decision. It may even be a case of NBC's sports coverage GrowingTheBeard as a whole. Back when the main network was the only place NBC put its sports broadcasts, they were infamous for giving little to no promotion for sports that weren't the Olympics or the NFL - in other words, they wouldn't promote the sports that really needed it - and overloading those broadcasts with too many commercial breaks (Don't talk to a NASCAR fan about when NBC carried races). As the increased exposure detailed above indicates, they appear to finally be learning how to get people hyped for lesser known events via this newly re-branded station.

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The rebranding does have [[TropesAreTools positive aspects]]. Once neglected and obscure sports like the {{NHL}} and the [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] have received much better exposure and viewership since they aired on the network, with the latter being able to get a lucrative deal with {{Fox}} as a result. [[TheBeautifulGame Soccer]] fans are hoping NBC can do the same thing with their sport with the network receiving the rights to [[MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]] and [[EnglishPremierLeague EPL]] games, and even occasional coverage of [[CanadianFootball CFL]] games. In addition, NBC plans to use the network for their [[OlympicGames Olympic]] coverage to present more live events. Considering NBC's previous tendencies to broadcast events LiveButDelayed, fans had approval for the decision. It may even be a case of NBC's sports coverage GrowingTheBeard as a whole. Back when the main network was the only place NBC put its sports broadcasts, they were infamous for giving little to no promotion for sports that weren't the Olympics or the NFL - in other words, they wouldn't promote the sports that really needed it - and overloading those broadcasts with too many commercial breaks (Don't talk to a {{NASCAR}} fan about when NBC carried races). As the increased exposure detailed above indicates, they appear to finally be learning how to get people hyped for lesser known events via this newly re-branded station.

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16th Apr '13 1:14:02 PM MorganWick

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* The TVGuide Channel, formerly the Preview Guide or Prevue Channel. Originally, it was a nice little channel that gave the local TV listings and the weather, along with unobtrusive text ads, using [[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext Teletext]]-style graphics set to music from a local radio station. About a year later, it added Muzak and dedicated half of the screen to trailers with the rare show (or whatever the cable company wanted to advertise). It was later bought by TV Guide, which mutated it into the tabloid channel it is today. When TV Guide took over, the listings were pushed down to the bottom half of the screen so as to make more room to show talking heads blab about reality shows, awards ceremonies, and whatever Britney did. When Lionsgate acquired the network in 2009, the listings were removed altogether, prompting a few cable companies to drop the channel; although this has since been reversed. It could be argued that this change was made to compete with Internet channel listings and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_program_guide electronic program guide]] features available with satellite and digital cable packages (which allow viewers to scroll through the listings at will and select channels from the menu).

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* The TVGuide Channel, formerly the Preview Guide or Prevue Channel. Originally, it was a nice little channel that gave the local TV listings and the weather, along with unobtrusive text ads, using [[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext Teletext]]-style graphics set to music from a local radio station. About a year later, it added Muzak and dedicated half of the screen to trailers with the rare show (or whatever the cable company wanted to advertise). It was later bought by TV Guide, which mutated it into the tabloid channel it is today. When TV Guide took over, the listings were pushed down to the bottom half of the screen so as to make more room to show talking heads blab about reality shows, awards ceremonies, and whatever Britney did. When Lionsgate acquired the network in 2009, the listings were removed altogether, prompting a few cable companies to drop the channel; although this has since been reversed. Now CBS has bought the channel and it's referring to itself as "TVGN", presumably because "TVG" is the name of a horse racing network. It could be argued that this change was made to compete with Internet channel listings and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_program_guide electronic program guide]] features available with satellite and digital cable packages (which allow viewers to scroll through the listings at will and select channels from the menu).

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13th Apr '13 9:48:43 AM Sapphirea2

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13th Apr '13 9:46:30 AM Sapphirea2

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Starting at the TurnOfTheMillennium, however, it turned into a channel [[ILoveTheExties celebrating pop culture in general]] by getting D-list celebrities to comment on it. From there it moved to D-list celebrity reality shows, and currently shows music videos only for a few hours on weekday mornings. As if anticipating its decay, VH-1 launched VH-1 Classic, a station devoted purely to music and music videos, particularly from the 1970s and 1980s, and the occasional music movie. It briefly decayed when it started airing some of the old VH-1 D-list celebrity shows in the off-hours, but reversed it by airing music festivals like Download and creating music-oriented talk shows like ''That Metal Show'', which received positive reviews. As of Spring 2012, they've decayed again with comedy series reruns in the off-hours, but it's still in much better shape than the original VH-1. Tellingly, they were the '''only''' MTV channel to acknowledge the original's 30th anniversary in 2011, via a whole weekend of classic segments and promos!

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Starting at the TurnOfTheMillennium, however, it turned into a channel [[ILoveTheExties celebrating pop culture in general]] by getting D-list celebrities to comment on it. From there it moved to D-list celebrity reality shows, and currently shows music videos only for a few hours on weekday mornings. 
* VH-1 Classic may have anticipated that fate, launching as a station devoted purely to music and 1970s-'90s music videos and occasional music movies. It briefly decayed when it started airing VH-1 D-list shows in the off-hours, but reversed it by airing music festivals like Download and creating well-received talk shows like ''That Metal Show''.  In 2013, they air comedy series reruns in the off-hours (though only ''MarriedWithChildren'' has lasted) and some of their movies have tenuous music connections (''Gremlins''?).  Still, it continues to create show long video and live-music blocks and has found a niche in HardRock and HeavyMetal-related programs, and is thus in much better shape than the original VH-1. In fact, they were the '''only''' MTV channel to acknowledge the original's 30th anniversary in 2011, via a whole weekend of classic segments and promos!

12th Apr '13 7:02:06 PM JIKTV

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* The ''Creator/{{NBC}} Sports Network'', formally ''Versus'' and originally the ''Outdoor Life Network'' (licensed from a magazine of the same name), originally focused on outdoorsy stuff like hunting and fishing. Then their annual coverage of the Tour de France became popular, due to Lance Armstrong's utter dominance of the event with seven yellow jackets in a row. They then acquired the rights to the NHL, a sport which is ''not'' played outdoors. Around the same time, they started to focus on extreme sports and college sports (although stuck with only covering lower-tier games from conferences in the western half of the country despite being based out of Philadelphia {because the [[{{ESPN}} Worldwide Leader]] got almost everything else}, and out of New England prior to that), resulting in a name change to Versus. In 2012, following a merger with NBC and Comcast, Versus was rebranded as the NBC Sports Network to become a 24 hour cable extension of NBC Sports, and perhaps to directly compete with {{ESPN}}. Low-brow programming such as GroinAttack clip shows and ''[[TheSoup Sports Soup]]'' was abandoned the moment NBC took over. The network still shows outdoor programing, but it’s for the most part been relegated to the morning hours.\\

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* The ''Creator/{{NBC}} Sports Network'', formally ''Versus'' and originally the ''Outdoor Life Network'' (licensed from a magazine of the same name), originally focused on outdoorsy stuff like hunting and fishing. Then their annual coverage of the Tour de France became popular, due to Lance Armstrong's utter dominance of the event with seven yellow jackets in a row. They then acquired the rights to the NHL, a sport which is ''not'' played outdoors. Around the same time, they started to focus on extreme sports and college sports (although stuck with only covering lower-tier games from conferences in the western half of the country despite being based out of Philadelphia {because the [[{{ESPN}} Worldwide Leader]] got almost everything else}, and out of New England prior to that), resulting in a name change to Versus. In 2012, following a merger with NBC and Comcast, Versus was rebranded as the NBC Sports Network to become a 24 hour cable extension of NBC Sports, and perhaps to directly compete with Creator/{{ESPN}}. Low-brow programming such as GroinAttack clip shows and ''[[TheSoup Sports Soup]]'' was abandoned the moment NBC took over. The network still shows outdoor programing, but it’s for the most part been relegated to the morning hours.\\

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The rebranding does have [[TropesAreNotBad positive aspects]]. Once neglected and obscure sports like the {{NHL}} and the {{UFC}}, have received much better exposure and viewership since they aired on the network, with the latter being able to get a lucrative deal with {{Fox}} as a result. {{Soccer}} fans are hoping NBC can do the same thing with their sport with the network receiving the rights to [[MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]] and [[EnglishPremierLeague EPL]] games, and even occasional coverage of [[CanadianFootball CFL]] games. In addition, NBC plans to use the network for their [[OlympicGames Olympic]] coverage to present more live events. Considering NBC's previous tendencies to broadcast events LiveButDelayed, fans had approval for the decision. It may even be a case of NBC's sports coverage GrowingTheBeard as a whole. Back when the main network was the only place NBC put its sports broadcasts, they were infamous for giving little to no promotion for sports that weren't the Olympics or the NFL - in other words, they wouldn't promote the sports that really needed it - and overloading those broadcasts with too many commercial breaks (Don't talk to a NASCAR fan about when NBC carried races). As the increased exposure detailed above indicates, they appear to finally be learning how to get people hyped for lesser known events via this newly re-branded station.

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9th Apr '13 7:20:13 PM Lirodon

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