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FanDuel TV
FanDuel TV is an American sports betting-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by FanDuel Group, the American subsidiary of Irish bookmaker Flutter Entertainment. It primarily airs live coverage of American and international horse racing, as well as studio shows focused on mainstream sports from the perspective of sports betting.
CNN
The Cable News Network (CNN) is an American multinational news media company and the flagship namesake property of CNN Worldwide, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on June 1, 1980, by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
American Broadcasting Company
American broadcast television network owned by The Walt Disney Company
CBS
thumb|CBS Building CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network and the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Skydance. It is one of Paramount Skydance's three flagship subsidiaries, along with Paramount Pictures and MTV.
Cartoon Network
American cable television channel
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network, serving as the flagship property of NBC Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's two flagship subsidiaries, alongside Universal Studios. It is the first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States.
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MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel and the flagship namesake property of the MTV Entertainment Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). MTV soon began establishing its presence overseas, eventually gaining an unprecedented cult following and becoming one of the major factors in cable programming's rise to fame, leading
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (commonly shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children, it is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2 to 17, along with a broader family audience through its programming blocks.
Fox Broadcasting Company
American commercial broadcast television network
HBO
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network and service, which is the flagship property of namesake parent Home Box Office, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based at Warner Bros. Discovery's corporate headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan. Programming featured on the service consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy, and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs (consisting of sh
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content nationally with programming syndicated worldwide to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.
Disney Channel
US youth-targeted television channel owned by the Walt Disney Company
Fox News
American cable television news channel
Discovery Channel
American basic cable and satellite television channel
The CW
American broadcast television network
Comedy Central
American cable and satellite television channel
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network until 1985) is an American basic cable sports broadcasting network and the flagship property of ESPN, a joint venture of the Walt Disney Company (72% and operational control via indirect subsidiary ABC Inc.), Hearst Communications (18%), and the National Football League (10%). It was founded on September 7, 1979, by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.
National Geographic
American television channel
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Nature, Nova, Frontline, PBS News Hour, Washington Week, Masterpiece, American Experience, and children's programs such as ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Barney & Friends, Arthur, Curious George, The Magic School Bus'', and others. Certain stations also provide spi
VH1 USA
VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American basic cable television network launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by Paramount Skydance through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in New York City. The network was originally owned by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment; a division of Warner Communications (currently WBD), and the original owner of sister channel MTV at the time. It was launched in the channel space of Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel.
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US-based international satellite and cable TV channel
Showtime
American premium cable TV channel
AMC
American TV channel
Freeform
US pay television channel, formerly ABC Family
Syfy
Syfy (a paraphrased neology of former name Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY in all caps since 2017) is an American cable television channel owned by Versant, a former subsidiary of Comcast prior to its spin-off to their shareholders in 2026. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. , Syfy is available in approximately 69 million pay television households in the United States, down from its 2011 peak of 99 million households.
Animal Planet
American basic cable and satellite television channel
Turner Classic Movies
American television channel
FX
American cable television network
MS NOW
American television news channel
Disney XD
American pay television channel
TNT
American pay television channel
Nick Jr. Channel
American pay television channel spun off from Nickelodeon's long-running Nick Jr. programming block
Boomerang
American cable television channel
TV5 Monde
TV5Monde (), formerly known as TV5, is a French public television network, broadcasting several channels of French-language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.
USA Network
American cable television channel
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable television network owned by Versant. The channel focuses primarily on pop culture, celebrity-based reality shows and movies.
Cinemax
Cinemax is an American premium television network and service owned by Home Box Office, Inc., a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched on August 1, 1980, as a "maxi-pay" service to complement the offerings of its sister premium network, HBO (Home Box Office), Cinemax initially focused on recent and classic films. Today, its programming primarily includes recent and classic theatrically released films, original series, documentaries, and special behind-the-scenes features.
Paramount Network
American basic cable television channel
TLC
U.S. basic cable TV channel
Starz
Starz (stylized in all caps as STARZ; pronounced "stars") is an American pay-TV network owned by Starz Entertainment, and is the flagship property of Starz Inc. Launched on February 1, 1994 as a multiplex service of what is now Starz Encore, its programming consists of theatrically released motion pictures and first-run original television series. Starz operates six 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and a namesake over-the-top streaming platform that both acts as a TV Everywhere offering for Starz's linear television subscribers and is sold
BET
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable network targeting Black audiences. It is the flagship channel of the BET Media Group, a subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation's Media Networks division. Launched as a USA Network programming block on January 25, 1980, BET would eventually become a full-fledged channel in September 1982.
Nicktoons
American pay television channel
Travel Channel
American television channel
Lifetime
American cable and satellite television station
BBC America
American television network
Food Network
American basic cable channel launched in 1993
NASA TV
television channels of NASA
Discovery Family
American pay television channel focused towards family audiences
Nat Geo Wild
global television channel focused on wildlife programming of National Geographic
TruTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of comedy, docusoaps and reality shows, with a recent strong primetime focus on live sports. The channel was originally launched on December 14, 1990 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. The channel was initially a joint venture between Time Warner, Cablevision, American Lawyer Media, Liberty Media and GE with Liberty joining the venture a year
Logo TV
American digital cable and satellite television channel
CMT
American television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks
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television station
TeenNick
TeenNick is an American pay television channel owned by Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Aimed primarily at teens and tweens, its lineup includes a variety of live-action series from sister channel Nickelodeon. The channel launched on September 28, 2009, merging programming from two defunct blocks which also targeted a teenage audience: TEENick on Nickelodeon and The N on Noggin. Before its launch, TeenNick's channel space was held by Nick GAS (March 1, 1999 – December 31, 2007) and a 24-hour version of The N (Decembe
A&E
American cable and satellite television channel
Fox Business
American business channel
Playboy TV
American pornography premium cable and satellite television network
TBS
American television channel
Bravo
American television channel
MTV Global
international TV channel