Recent Changes
★ Cablevision spun off MSG Networks and included Fuse TV, February 9.
★ On December 2, 2009, Comcast announced its intention to buy NBC and NBCU, but the deal has yet to be approved.
| As of Fall 2010 | Owner | Former Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Family | Disney | FOX Family, The Family Channel, CBN Family, CBN | |
| A&E | AETN | ||
| Al Jazeera English | Al Jazeera | ||
| AMC | Cablevision | ||
| Animal Planet | Discovery | (replaced WOR national satellite feed) | |
| BBC America | BBC Worldwide | ||
| BET | Viacom | ||
| Big Ten Network | Big Ten (51%) and FOX | ||
| The Biography Channel | AETN | ||
| Bloomberg | Bloomberg LP | ||
| Boomerang | Time Warner | ||
| Bravo | NBCU | ||
| CBS College Sports | CBS | National College Sports Network, College Sports Television | |
| Centric | Viacom | ||
| Chiller | NBCU | ||
| Cinemax (8 channels) | Time Warner | ||
| CMT | Viacom | ||
| CMT Pure Country | Viacom | ||
| CN/Adult Swim | Time Warner | ||
| CNBC | NBCU | FNN (merged) | |
| CNBC World | NBCU | ||
| CNN | Time Warner | ||
| CNN International | Time Warner | (replaced CNNfn on many cable systems) | |
| Comcast Sports Net | Comcast | ||
| Comedy Central | Viacom | CTV: The Comedy Network, The Comedy Channel/Ha! (merged) | |
| The Cooking Channel | Scripps | The Fine Living Network | |
| Crime & Investigation Network | AETN | ||
| CSPAN (3 channels) | non-profit | ||
| Current | Current Media | Newsworld International | |
| The Discovery Channel | Discovery | ||
| The Disney Channel | Disney | ||
| Disney Jr - 2012 | Disney | SOAPnet | |
| Disney XD | Disney | ||
| DIY Network | Scripps | ||
| The Documentary Channel | Documentary Channel | ||
| E! | Comcast | ||
| Encore (7 channels) | Liberty Media | ||
| EPIX (3 channels) | Viacom, MGM, Lionsgate | ||
| ESPN | Disney | ||
| ESPN 2 | Disney | ||
| ESPN Classic | Disney | Classic Sports | |
| ESPNews | Disney | ||
| ESPNU | Disney | ||
| FitTV | Discovery | The Health Network, Cable Health Club | |
| Flix | CBS | ||
| Food Network | Scripps (66%) and Tribune | TV Food Network | |
| FOX Business Channel | FOX | ||
| FOX College Sports | FOX | ||
| FOX Movie Channel | FOX | fXM: Movies from Fox | |
| FOX News Channel | FOX | ||
| FOX Soccer Channel | FOX | ||
| Free Speech TV | non-profit | The 90's Channel | |
| Fuel TV | FOX | ||
| Fuse TV | MSG | MuchMusic USA | |
| Game Show Network | DirecTV and Sony | ||
| G4 | Comcast (88%) | G4TechTV, TechTV, ZDNet | |
| The Golf Channel | Comcast | ||
| Gospel Music Channel | GMC | Black Family Channel (merged), The Major Broadcasting Cable Network | |
| Great American Country | Scripps | ||
| Hallmark Channel | Crown Media | Odyssey Network, Faith and Values Channel, VISN/ACTS (merged) | |
| Hallmark Movie Channel | Crown Media | ||
| HBO (7 channels) | Time Warner | ||
| HDNet | HDNet Inc. | ||
| HDNet Movies | HDNet Inc. | ||
| HD Theater | Discovery | Discovery HD Theater | |
| Headline News | Time Warner | CNN Headline News, CNN2 | |
| HGTV | Scripps | ||
| The History Channel | AETN | ||
| History International | AETN | ||
| Hub | Hasbro and Discovery | Discovery Kids | |
| As of Fall 2010 | Owner | Former Name | |
| IFC | Cablevision | ||
| Investigation Discovery | Discovery | Discovery Times Channel, Discovery Civilization, Discovery People, CBS Eye on People | |
| Lifetime | AETN | ||
| Lifetime Movie Network | AETN | ||
| Lifetime Real Women | AETN | ||
| Link TV | Link Media | ||
| Logo | Viacom | VH1 Mega Hits | |
| MavTV | MavTV | ||
| MGM HD | MGM | ||
| The Military Channel | Discovery | Discovery Wings | |
| The Military HIstory Channel | AETN | ||
| MLB Network | MLB | ||
| Mountain West Sports Network | CBS and Comcast | ||
| The Movie Channel (2 channels) | CBS | ||
| MoviePlex (3 channels) | Liberty Media | ||
| MSNBC | NBCU | America's Talking | |
| MTV | Viacom | ||
| MTV 2 | Viacom | M2 | |
| MTV Hits | Viacom | ||
| MTV Jams | Viacom | ||
| NASA (4 channels) | public domain | ||
| National Geographic Channel | FOX (75%) and Nat Geo | ||
| National Geographic Wild | FOX and Nat Geo | ||
| NBA TV | NBA | CNN/SI | |
| NFL Network | NFL | NFL | |
| NHL Network | NHL | NHL | |
| Nickelodeon | Viacom | Pinwheel | |
| Nick Jr. | Viacom | Noggin | |
| Nicktoons | Viacom | Nicktoons Network, Nicktoons TV | |
| The 101 Network | DirecTV | The 101 | |
| The Oprah Winfrey Network | Harpo and Discovery | Discovery Health Channel | |
| Ovation | Hubbard and Weinstein | Ovation TV | |
| Oxygen | NBCU | ||
| Palladia | Viacom | ||
| PBS Kids Sprout | PBS and Comcast | PBS Kids | |
| Planet Green | Discovery | Discovery Home and Leisure, Discovery Home | |
| REELZ | Hubbard | ||
| Research Channel | University of Washington | ||
| Rural Free Delivery TV | RFD | ||
| The Science Channel | Discovery | Discovery Science | |
| Showtime (8 channels) | CBS | ||
| Sleuth | NBCU | Trio | |
| The Smithsonian Channel | Smithsonian and CBS | ||
| Speed Channel | FOX | Speedvision | |
| Spike | Viacom | Spike TV, The New TNN, The National Network, The Nashville Network | |
| Starz (6 channels) | Liberty Media | Starz!, Encore 8 | |
| The Style Network | Comcast | ||
| Sundance Channel | Cablevision | ||
| SyFy | NBCU | The Sci-Fi Channel | |
| TBS | Time Warner | WTBS, WTCG | |
| Teen Nick | Viacom | The N, Nick GAS | |
| Tennis Channel | Tennis Channel | ||
| TLC | Discovery | The Learning Channel, Appalachian Community Service Network | |
| TNT | Time Warner | ||
| The Travel Channel | Scripps (65%) and Cox (35%) | ||
| truTV | Time Warner | ||
| Turner Classic Movies | Time Warner | ||
| TV Guide Channel | Lionsgate | Prevue Channel, Prevue Guide, Electronic Program Guide | |
| TV Land | Viacom | ||
| TV One | Comcast and Radio One (40%) | ||
| UCTV | University of California | ||
| Universal HD | NBCU | ||
| USA | NBCU | ||
| Versus | Comcast | Outdoor Life Network | |
| VH1 | Viacom | ||
| VH1 Classic | Viacom | ||
| VH1 Soul | Viacom | ||
| We | Cablevision | ||
| The Weather Channel | NBCU | ||
| Weatherscan | NBCU | ||
| Wedding Central | Cablevision | ||
| WGN America | Tribune | ||
| Survey of English-language cable channels in the U.S. Excludes separate west coast feeds, HD feeds, paid programming channels, regional sports, regional news, Video on Demand, and PPV. Time Warner Inc: 24 Viacom: 20 -- CBS and Viacom are both majority-controlled by Sumner Redstone. Liberty Media Corporation: 16 CBS Corporation: 13 NBC Universal (General Electric): 12 A&E Television Networks: 9 -- Hearst Corporation (42.5%), Disney (42.5%), and NBCU (15%) Disney-ABC Television Group: 9 -- Hearst owns 20% of the ESPN channels. FOX (News Corporation): 9 Discovery Communications, Inc: 9 Comcast Corporation: 8 Scripps Networks Interactive: 6 Cablevision Systems Corporation: 5 | |||
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