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For the Canadian equivalent of this channel, see History Television. History Television is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel that presents programming about History and
History
History logo in the United States
Launched January 1, 1995
Owned by A&E Television Networks
Headquarters New York City, United States
Formerly called The History Channel (1995-2008)
Sister channel(s) History International, A&E Network, The Biography Channel, Military History Channel, The History Channel en español, Crime & Investigation Network
Website www.history.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV Channel 269
Dish Network Channel 120
DStv (South Africa) Channel 254
Tata Sky Channel 553
TrueVisions DSTV (Thailand) Channel 44
DirecTV (Latin America) Channel 742
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) Channel 529
Channel 530 (+1)
Channel 545 (HD)
Sky Italia Channel 406
Channel 407 (+1)
Sky Brasil Channel 55
Sky Network Television (New Zealand) Channel 73
Digiturk Channel 85
Digital+ Channel 75
Mediacom Channel 54
DialogTV (Sri Lanka) Channel 14
Astro (Malaysia) Channel 555
Austar Channel 608
Dish TV Channel 635
Orbit Network Channel 30
SKY Latin America Channel 253
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings for channels
IPTV over ADSL
now TV
(Hong Kong)		 Channel 223

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History

The History Channel launch logo, used from January 1, 1995 until February 16, 2008 in the United States. Still used in other markets.
The History Channel launch logo, used from January 1, 1995 until February 16, 2008 in the United States. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Still used in other markets.

Launched on January 1, 1995, the channel is owned by A&E joint venture (Hearst, Disney, NBC) and Sky News Corp.[1] and operates, in various forms, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Israel, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands and Latin America. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The network is also currently available in South Asia under a deal between STAR TV and AETN International. Interestingly, the channel has consistently produced prime time ratings in the U. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television S. comparable to or higher than the A&E Network itself. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta,

In 2007 The History Channel launched "Take a Veteran to School Day," designed to foster relationships between U. S. military veterans and students; R. Lee Ermey is the spokesman for the initiative. Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24 1944 is a former US Marine Corps Drill instructor and later Golden Globe -nominated Actor, often playing

On February 16, 2008, a new logo was launched on the flagship American network. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols While keeping their trademark "H", the triangle shape on the left acts as a play button for animation and fly-outs during commercials and shows. The former logo form remains in place for the rest of the world. On March 20, 2008, The History Channel dropped the "The" and the "Channel" parts of its name to become History. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. [2]

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by History (TV channel)

Programming covers a wide array of periods and topics, while similar topics are often organized into themed weeks or daily marathons. This is a list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by History in the United States and some international counterparts In Computer science an array is a Data structure consisting of a group of elements that are accessed by indexing. Subjects include military history, medieval history, the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, modern engineering, and historical biographies. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Many programs compare contemporary culture and technology with the past, while some programs have a more esoteric focus such as conspiracy theory, religious interpretation, UFO speculation, or reality television. A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The History Channel maintains a corporate initiative called Save Our History, dedicated to the preservation of history and historical sites and artifacts, similar in spirit but not to be confused with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Save Our History is a program sponsored by The History Channel. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by Congressional charter to support preservation

Criticism and evaluation

The History Channel received the nickname "the Hitler Channel"[3] for its extensive coverage of World War II, though much military-themed programming has now been shifted to its sister network, the Military History Channel, and the network's programming now covers a diverse range of topics on history. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately For the United Kingdom & Ireland channel see Military History Channel (UK & Ireland. The U. S. -based network has also been criticized for devoting most of its coverage to US and Western history. The history of Western civilization traces its roots back to Classical Antiquity and continues to the present era in Europe, North America, Australia [4] Programs have been faulted for bias especially in treatment of non-Western societies and customs. [5] Their sister network, History International, does focus primarily on non-US history however. History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus The network has also received criticism for emphasizing the history of relatively recent times, as opposed to ancient or medieval eras. "Ancient" redirects here For other uses see Ancient_(disambiguation.

There have been complaints of misleading information in some programs; a special on the history of torture may have provided a misleading account of Perillos of Athens and his torture device, the Brazen Bull. The brazen bull, or the Sicilian bull, is an execution/torture device designed in Ancient Greece. Fact-checking has also been faulted; in American Vesuvius incorrect information may have been given on temperature scales. In addition, the History Channel has been reproved for giving too much attention to arguably non-historical subjects, such as UFOs. [6] Also, the network's Ice Road Truckers series garnered record ratings despite its debatably non-historical nature. Ice Road Truckers is an American documentary -style Reality television series that debuted on The History Channel US [7]

The network has won praise from professional historians such as Stanley Kutner for its willingness to examine the biases of its own programming – in particular, a series on the John F. Kennedy assassination. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas [8] Programs such as Modern Marvels have been praised for their presentation of detailed information in an entertaining format. Modern Marvels is a documentary Television series on History that answers the question of how many things in the Modern world are [9]

The History Channel is sometimes humorously and critically referred to as "The Armageddon Channel" for its seeming focus on the apocalypse (In the series "Decoding The Past" alone, there are four episodes about it. ). "The Lost Book Of Nostradamus" is the most recent special focusing on such material.

Other media

DVD

Video games

International

Canada

History is not to be confused with a similar, independently-owned, Canadian service, History Television. For the book by the same name by Ken Anderson see Hitler and the Occult (book Hitler and the Occult, produced by Bram Roos and Phyllis Cannon The History Channel Civil War - A Nation Divided is a historical First-person shooter Video game developed by Cauldron, and released Shootout! The Game is an ad-supported episodic First person shooter developed by Kuma Reality Games (the developers of Kuma\War Dogfights The Game is a free episodic, Combat flight simulator PC game that is based on the History Channel Television show Dogfights The History Channel Battle for the Pacific is a historical First-person shooter Video game developed by Cauldron HQ with Kynogon 's AI Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page History Television is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel that presents programming about History and Indeed, the phrase "Not available in Canada" became a de facto slogan for the channel in its early years, as a result of its use in promotional ads, at least those aired on A&E (which is available in Canada). [11]

Asia

The History Channel started its operations in India in late 2003, with News Corp's STAR as its sales partner. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation [12] A joint venture of A&E and Astro All Asia Networks plc is launching the History Channel in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei in the second and third quarters of 2007, and in Taiwan and China by the end of the year. Astro All Asia Networks plc ( is a Malaysia -based investment holding media conglomerate company which provides management services to its subsidiaries Singapore Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National [13] Some other Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea currently have their own versions of the network. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

Scandanavia

A Scandinavian version was launched in September 1997, broadcasting for three hours per day on the analogue Viasat platform. Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish TV8 channel and continued broadcasting there until November 2004 when Viasat launched their own history channel, Viasat History, in the Nordic region and closed down the History Channel. TV8 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group broadcasting to Sweden Viasat History is a Scandinavian television channel showing documentaries about history culture and society On February 1, 2007 the History Channel returned to Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden when the UK version was launched as a stand-alone channel on the Canal Digital satellite platform. Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and Internet service provider (Norway and Sweden that was founded in March 1997 as a Joint venture between

United Kingdom

A British version of the History Channel is a joint venture between A&E and British Sky Broadcasting; a high-definition version was launched at 8pm BST on Thursday October 26, 2006, on the Sky HD platform in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A&E (Arts & Entertainment Television Networks is a media company that owns several TV networks on cable and satellite. British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Western European Summer Time ( WEST) is a summer Daylight saving time scheme 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An HD version of the network launched in the United States in September 2007 on Dish Network. It also launched on DirecTV in September.

See also

References

  1. ^ About AETN. A&E (Arts & Entertainment Television Networks is a media company that owns several TV networks on cable and satellite. The Biography Channel (or simply bio) is an American Digital cable Television channel owned by A&E and based on the television History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus For the United Kingdom & Ireland channel see Military History Channel (UK & Ireland. Below is a numerical representation of the DirecTV channel lineup. Channel Types Documentary channels AETN. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.
  2. ^ International Herald Tribune Television's The History Channel drops 'the' and 'channel' from its name, keeps History March 20, 2008
  3. ^ "All Hitler, all the time" by Mark Schone (Salon, May 8, 1997).
  4. ^ Time traveller's guide to the Roman Empire. Channel4. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.  “The History Channel: The website of the American cable channel has a bias towards American history. ”
  5. ^ Thomas E. Brewton (2005-11-14). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca History Channel Distorts the Crusades. IntellectualConservative. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.
  6. ^ Jump the Shark - History Channel
  7. ^ Steve Rogers and Christopher Rocchio (2007-06-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. 'Ice Road Truckers' debut sets The History Channel ratings records. Reality TV World. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers
  8. ^ Stanley Kutner (2004-07-04). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Why the History Channel Had to Apologize for the Documentary that Blamed LBJ for JFK's Murder. History News Network. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.  “The History Channel has made a start in the right direction as it has totally disavowed the program and publicly promised it never will be shown again. ”
  9. ^ Scott Weinberg (2007-05-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Modern Marvels: Technology. DVD Talk. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.  “If you're trying to throw your kids a little education, but in a fast-paced and colorful presentation, these "Modern Marvels" series come pretty highly recommended. Then again, I'm a mid-30s guy and I'm learning tons of new stuff from these programs. ”
  10. ^ The History Channel Online Store: The Unknown Hitler DVD Collection
  11. ^ Librarian and Information Science News. LIS News. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.  “I always wondered why the History Channel commercials said not available in Canada. ”
  12. ^ Indiantelevision.com's interview with NGC India managing director (South Asia) Zubin Jehanbux Gandevia. Indiantelevision. com (2003-12-20). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-10-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the
  13. ^ A&E Television Networks & Astro Form Joint Venture (2007-04-16). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Retrieved on 2007-06-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable
    The History Channel Expands Through Asia (2003-02-10). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Retrieved on 2007-06-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses.

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