t’s not all movies, teen music and sitcoms any more! The growth of music, non-fiction and Hispanic programming is evident in this year’s guide to providers of programming – our 21st annual edition. On the music side, programmers have discovered I in the past few years that interest extends beyond teenagers. Non-fiction has expanded as well. There are new and expanded offerings from the Discovery Channel, for instance. In short, private cable operators should be able to find programming for almost every taste here! Compiled by Irene Gonzales ■ Broadband Properties Distributor Basic Premium HD Family Religious Movies Children Public Affairs, News, sports, non-fiction, health Comedy Music Hispanic, Asian, other ethnic 4COM Animal Planet ✘ ✪ ✔ BBC America ✘ ✪ BET Digital Networks ✘ ✇ CMT ✘ ✇ Comedy Central ✘ ❂ C-Span ✘ ✔ C-Span-2 ✘ ✔ C-Span 3 ✘ ✔ Court TV ✘ ✔ Discovery Channel ✘ ✪ ✔ Discovery HD Theatre ✘ ◆ ✪ ✔ Discovery En Español ✘ ✪ ✔ Discovery Health Channel ✘ ✔ Discovery Home and Leisure ✘ ✪ ✔ Discovery Kids ✘ ✰ ✔ Discovery Times Channel ✘ ✔ Discovery Wings ✘ ✔ EWTN Español ✘ ★ FitTV ✘ ✔ FLIX ✘ ✌ Galavision ✘ Hallmark Channel ✘ ✪ ✌ 16 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | DECEMBER 2004 I-LifeTV ✘ ✪ ★ ImaginAsian TV ✘ ■ ✌ ✔ International Channel Networks ✘ ■ KT Communication La Familia ✘ ✪ MTV ✘ ✰ ✇ MTV Español ✘ ✰ ✇ MTV Hits ✘ ✰ ✇ MTV Jams ✘ ✇ NBC Universal Cable ✘ ■ ◆ Nickelodeon ✘ ✰ Nicktoons ✘ ✰ Nick At Nite ✘ ✰ Nick GAS ✘ ✰ ✔ Noggin and The N ✘ ✪ Satellite Management Services Showtime ■ ✌ ✔ Showtime Beyond ■ ✌ Showtime Extreme ■ ✌ Showtime FamilyZone ■ ✪ Showtime Next ■ ✌ Showtime Showcase ■ ✌ SHO TOO ■ ✌ Showtime Women ■ ✌ Spike TV ✘ ✌ ✔ ❂ Starz ■ ✌ Teleguide ✘ The Inspiration Network ✘ ✪ ★ The Inspiration Network Int’l ✘ ✪ ★ The Movie Channel ✘ ✌ TMC Xtra ✘ ✌ The Science Channel ✘ ✔ TLC ✘ ✔ Travel Channel ✘ ✪ ✔ TV Land ✘ ✪ ❂ VH1 ✘ ✔ ✇ VH1 Country ✘ ✇ VH1 Mega Hits ✘ ✇ VH1 Soul ✘ ✇ VH Uno ✘ ✇ Weather Channel ✘ ✔ Weather Scan ✘ ✔ World Cinema DECEMBER 2004 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 17 2005 Programming Guide Company Listing Network Services Company Information Distributor 4COM is a national aggregator of satellite-delivered programming services to private cable operators. Op- 4COM erators realize margin from subscription-based analog- 1660 South Hwy 100, Ste.590 distributed programming packages that are customized Minneapolis, MN 55416 for each location and delivered to system headends us- P: 800-737-0852 ing DirecTV and Dish Network transport and standard F: 952-591-5909 C-band platforms. 4COM streamlines system activa- Contact: Kelly Kalb tion, subscriber reporting, programming payment and E: [email protected] subscriber marketing for private cable system operators www.4com.com and endorses a nationally recognized DBS overly as a digital solution for private cable. Animal Planet Basic, family Animal Planet truly is a breed apart. No other televi- One Discovery Place sion channel is exclusively dedicated to the emotional Silver Spring, MD 20910-3354 connection between humans and animals. With family- P: 240-662-2849 friendly entertainment, Animal Planet is a safe haven F: 240-662-1871 that provides positive attitudes, strong values and deep Contact: Alex Morrison loyalty. Animal Planet was the first network to reach E: [email protected] 70M subscribers in just 55 months, faster than any www.discovery.com other network according to Nielsen Media Research. It is now available in over 84 million homes (Nielsen Universe Estimates, November 2003). Animal Planet provides viewers worldwide groundbreaking program- ming that enriches their love and appreciation of the animal kingdom. BBC America Basic, family BBC America brings US audiences a new generation One Discovery Place of award-winning television with a British accent. Silver Springs, MD 20910-3354 It pushes the boundaries to deliver highly addictive P: 240-662-2849 programming to viewers who demand more. BBC F: 240-662-1871 America continues to capitalize on the invasion of Brit- Contact: Alex Morrison ish programming by bringing audiences the best that E: [email protected] one of the world’s largest television studios has to offer. www.discovery.com Its programs have served as a launching pad for some of the most successful series on American television. BBC America is one of the fastest growing and most critically acclaimed cable networks available today. BET Digital Networks Basic, music Live the jazz life…on BET Jazz with shows like: Jour- 1235 W Street NE ney with Jazz at Lincoln Center, which is a mix of con- Washington, DC 22018 certs and documentaries. Or with electric performances P: 202-608-2278 by famed Jazz musicians and the Lincoln Center Jazz F: 202-608-2603 Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. On Contact: Niani Morris Rendezvous in New York staring, legendary pianist and E: [email protected] composer Chick Corea we watch as he unites with his www.betjzz.com musical acquaintances for a series of concerts performed in the Legendary Blue Note Jazz Club. Let’s live blues, Talkin’ Blues. This is not a history of the blues; but individual stories about the people behind the blues. 18 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | DECEMBER 2004 2005 Programming Guide Company Listing Network Services Company Information Basic, music CMT brings your viewers original programs, live concert series, exclusive world premiere videos and a diverse play list that includes chart-topping hits and the latest cutting-edge releases. CMT has the world’s largest library of country music videos, featuring yesterday’s CMT classics, today’s favorites and tomorrow’s rising stars. 1515 Broadway, 11th Floor Programming includes series such as CMT’s Top 20 New York, NY 10036 Countdown, CMT Insider, CMT Crossroads and P: 212-258-6403 Cowboy U. F: 212-846-1554 Contact: Susan Provenzano E: [email protected] www.mtvn.com Basic, comedy Comedy Central is comedy—in all its forms. Hands- down, the #1 provider of provocative comedy program- ming, Comedy Central connects with a young adult audience thirsting for fearless, outrageous series like South Park, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Chap- pelle’s Show and Crank Yankers, as well as the latest in original stand-up comedy. Comedy Central 1515 Broadway, 11th Floor New York, NY 10036 P: 212-258-6403 F: 212-846-1554 Contact: Susan Provenzano E: [email protected] www.mtvn.com C-Span Basic, public affairs C-SPAN, founded in 1979 as a service of the cable 400 North Capital Street industry, provides commercial-free live gavel-to-gavel Ste. 650 coverage of The U.S. House of Representatives. Mon- Washington, DC 20001 day through Friday watch your representatives debate P: 202-626-4351 the issues that impact you, your state and the nation. F: 202-626-7991 On weekends, C-SPAN offers programming that Contact: Donald Lipford revolve around domestic and international politics, the E: [email protected] Supreme Court, American media and culture. www.c-span.org C-Span2 Basic, public affairs Founded in 1986, C-SPAN2 provides commercial- 400 North Capital Street free live gavel-to-gavel coverage of The U.S. Senate. Ste. 650 Monday through Friday watch your senators debate the Washington, DC 20001 issues that impact you, your state and the nation. On P: 202-626-4351 weekends, C-SPAN2 offers programming dedicated to F: 202-626-7991 books. Book TV is dedicated to covering long-form au- Contact: Donald Lipford thor events, book fairs and book-industry panels from E: [email protected] around the country. www.c-span.org DECEMBER 2004 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 19 2005 Programming Guide Company Listing Network Services Company Information C-Span3 Basic, public affairs Launched in January 2001 as a 24-hour all-digital 400 North Capital Street cable network. C-SPAN3 provides its customers with Ste. 650 more public affairs programming that appeals to all Washington, DC 20001 Americans. Each day C-SPAN3 offers live coverage of P: 202-626-4351 national events such as Supreme Court nominations, F: 202-626-7991 National Press Club speeches and Cabinet appoint- Contact: Donald Lipford ments. Overnights and weekends, C-SPAN3 offers E: [email protected] long-form history programming. www.c-span.org Courtroom Television Network Basic, public affairs Court TV is the network of engaging stories, revealed (Court TV) through the people and process of investigation. Within 600 3rd Avenue the past five years, Court TV has become a top rated New York, NY 10016 powerhouse cable destination as well as a leader in P: 212-937-2800 forensic and investigative programming. Court TV is F: 212-692-7880 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Contact: John Moran Liberty Media Corp. The network is seen in 83 million E: [email protected] homes. www.courttv.com Discovery Channel Basic, family, science Discovery Channel is the world’s leading producer One Discovery Place and exhibitor of nonfiction entertainment, innovative Silver Springs, MD 20910-3354 programs, fresh approaches to history, exploration and P: 240-662-2849 an understanding of the planet we live on. Discovery F: 240-662-1871 Channel entertains viewers’ brains while providing a Contact: Alex Morrison panoramic window on the world. As the largest cable E: [email protected] television network (Nielsen Media Research, October www.discovery.com 2003 Universe Estimates), Discovery Channel keeps its promise to affiliates, delivering engaging programming to over 87 million households nationwide,