International Music Feed

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International Music Feed
The International Music Feed.svg
Broadcast areaCable and mobile:
United States
Mobile only:
United Kingdom, Ireland and France
Ownership
Owner Universal Music Group
History
LaunchedJanuary 20, 2005;19 years ago (January 20, 2005)
ClosedMarch 30, 2008;15 years ago (March 30, 2008) (replaced with Ovation TV)
Links
Website www.imf.com (no longer in service)

The International Music Feed was a music television channel founded by Andy Schuon, who served as Chief Executive Officer. IMF launched in 2005 broadcasting in the United States. IMF had a broad music policy focusing on music from around the world. The channel ceased operating in March 2008. It was the only channel in the US that focused on combining music from American artists with music from other countries across the globe. IMF maintained the increasingly rare format based very largely on playing music videos rather than other programming. The channel was wholly owned by Universal Music Group, but played artists from all labels.

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Closure

It was announced January 7, 2008, that the station would be going off the air. January 9 was the end of the station's major market run, after Ovation TV purchased the channel and replaced it with Ovation TV on systems that did not already offer the channel. [1]

Programming

The channel ran 8-hour blocks of programming, broadcast three times a day, starting at 4PM ET, repeating at 12 Midnight ET and 8AM ET.

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References

  1. "Ovation TV buys Universal music channel". Reuters. January 8, 2008.