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Country | Philippines |
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Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 480i SDTV |
History | |
Launched | July 24, 1999 |
Replaced | I Channel |
Closed | April 1, 2018 (Philippines) November 30, 2020 (North America) |
Replaced by | Metro Channel (Philippines) ANC Global (North America) |
Links | |
Website | lifestylenetwork.tv (North America) |
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On April 2, 2018, the domestic Lifestyle was relaunched as Metro Channel. The North American version of Lifestyle Network continued to be distributed in the United States and Canada until November 30, 2020. After which, programs that formerly aired on the international channel were transferred to ANC Global. [1]
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