A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay television providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of terrestrial networks. Many early television networks evolved from earlier radio networks.
WLII-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, is a Univision owned-and-operated television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico that is licensed to Caguas. The station is owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications, as part of a duopoly with Ponce-licensed independent station WSTE-DT ; it is also sister to radio stations WKAQ and WKAQ-FM (104.7). All of the stations share studios on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo, where WLII's transmitter is also located.
CJON-DT, virtual and UHF digital channel 21, branded on-air as NTV, is an English-language independent television station licensed to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is owned by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd. CJON's studios are located on Logy Bay Road in St. John's, and its transmitter is located in the Shea Heights area of St. John's.
WKRG-TV, virtual channel 5, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States and also serving Pensacola, Florida. The station is owned by the Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with Gulf Shores, Alabama-licensed CW affiliate WFNA. The two stations share studios with several radio stations owned by iHeartMedia on Broadcast Drive in southwest Mobile; WKRG's transmitter is located in unincorporated Baldwin County near Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Maryland Public Television (MPT) is the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member state network for the U.S. state of Maryland. It operates under the auspices of the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, an agency of the Maryland state government that holds the licenses for all PBS member stations licensed in the state. It benefits from the support of an affiliated 501(c)(3) organization, the MPT Foundation, Inc.. Studios are located in the unincorporated community of Owings Mills in northwestern Baltimore County.
NTV7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel focused on the Urban area of Malaysia especially on the Chinese community of Malaysia which based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It was launched on 7 April 1998. The station, which broadcasts on the UHF frequency band, offers a combination of Chinese and Korean programmes.
There are a number of media ministries associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These come in print, radio and television forms and reach countries all around the globe. The Adventist church has a long history of media-based communication, having grown out of the Millerite movement of the 1840s which heavily used the print media. Some of the media ministries are directly funded by the church, while others are self-supporting organizations that rely on donations.
Channel S is a UK-based, free-to-air television channel targeting the British Bangladeshi community. The channel was established on 16 December 2004, by Mahee Ferdous Jalill – a Bangladeshi businessman in London. On Sky it had a timesharing deal with ATN Global, and then in 2005 it started to broadcast for 24 hours, 7 days a week, and is currently available on Sky channel 814. As well as that, their shows such as 'Channel S News' tend to copy sounds from other companies such as the BBC. The channel claims to be the "Voice of British Bangladeshis across the world", and its slogan "Working for the community", broadcasting mainly in Bengali and occasionally in Sylheti, and programmes suiting the community needs.
KHGI-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, serving most of central and western Nebraska and the northern third of Kansas. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of a duopoly with Lincoln-licensed Fox affiliate KFXL-TV. The two stations share studios on Nebraska Highway 44 in Axtell, about 14 miles (23 km) south of Kearney. KHGI also operates a secondary studio facility at the Conestoga Mall in Grand Island. The station maintains transmitter facilities located near Lowell, Nebraska.
The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, in short VGTRK which operates a large number of television and radio channels in 53 of Russia's languages. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in Moscow.
Television in Norway was introduced in 1954, but first program was shown in 1958, and officially begin on August 20, 1960. Like in Denmark, Norway had only one television channel until the 1980s. Some 40% of the population have cable TV, and 30% have satellite TV. Another 30% have terrestrial television only.
Savik Shuster is a journalist and host of Ukrainian TV shows. He presented The Freedom By Savik Shuster and starting in 2005 Shuster Live on Pershyi Natsionalnyi. From December 2015 he produces and lead political talk shows on his independent 3S.tv, after he has been cancelled from several tycoon-owned TVs. In December 2016 3S.tv went bankrupt and on 1 March 2017 the channel stopped broadcasting.
Michael John Buckley is an American life coach, Internet celebrity, comedian and vlogger. Noted for his vlog What the Buck!?, Buckley comments on popular culture events and celebrities. He also maintained one of YouTube's most popular entertainment channels. Buckley "broke all records" of YouTube ratings when four of his shows ended up on the week's ten top-rated videos. Buckley has appeared in magazines and newspapers such as The New York Times discussing Internet entrepreneurship and The Advocate discussing homophobia on the Internet. On March 18, 2008, he won a 2007 YouTube Awards for best commentary with the video "LonelyGirl15 is Dead!"
Media in Kenya includes more than 90 FM stations, more than 60 free to view TV stations and an unconfirmed number of print newspapers and magazines. Publications mainly use English as their primary language of communication, with some media houses employing Swahili. Vernacular or community-based languages are commonly used in broadcast media; mostly radio.
Nippon Television Network Corporation, doing business as Nippon TV, is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as Nihon Terebi (日本テレビ), contracted to Nittere (日テレ), and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".
Mukbang, muk-bang or meokbang is a live online audiovisual broadcast in which a host eats large amounts of foods while interacting with their audience. Usually done through an internet webcast, mukbang became popular in South Korea in 2010. Foods ranging from pizza to noodles are consumed in front of a camera for an internet audience. Based on the attractiveness of real-time and interactive aspects, eating shows are expanding their influence in Internet broadcasting platforms and serve as a virtual community and a venue for active communication among active Internet users.
Tamu Tamu: Kenyan Cuisine with a Twist is a Kenyan cooking show starring Ali Mandhry, better known as chef Ali L'artiste.
K24 Kenya, is a TV station in Kenya established in 2007, and launched on February 4, 2008. K24 became the first Kenyan television station to stream live in the internet, giving diaspora viewers a taste of real Kenyan stories told in real time.
