MyOutdoorTV.com

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MyOutdoorTV
My Outdoor TV logo.png
Type of site
Sports broadcasting
Available inEnglish
Owner Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
URL www.myoutdoortv.com
Launched2006
Current statusActive

MyOutdoorTV.com is an internet television channel that provides streaming TV shows and product demonstrations to hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts, anglers, campers, boaters, and hikers. It is the largest online video network catering to outdoor programming.

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MyOutdoorTV.com carries many outdoor-related cable shows that air on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel via the online video channel.

Access is $9.99 per month to all programming. The channel has been described as the Netflix of the hunting world.

History

The channel was launched in 2006 by David Hall and Chris Moise, former programming executives from TNN and CMT and at launch featured programming hosted by Hank Parker, Mark Sosin, Jimmy Houston, Larry Csonka, Roland Martin, Babe Winkelman, and others as well as a dozen radio shows and links to more than 150 outdoor blogs including a viewer created encyclopedia called "MyOutdoorWiki". [1] It was acquired by Outdoor Channel in 2011. [2] Outdoor Channel was later acquired by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment where the channel was made part of its Outdoor Sportsman Group collection.[ citation needed ]

MyOutdoorTV.com which was originally headquartered in Tennessee is now headquartered in Denver, Colorado, part of the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment family of companies.[ citation needed ]

Controversy

The channel stirred controversy upon launch in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2017, where Kroenke owns part the Premier League team Arsenal for its showing of "blood sports". The channel was condemned by British animal rights groups. My Outdoor TV defended its programming "MOTV will present ethical, fair chase hunting and as long as it's legal it will be on there." "If you like hunting elephants, there will be legal elephant hunts, ethical elephant hunts, shown in that context." [3]

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References

  1. "MyOutdoorTV Launches Online Video Network". TVover.net. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. Channel, Outdoor. "Outdoor Channel Holdings Acquires MyOutdoorTV.com - Outdoor Channel". www.outdoorchannel.com.
  3. Sport, Telegraph (31 July 2017). "Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke faces criticism after launching 'sickening' trophy hunting TV channel" via www.telegraph.co.uk.