History (American TV network)
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History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008; stylized in all caps) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company's General Entertainment Content Division.
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | 235 E. 45th St., New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Owner | A&E Networks |
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| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 1995; 28 years ago (1995-01-01) |
| Former names | The History Channel (1995–2008) |
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| Website | www |
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| Service(s) | Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Amazon Prime Video, Frndly TV, Vidgo |
The network was originally focused on history-based, social/science documentaries as well as the news. During the late 2000s, History pivoted into reality television programming. In addition to this change in format, the network has been criticized by many scientists, historians, and skeptics for broadcasting pseudo-documentaries and pseudoscientific, unsubstantiated, sensational investigative programming.
As of February 2015, around 96,149,000 American households (82.6% of households with television) receive the network's flagship channel, History.[1] International localized versions of History are available, in various forms, in India, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America.