Ovation TV

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Ovation TV

Launched	April 1996
Owned by	Hubbard Media Group and The Weinstein Company
Website	ovationtv.com
Availability
Satellite
DIRECTV	Channel 274
Dish Network	Channel 157
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 168
Also available on other cable systems	Check Local Listings

Ovation TV is a digital cable television channel that airs programming dedicated to the Fine Arts. It is the only channel of its kind and features programming devoted to Music (Jazz, Classical, Pop), Opera, Dance, and Film. In addition, Ovation features in-depth profiles on various artists and performers, Arts news from the U.S and around the world and special programming aimed at children. Despite being considered an "arts channel", Ovation TV censors its content, most notably in movies and documentaries.

Ovation launched in April 1996. It is currently available via a select few cable providers in approximately 5.3 million homes, mostly in large cable markets, on DIRECTV channel 274 and on Dish Network channel 157.

On August 30, 2006, a group led by Sparkler Entertainment and Ovation Ceo Charles Segars and Hubbard Media Group announced that they had purchased the channel, and intended to expand its carriage along with expanding the network's programming without diluting the focus of the network.

Ovation relaunched June 20th, 2007 coinciding with its premiere on DIRECTV, which gave the network full national coverage for the first time in its 10-year history. With the relaunch, Ovation claimed an "energetic" new look and a new primetime schedule revolving around "genre nights" dedicated to performance, people, art, music and film. [1]

Ovation purchased International Music Feed from Universal Music Group and on January 8th, 2008, replaced IMF with Ovation, boosting Ovation's distribution by 60% to 25 million homes. [2]