| H2 | |
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| Launched | 1996 (as History International) 2011 (as H2) |
| Owned by | A&E Television Networks (Hearst Corporation (42.5%), Disney-ABC Television Group (42.5%), NBCUniversal (15%)) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Slogan | "More 2 History" |
| Formerly called | History International (1996-2011) |
| Sister channel(s) | History Military History A&E bio. Lifetime Lifetime Movie Network Lifetime Real Women Crime & Investigation Network |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 271 |
| Dish Network | Channel 121 (SD/HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 127 |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T Uverse | 274 (SD) 1274 (HD) |
H2 (abbreviation for History 2), formerly History International (abbreviated HI), is a digital cable and satellite television channel that features historical documentaries, traditionally with an international focus. H2 offers over 200 hours of original programming; the network's current program schedule consists of reruns of documentary programming previously seen on sister channel History primarily from the mid-2000s onward, but not including the channel's reality television series. Programming is shown in eight hour blocks with a repeat of the of the first four hours during the second half of the eight hours. Programming is added in early morning hours to fill time between blocks on weekends.
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H2 HD is a 720p high definition simulcast of the channel launched in mid-November 2009. It is available nationally on Dish Network and regionally on Time Warner Cable, Brighthouse Networks, AT&T Uverse and Cox Communications. [1]
On September 26, 2011, History International was rebranded as H2, with the new slogan "More 2 History". The newly branded channel will air new original programs, such as the special The Universe: Beyond the Big Bang, as well as new episodes of the History series The Universe and Modern Marvels. The channel will maintain its current focus on documentary and international-themed programming, and does not have plans to add reality television shows as its parent channel has.[2] Newer documentaries more recently seen on History have been brought to the channel in the rebrand, at which will rotate with the HI documentaries that primarily spanned from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.
Prior to the rebrand, History International also occasionally featured shows in a language other than English, such as French or Spanish for use with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's Cable in the Classroom initiative. As of 2010, only one hour daily on weekday mornings was dedicated to El Canal de Historia (English: The History Channel), a Spanish language program. It has been removed with the rebrand.
List of programs broadcast by History (TV channel)
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