The Biography Channel
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| The Biography Channel | |
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| Launched | 1999 |
| Owned by | A&E Television Networks |
| Audience share | 0.1% (Jan '06, [1]) |
| Sister channel(s) | A&E Network, The History Channel, History International |
| Website | Biography.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 161 |
| DISH Network | Channel 119 |
| DirecTV | Channel 266 |
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| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
The Biography Channel is an American digital cable television channel owned by A&E and based on the television series of the same name. A version of the channel also airs on Sky Digital and cable television in the United Kingdom, a version of the channel also broadcasts in Canada owned by Rogers Media. It is a digital cable, category 1 television channel in Canada. It also has a version in Australia which soon will change its name to simply Bio. In 2007 a German version of the Biography Channel will be launched within the Cable Digital Home Package.
The Biography Channel began programming in 1999. In addition to biographical shows, the network has aired some programs dropped by A&E, including Murder, She Wrote and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series). It has been rumored that MI-5, a British show with a small but vocal fanbase that the channel has generally left off the schedule in the last 18 months, will move to the channel after season 5 ends in the UK in December.
As of August 2006, it will be the exclusive home for the Biography series, which is being dropped by A&E.
[edit] Series
- Biography
- The Final 24
- Notorious
- The Unexplained
- In the Mind of...
[edit] See also
- List of Canadian television channels
- The Biography Channel Canada
- The Biography Channel Australia
- List of DirecTV channels
- List of Dish Network channels
- List of United States cable and satellite television networks
[edit] External links
- Official Site - Search BIOs, videos, and TV schedule and program information.
- The Biography Channel Australia
- The Biography Channel Canada
- The Biography Channel UK
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