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Sportsnet
Sportsnet is Rogers' Canadian sports media brand, launched in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. It holds Canadian NHL national rights ($11 billion deal through 2037-38), Blue Jays broadcasts, and the Sportsnet+ streaming service.
SporTV
SporTV (sportv) is Grupo Globo's Brazilian pay-TV sports channel, launched as Top Sport in November 1991 and renamed SporTV in the mid-1990s. It leads Brazilian pay-TV sports audiences, runs channels SporTV through SporTV 5 plus 4K, and carries Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil and national team football.
Star Sports (Indian TV network)
Star Sports is JioStar's Indian pay-TV sports network, formerly ESPN/Star India-run, with 24 channels after 2025, rights to IPL, ICC, ISL and Pro Kabaddi, and multilingual feeds in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
Stripchat
Stripchat is a freemium live webcam platform operated by Cyprus-based Technius Ltd, monetized via tips and per-minute private shows. A leading cam site by concurrent models, it was designated an EU VLOP in 2023, lost that status in 2025, and faces DSA proceedings.
TeenNick
TeenNick is Nickelodeon's teen and tween cable channel, launched September 28, 2009 by renaming The N, merging the TEENick block and The N; it airs Nickelodeon reruns, ran NickRewind, and spawned international versions since closed.
Telemundo
Telemundo, also called the Telemundo Network, is NBCUniversal's Spanish-language U.S. broadcast network, acquired by NBC in 2002 for $1.98 billion; it reaches 96% of Hispanic TV households and aired the exclusive Spanish-language FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage.
Teletoon at Night
Teletoon at Night (formerly The Detour) was Teletoon's Canadian English late-night adult animation block, successor to Teletoon Unleashed (2001), ended April 1, 2019 when programming moved to Adult Swim Canada.
Televangelism
Televangelism is television-based religious preaching, mainly evangelical Christian, financed by viewer donations; term popularized by Hadden and Swann (1981), with US origins in 1950s revivalism, 1980s scandals, and global spread.
Television X
Television X (TVX), originally The Fantasy Channel, is a British adult entertainment TV channel launched in 1995 by Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell, operated via Portland, carried on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin, and sold to management in 2016.
The Baby Blue Movie
The Baby Blue Movie (Baby Blue 2) was Citytv Toronto's late-night softcore film strand, launched September 29, 1972 with I Am Curious (Yellow), drawing 250,000 viewers, obscenity charges in 1975, and revivals in 1992 and the late 1990s.
The Sports Network
The Sports Network (TSN) is Canada's first English-language sports television network, launched September 1, 1984 by Labatt. Distinct from the magazine The Sporting News and from Time-Sensitive Networking; now owned by Bell Media with five feeds, TSN+, and rival Sportsnet.
The Weather Network
The Weather Network is a Canadian English-language specialty television channel that broadcasts weather forecasts 24 hours a day. Launched in 1988, it is operated by Pelmorex Corp. alongside MétéoMédia.
TNT Sports (United Kingdom)
TNT Sports (UK), formerly BT Sport, is a British pay-TV sports broadcaster run as a 50:50 BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery joint venture since 18 July 2023, streaming on HBO Max since March 2026, holding 52 Premier League matches and cycling's Grand Tours but losing UEFA rights from 2027.
Total Christian Television
Total Christian Television (TCT), founded 1977 as Tri-State Christian Television by Garth and Tina Coonce, is a 24-hour Christian TV network run by not-for-profit TCT Ministries of Marion, Illinois; a former TBN affiliate that split off in 2006.
TV5Monde
TV5MONDE is the multilateral francophone international TV network created in 1984, funded by France, Switzerland, Canada, Quebec, Wallonia-Brussels and Monaco, broadcasting 8 generalist and 2 thematic channels plus TV5MONDEplus to over 200 countries, and serving as the OIF's official operator.
UniMás
UniMás (formerly TeleFutura) is TelevisaUnivision's second US Spanish-language broadcast network, launched January 14, 2002, rebranded January 7, 2013, targeting Hispanics 18-34 with sports, dramas and reality from Televisa, Caracol and RTI.
Universal Kids
Universal Kids, formerly PBS Kids Sprout and Sprout, was an NBCUniversal children's cable channel launched in 2005, rebranded September 9, 2017 for ages 2-11, and shut down March 6, 2025.
Univision
Univision, the Spanish-language television network renamed from the Spanish International Network in 1987, is the most-watched Spanish-language network in the United States and the flagship of TelevisaUnivision.
USA Sports (2025–present)
USA Sports is Versant Media's sports division, announced November 12, 2025, covering NASCAR, Premier League, WNBA, PGA Tour, WWE, and golf on USA Network, Golf Channel, and CNBC after the NBCUniversal spinoff.
Vatican Media
Vatican Media is the Holy See's audiovisual production and distribution service under the Dicastery for Communication, successor to the Vatican Television Center (CTV, founded 1983), distributing live papal event signals, archive footage, radio audio and photos to broadcasters worldwide.
Viaplay Sports
Viaplay Sports: sports channels and offering of Viaplay Group (formerly NENT Group), including the UK channels acquired with Premier Sports in 2022 and rebranded back to Premier Sports in 2024.
Viki (streaming service)
Rakuten Viki (Viki, from video and wiki) is a streaming service for Asian dramas and movies founded in 2007, acquired by Rakuten in 2013 for a reported $200 million, known for volunteer crowdsourced subtitles in 200+ languages and timed comments.
Virgin Media Sport
Virgin Media Sport is an Irish pay television sports channel launched in September 2018 by Virgin Media Television, broadcasting UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and League of Ireland football.
WWE Network
WWE Network was WWE's subscription streaming service, launched February 24, 2014 at $9.99/month with all pay-per-views and WWE, WCW and ECW archives. It moved to Peacock in 2021 and shut down fully on April 1, 2026.
YES Network
YES Network (Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network), New York regional sports network launched March 19, 2002, holding exclusive regional rights to the Yankees and Brooklyn Nets; owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, Amazon, RedBird, and others; streaming moved to DAZN in 2026.
YouPorn
YouPorn: free adult video tube site launched August 2006, a Porn 2.0 pioneer; sold to Manwin in 2011, now owned by Aylo (ex-MindGeek, Ethical Capital Partners) alongside Pornhub and RedTube; known for its content partner program, measured traffic studies, and age-verification conflicts in France, the UK, and US states.
Zarok TV
Zarok TV (Kurdish for 'child TV') is Turkey's first Kurdish-language children's channel, launched in Diyarbakır on Newroz, March 21, 2015. It broadcasts cartoons in Kurmanji, Zazaki, and Sorani, was closed under a 2016 emergency decree and relaunched that December.
Zee Marathi (झी मराठी)
Zee Marathi (झी मराठी), also known as Alpha TV Marathi until 2005, is Zee Entertainment's Marathi-language general entertainment channel launched 15 August 1999, the first Marathi GEC, long the market leader before Star Pravah overtook it around 2020.
Zee Tamil (ஜீ தமிழ்)
Zee Tamil (ஜீ தமிழ், formerly Zee Tamizh) is a Tamil-language pay general entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, launched 12 October 2008 from Chennai, with HD feed since 2017 and sister movie channel Zee Thirai.