Ovation (American TV channel)

American cable television channel

Not to be confused with Ovation (Australian TV channel).

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Television channel

Ovation

Country| United States
Broadcast area| Nationwide
Programming
Picture format| 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner| Ovation LLC (see lede for further ownership details)
Sister channels| Reelz
History
Launched| April 21, 1996; 29 years ago (April 21, 1996)
Links
Website| ovationtv.com

Ovation is an American television network whose focus is on the fine arts and contemporary culture. The network is owned by Ovation LLC, which is made up of a joint venture of Hubbard Media Group and the private-equity funds Corporate Partners II, Arcadia Investment Partners, and Perry Capital.

As of November 2023[update], Ovation is available to approximately 24,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2015 peak of 54,000,000 households.[1]

## History

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The channel was launched in 1996, mainly with spread-out coverage throughout the country and no satellite carriage, with its major coverage with the urban base of Time Warner Cable. Under this form, its carriage was limited, as cable providers did not see much popularity or requests for the arts-based network, as had been seen in the past with networks like CBS Cable or former arts networks that went for a more broad-based focus, including Bravo and A&E.

On August 30, 2006, the network's assets were purchased by a consortium made up of the Hubbard family and The Weinstein Company.[2] In June 2007, the network was re-launched, coinciding with its addition by DirecTV, which gave the channel full national coverage. In 2008, Ovation also became available on Dish. With the relaunch, Ovation TV claimed an "energetic" new look and a new primetime schedule revolving around "genre nights" dedicated to performance, people, and film.[3] "TV" was dropped from its branding on March 1, 2010.[4] The network launched in high definition in July 2010, utilizing the 1080i format.[5]

The network's investment by The Weinstein Company would come into question in October 2017, when Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault and abuse allegations came to light. Two weeks after the first public reports, the network's board notified Harvey Weinstein on October 24 that he would be expelled from any further involvement in Ovation. Shortly after, TWC's interest in the network was fully terminated, saving Ovation LLC from the legal battle to come with TWC's bankruptcy.[6]

## Carriage

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On December 18, 2012, Time Warner Cable announced plans to remove Ovation from its own systems as well as those operated by Bright House Networks (whose carriage agreements were negotiated by Time Warner). Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks dropped Ovation at midnight Eastern Time on December 31, 2012.[7] The two providers later reached an agreement to resume carriage of Ovation on October 16, 2013, reinstating the channel on TWC and BHN systems on January 1, 2014.[8]

## Programming

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Ovation programming is a mix of original and acquired television series, films, documentaries, and specials, targeting a multi-generational audience.

### Current programming

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* Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
* The Bletchley Circle
* Boston Legal
* The Bridge (2013 FX series)
* The Brokenwood Mysteries
* The Code
* Cracked
* Crossing Lines
* Death in Paradise
* Doc Martin
* The Doctor Blake Mysteries
* Frankie Drake Mysteries
* Fake or Fortune?
* The Fall
* The Fashion Fund
* Front and Center
* Gordon's Great Escape
* Grand Designs
* Hart to Hart
* Hatsfield & MacCoys
* The Hour
* In the Heat of the Night
* Inside the Actors Studio
* King
* Landscape Artist of the Year
* Leverage
* The Librarians
* Lost Kingdoms of Africa
* Lost Kingdoms of Central America
* Luke Nguyen's Food Asia
* Luke Nguyen's France
* Luther
* Maigret
* McCallum
* Midsomer Murders
* Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
* Mystery Woman
* Mr & Mrs Murder
* Murdoch Mysteries
* Mystery Road
* Off Camera
* The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill
* Partners in Crime
* A Place to Call Home
* Portrait Artist of the Year
* The Practice
* The Pinkertons
* Pride and Prejudice
* Red Election
* Remedy
* Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets
* Raiders of the Lost Art
* Republic of Doyle
* Riviera
* Secret State
* Song by Song
* Speakeasy
* Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
* Street Legal
* Students of the Actors Studio
* Touching the Art
* The Straits
* Taggart
* Travel Man
* Vexed

### Upcoming programming

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### Former programming

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* After Hours with Daniel Boulud[9]
* Antiques Roadshow
* Big Ballet
* The Borgias
* Cloudstreet
* Dharma & Greg
* Fame
* Firefly
* The Halcyon
* Later… with Jools Holland
* Robin Hood
* Smash
* The Tudors
* Two Guys and a Girl
* Versailles
* X Company
* A Young Doctor's Notebook

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
2. ^ Family, Weinstein Buy Arts Channel" (Los Angeles Times, August 30, 2006)
3. ^ Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Ovation Gets Artsy Makeover Multichannel News February 26, 2010
5. ^ Ovation Launching HD Channel in 2010 - Arts-Focused Network Has Added Subs This Year in Standard Def Multichannel News October 6, 2009
6. ^ Holloway, Daniel (24 October 2017). "Ovation Board Moves to Expel Harvey Weinstein (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
7. ^ Time Warner Cable decides to bow out of Ovation Reuters, December 18, 2012
8. ^ "Ovation Network Returning To Time Warner Cable". Deadline. 16 October 2013.
9. ^ Kerman, Byron (30 November 2010). ""Eating Art" on the Ovation channel". St. Louis Magazine.

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* Stanley S. Hubbard

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