Twist (TV network)

American digital multicast television network

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Twist

Type| Digital multicast television network
Country| United States
Broadcast area| Nationwide via OTA digital television
Affiliates| List of affiliates
Headquarters| Atlanta, Georgia
Programming
Picture format| 480i (SDTV); presented in 16:9 widescreen or 4:3 letterbox depending on affiliate
Ownership
Owner| Tegna Inc.
Key people|

* Brian Weiss
* (President/General Manager)

History
Founded| February 24, 2021
Launched| April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)
Closed| December 31, 2023 (2023-12-31)
(2 years, 270 days)
Links
Website| watchtwist.com

Twist was an American digital multicast television network owned by Tegna Inc. Launched on April 5, 2021, the network specializes in factual lifestyle and reality television content aimed at females between the ages of 25 and 54, sourcing its programs from the archives of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, with its name coming from the common reality show "twist" in an overall narrative.[1] The network was available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of over-the-air television stations, and on select cable and Internet Protocol television providers in certain markets through local affiliates of the network.

## History

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Twist was announced on February 24, 2021. The network was given an expected launch date of April 2021. Tegna tapped several of its 46 owned or operated television stations to serve as the network's charter affiliates, in exchange for maintaining a minority ownership stake in the network.

In November 2023, Tegna announced that Twist would shut down on December 31, 2023.[2][3][4]

## Programming

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Twist's lineup of programming includes:[5]

* Candice Tells All
* Cash and Cari
* Clean House
* Clean House Comes Clean
* Dance Moms
* Decked Out
* Dr. 90210
* Fearless in the Kitchen
* Flipping Out
* For Better or for Worse
* For Rent
* It's Just Food
* My Floating Home
* Paranormal Survivor
* Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
* Secrets, Lies, and DNA Ties
* The Science Zone
* Tabatha Takes Over
* Tabatha's Salon Takeover
* The Unsellables
* What's For Sale?

## Affiliates

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Twist was mostly affiliated with Tegna, Innovate Corp. and Univision/UniMás owned and operated stations around the country.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Tegna Launches Twist Channel for Women". Cord Cutters News. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
2. ^ Bouma, Luke (December 23, 2023). "The OTA TV Network Twist is Shutting Down Next Week". Cord Cutters News. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
3. ^ TWIST FAREWELL 60. Tegna. November 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023 - via Vimeo.
4. ^ "Twist". Twist. Tegna. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
5. ^ "All Shows". Twist. July 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
6. ^ "List of Twist affiliates". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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