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A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks, but with the advent of cable television the cost of creating a television network has been reduced and there has been a huge increase in the number of networks with most of the newer networks catering to a small group. Many early television networks evolved from earlier radio networks. Within the industry, a tiering is sometimes created between groups of networks based on whether their programming is simultaneously originated from a central point, and whether the network master control has the technical and administrative capability to take over the programming of their affiliates in real-time when it deems this necessary -- the most common example being breaking national news events. Broadcast television networks:
Argentina
AustraliaList of Australian television channels Belgium
Brazil
CanadaList of Canadian television channels ChileChinese languageList of Chinese language television channels China, Republic ofSee entry for Taiwan below. Colombia
France
Finland
Germany
Germany's many other TV channels are not networks since they do not consist of individual stations but broadcast identical contents, nationwide or within their single local area. India
IndonesiaNational
Regional
Cable TV
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
PanamaParaguay
PeruPortuguese languageList of Portuguese language television channels QatarSerbia
Spain
Spanish languageList of Spanish language television channels SwedenTaiwan
United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom
United StatesBroadcastSee List of United States television networks. Cable & SatelliteSee List of United States cable and satellite television networks. Venezuela
See also
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