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Trio channel - Definition and Overview |
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Trio (or TRIO) is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by NBC Universal.
With the slogan, "pop, culture, TV," Trio programming focuses on television as a cultural tool and artform. The network was originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. (a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada) as a venue for airing the CBC's arts, culture and entertainment programming in the US. It was sold (http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/htmen/newsreleases/20000519.htm) to USA Networks in 2000, and was subsequently transferred to Vivendi Universal and later NBC Universal.
In January 2005, DirecTV dropped Trio, eliminating about two-thirds of the homes that can receive the network. Because of this move, Trio's future seems in serious doubt, and NBC may shut it down completely.
Notable Trio programs
Original
- Book TV, literature
- Brilliant but Cancelled, television
- The Designers, fashion
- Film Fanatic, cinema
- Media TV
- Model TV, fashion
- Parking Lot, fandom culture
- Trio on Tour, live-to-tape music concerts
- The Christmas Special Christmas Special
Reruns
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