DIC Network (television network)

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DIC Network
Launched	June 4, 1989
Owned by	Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution
Picture format	720p HDTV (downscaled to center cut 480i for the SDTV feed)
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Broadcast area	National International
Headquarters	Burbank, California, U.S.
Sister channel(s)	Disney Channel Disney Junior
Website	disneynow.com/all-shows
Formerly known as	DIC Kids Network (1989-2008)

DIC Network is an American pay television network owned by the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution unit of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed at older teens and adults ages 16-45.

History

On December 21, 1988, DIC Entertainment announced that they are going to launch a channel that airs most of the programming that is from the company itself. DIC Network was launched as DIC Kids Network, on June 4, 1989, at 2 p.m., with the first program to broadcast being Care Bears, and became one of the most popular former cartoon channels in America.

In the 1990s, DIC Network started to air shows like Super Mario World, Wish Kid, ProStars, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, All-New Dennis the Menace, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

After DIC Entertainment merged with Cookie Jar, the channel renames to DIC Network, and the channel began to air reality shows and documentaries, and original programs like Talking Who You Are! and Destruction Back Show. The channel becomes from a children's channel to a male-interest channel to complete with Spike TV.

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by DIC Network

International channels

Main article: List of DIC Network TV channels

See also

TBA