1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
Paramount Global
Parent
MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels
List
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr. Channel
Nicktoons
TeenNick
NickMusic
CBS
CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports HQ
CBS Sports Golazo Network
MTV
MTV2
MTV Tres
MTV Live
MTV Classic
BET
BET Gospel
BET Her
BET Hip-Hop
BET Jams
BET Soul
VH1
Comedy Central
TV Land
Logo
CMT
CMT Music
Pop TV
The CW
Showtime
The Movie Channel
Flix
Paramount Network
History
Launched
September 26, 2007; 16 years ago (September 26, 2007)
Links
Website
www.smithsonianchannel.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)
YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, FuboTV, Philo
The Smithsonian Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its media networks division under MTV Entertainment Group.[1] It offers video content inspired by the Smithsonian Institution's museums, research facilities and magazines.
The channel features original non-fiction programming that covers a wide range of historical, scientific, and cultural subjects. As of February 2015, approximately 33.6 million American households (28.9% of those with televisions) receive Smithsonian Channel.[2] It is also available as a video on demand service, depending on the service provider, and in various Internet streaming and download formats.[3]
The channel was launched as a joint venture of Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution as Smithsonian On Demand in 2006, and later became Smithsonian Channel in 2007.[4]Smithsonian Channel Plus, a US$5 monthly subscription also offering access to the channel's past content library, and incorporating the former Smithsonian Earth streaming service, was launched in 2018.[5] As of the fall of 2020, it was merged into CBS All Access (later renamed Paramount+).
In February 2019, Smithsonian Channel: UK & Ireland launched on their domestic cable and satellite providers, along with Freeview. The station closed in 2023.
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