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AmericanpaytelevisionchannelTelevisionchannelTheSmithsonianChannelisanAmericanpaytelevisionchannelownedbyParamountGlobalthroughitsmedianetworksdivisionunderMTVEntertainmentGroup.[1]ItoffersvideocontentinspiredbytheSmithsonianInstitutionsmuseums,researchfacilitiesandmagazines.Thechannelfeaturesoriginalnon-fictionprogrammingthatcoversawiderangeofhistorical,scientific,andculturalsubjects.AsofFebruary2015,approximately33.6millionAmericanhouseholds(28.9%ofthosewithtelevisions)receiveSmithsonianCh...
American pay television channel
Television channel
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 Institutions 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 offeri...