International Media Distribution (IMD) (formerly International Networks), a division of

NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. NBCUniversal is primaril ...

, is a leading provider of in-language networks which facilitates the distribution of Asian, European, Middle Eastern and Hispanic channels and

Video On Demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...

services across all platforms including, cable, satellite and OTT.

History

Originally launched as ''International Channel Networks'' in 1996, the company was owned by Liberty Media (which was the majority owner with a 90% stake) and JJS II Communications, LLC (which owned the remaining 10% share). They owned and operated ''The International Channel or I-Channel'', which was a basic cable channel that launched in 1990 and featured multilingual, multi-ethnic programming to audiences in the United States. The channel offered programming from Europe, Asia & the Middle East in over 25 languages. In 1998, the company began offering a tier of premium networks featuring various channels from around the world. This tier has since grown and currently consists of over 50 networks. In July 2004, as part of a larger deal, International Channel Networks was sold to Comcast. In 2005, Comcast re-branded the International Channel as ''

AZN Television AZN Television (formerly called International Channel) was a cable TV channel which promoted itself as "the network for Asian America". It was run by International Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. The channel's progra ...

'', a channel catering to Asian Americans and featuring several original programmes. The company was subsequently renamed ''International Networks. On April 9, 2008, AZN television ceased operations as Comcast decided to shut down the channel due to distribution and advertising difficulties. On March 10, 2009, Comcast decided to rename the company as ''International Media Distribution''. The re-brand was undertaken to reflect the growth of the company and to emphasize the focus which is now on the distribution of premium international channels from around the world. In 2011, Comcast completed its purchase of

, thereafter IMD was reorganized under the international television distribution arm of NBCUniversal rather than the Comcast Entertainment Group.

Premium Television Networks

Current

International Media Distribution’s portfolio includes over 50 networks from across the world including: Arabic * ART America Chinese *

CCTV-4 CCTV-4 is a Chinese free-to-air television channel. It is one of six China Central Television channels that broadcasts outside the People's Republic of China. This channel contains a variety of programs including documentaries, music, news, dra ...

CGTN Documentary CGTN Documentary (formerly CCTV-9 Documentary) is a Chinese pay television channel operated by the China Global Television Network (CGTN) group, owned by Chinese state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV). The channel broadcasts documenta ...

* CTI-Zhong Tian Channel *

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Phoenix InfoNews Channel Phoenix InfoNews Channel is a Hong Kong pay television news channel owned by Phoenix Television. It is the first channel to report news across the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The channel firs ...

* Phoenix Hong Kong Channel (Cantonese) *CGTN (English) Filipino *

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(TFC) *

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(English) * ABS-CBN News Channel * Cinema One * Lifestyle Network French *

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* TV5MONDE Cinema On Demand * Tivi5MONDE *TV5MONDE Info * TV5MONDE Style German * DW Deutsch+ Greek *

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Italian * Mediaset Italia Japanese *

TV JAPAN TV Japan is a 24-hour Japanese-language television channel geared towards the Japanese diaspora in the USA and Canada. It is the North American carrier of the NHK World Premium service. The channel is owned by NHK CosmoMedia America Inc., a s ...

Korean * TVK *TVK2 *TVK-Pop On Demand Polish *

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Russian *

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*Dom Kino Premium *TeleCafe * RTN * RTN+ * THT South Asian * ABP News *

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(Subscription VOD) *

TV Asia TV Asia was the first Asian TV channel to be founded in the UK. Launched in 1990, and originally broadcasting overnights during Sky One's downtime, it was Europe's first entertainment and information channel for the South Asian community from ...

* Aapka Colors * Colors Rishtey *

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Colors Cineplex Colors Cineplex (formerly Rishtey Cineplex from 2016 to 2019 in SD and the HD version formerly known as Cineplex HD from 2017–19) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom18. It was launched on 29 March 2016. History In June 2016 V ...

Colors Tamil Colors Tamil is an Indian Tamil-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Viacom 18 on 19 February 2018. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The network's programming consists of Tamil Series, Comedies, ...

Colors Kannada Colors Kannada (previously known as ''ETV Kannada''), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United Sta ...

Colors Bangla Colors Bangla, previously known as ETV Bangla, is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network. It was later sold to TV18 ...

Colors Marathi Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian general entertainment channel that primarily broadcasts Marathi entertainment based in Maharashtra. It is owned by Viacom18. History The channel was rebranded under the Viacom18 C ...

News 18 Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned b ...

Spanish
Cinema Dinamita
* Picardia Nacional
PX Sports
* VePlus Vietnamese *

SBTN Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, abbreviated SBTN, is a 24-hour Vietnamese language television channel targeted at Vietnamese audiences living outside of Vietnam. Its headquarters are in Garden Grove, California. The channel provides t ...

References

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