MyOutdoorTV.com is an internet television channel that provides streaming TV shows and product demonstrations to

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, shooting sports enthusiasts, anglers, campers, boaters, and

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. It is the largest online video network catering to outdoor programming. MyOutdoorTV.com carries many outdoor-related cable shows that air on Outdoor Channel and

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via the online video channel. Access is $9.99 per month to all programming. The channel has been described as the

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of the hunting world.

History

The channel was launched in 2006 by David Hall and Chris Moise, former programming executives from TNN and CMT and at launch featured programming hosted by Hank Parker, Mark Sosin, Jimmy Houston, Larry Csonka, Roland Martin, Babe Winkelman, and others as well as a dozen radio shows and links to more than 150 outdoor blogs including a viewer created encyclopedia called "MyOutdoorWiki". It was acquired by

Outdoor Channel Outdoor Channel is an American pay television channel focused on the outdoors, offering programming that includes hunting, fishing, Western lifestyle, off-road motorsports and adventure. The network can be viewed on multiple platforms including ...

in 2011. Outdoor Channel was later acquired by

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is an American sports and entertainment holding company based in Denver, Colorado. Originally known as Kroenke Sports Enterprises, it was started in 1999 by businessman Stan Kroenke to be the parent company ...

where the channel was made part of its Outdoor Sportsman Group collection. MyOutdoorTV.com which was originally headquartered in

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is now headquartered in

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, part of the Kroenke Sports & Entertainment family of companies.

Controversy

The channel stirred controversy upon launch in the

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on July 31, 2017, where Kroenke owns part the

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team Arsenal for its showing of "

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". The channel was condemned by British animal rights groups. My Outdoor TV defended its programming "MOTV will present ethical, fair chase hunting and as long as it's legal it will be on there." "If you like hunting elephants, there will be legal elephant hunts, ethical elephant hunts, shown in that context."

References

External links

MyOutdoorTV

''The Tennessean'' article on MyOutdoorTV

''Business Wire'' article on MyOutdoorTV
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