I.Sat (contraction of the Spanish phrase ''Imagen Satelital'', which means "

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image", founder of the channel) was an

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channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International. It aired movies, series, music, and shows. It was headquartered in

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. It was broadcast on the

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Intelsat 21 and was carried by most

companies in

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, and

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History

Until 2007, the channel was owned by "Claxson Interactive Group Latin America & Iberia" (which was a subsidiary of the Venezuelan-based Grupo Cisneros) but that year the channel, along with Retro and Space, is bought by

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. It aired different programming on different blocks, such as "Primer Plano I.Sat" (foreign movies), "Cine Argentino Independiente" (independent

films), "Asian Connection" (

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n films), and "Cortos I-Sat" (short films). In 2007 it changed its programming from being a 24-hour movie channel to having movies, series, shows, documentary series, music, and some others. Some current programming includes '' Little Britain'', '' Raising Hope'', '' Misfits'', and others.

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, which previously aired on

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, aired every night with adult animation series since 2007 after its cancellation from Cartoon Network; however, the Adult Swim block was cancelled from I.Sat on 2010 due to low ratings. Adult Swim, however, returned to I.Sat on April 3, 2015, until April 16, 2020. In December 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that I.Sat would shut down on February 29, 2024 with Glitz and the Latin American version of MuchMusic. A tongue-in-cheek funeral was held in Córdoba in honor of the channel's heritage and past on February 29, while also raising doubts about the future of television, more specifically how its programming essence will survive.

Logos

Programming

Former programming blocks

*''Cine Argentino Independiente'':

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s. *''Cortos I.Sat'': Short films. *''Cuentos de terror''. Horror stories narrated by Alberto Laiseca. *''I.Films'': Featured movies with monthly premieres. *''I.Series'': Series, shows, and reality series. *''Primer Plano I-Sat'': International

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s. *''

'': Previously aired on

. It aired cartoons and

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series for adults since 2007. Discontinued in 2010. Returned in April 2015 until April 2020. *''Asian Connection'':

n films. *''BritTV'':

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shows and series from

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and

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. *''Comedy Central''. Programming block with series from the TV channel

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. Discontinued in 2004. *''Cine Zeta''. Films with poor ratings or reviews. Discontinued in 2005. *''Furia Oriental'': Anime series and Asian films. *''Sexorama''. Softcore

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s. Discontinued in 2008.

External links

Official YouTube Channel

References

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