''Multichannel News'' was a

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

and

website A website (also written as a web site) is any web page whose content is identified by a common domain name and is published on at least one web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, educatio ...

published by Future US covering multichannel television and communications providers, such as cable operators,

satellite television Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems ...

firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet video and communication services. It ran from 1980 to 2024.

History and profile

''Multichannel News'' was founded by Fairchild Publications and Paul Maxwell. Its first issue was published on September 15, 1980. A subsidiary publication, ''Multichannel News International'' focusing on non-American markets, was distributed between the mid-1990s and mid-2002.

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16 ...

owned the magazine for a year after acquiring Fairchild parent Capital Cities/ABC, then sold it to Cahners Business Information, part of Reed Elsevier. In 2009, owner Reed Business Information sold '' Twice'', ''

Broadcasting & Cable ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (''B&C'', or ''Broadcasting+Cable'') was a telecommunications industry monthly trade magazine and, later, news website published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as ''Broadcasting'', subsequent mergers, acquisitions and ...

'' and ''Multichannel News'' to NewBay Media. Future acquired NewBay Media in 2018. In August 2024, Future announced the magazine would cease the following month, though it and ''Broadcasting & Cable'' (which will also cease publication) would survive as sub-brands on sister industry news website Next TV, which primarily focuses on the streaming industry.

References

External links

* Future plc 1980 establishments in Colorado 2024 disestablishments in Colorado News magazines published in the United States Science and technology magazines published in the United States Magazines about the media Magazines established in 1980 Magazines disestablished in 2024 Magazines published in Colorado Professional and trade magazines {{trade-mag-stub