Request TV, also known as Request Television, is a defunct
pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.
Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...
service owned by
Liberty Media and
Twentieth Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...
that was launched in November 1985. Request TV was originally owned by Reiss Media Enterprises;
Group W Satellite Communications later purchased a 50% stake in the service in May 1989. Twentieth Century Fox and Liberty Media acquired a combined majority interest in Reiss Media Enterprises in June 1992, and bought out Group W's stake in Request TV.
One of their logos while they operated consisted of the letter "q" in Request as a film reel with a film strip coming out. Request TV offered first run movies and specials such as concerts, wrestling, boxing, etc. Request TV ended broadcasting on June 30, 1998, after
Tele-Communications Inc., then-owned by co-parent Liberty Media, declined to renew its contract to carry the service beyond that date.
Gonzalez, Erika. "Pay-Per-View Service Closing; TCI Decides Not to Extend Contract of Request Television"
'' Rocky Mountain News'', April 22, 1998.
One of the major highlights of Request TV was that it was the first national television outlet to run Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operated by its parent company HHG Corporation. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as Nationa ...
programming, as documented by Paul Heyman in the DVD '' The Rise and Fall of ECW''.
See also
* In Demand (formerly known in the US as ''Viewer's Choice'')
* Cable Video Store
* List of United States cable and satellite television networks
References
External links
''Request TV'' clip
Defunct television networks in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 1985
Television channels and stations disestablished in 1998
1985 establishments in the United States
Liberty Media subsidiaries
20th Century Studios
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