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Originally Posted by Horizon
Media Boy, the A&E channels: History, H2, Blaze, C&E, Vice are not owned by Disney, as far as the UK goes.
When Disney bought most of Murdoch's companies, the European Commission ordered Disney to sell off the A&E channels as they decided that Disney would be too dominant in he factual channels genre in the EU.
These channels, as far as the UK goes, are a joint venture between Hearst and Comcast (Sky).
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I did not know that bit.
Now I know why Disney HD Channels did not launch when Lifetime, History and Crime + Investigation HD Channels was moved last year.
I do not know why Nat Geo SD Channel is still broadcasting for when Nat Geo Wild SD Channel has been axe.