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Commercial-free television networks in the United States
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The list Commercial-free television networks in the United States includes
Showtime, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Cinemax, Home Box Office (HBO) and C-SPAN.
The list consists of 9 members
and 1 sublist.
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Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Public television network in the US (founded 1960)
Overview: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. It is a nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television pro ...
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Showtime
American pay television network
Overview: Showtime is an American premium television network that is owned by ViacomCBS through its ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks division's Premium Content Group unit. Showtime's programming primarily includes ... 0
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Home Box Office (HBO)
American pay television network
Overview: Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network owned by WarnerMedia Studios & Networks and the flagship property of parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc. Maintaining a general entertainment ... 0
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Cinemax
American movie-centric pay television network
Overview: Cinemax is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Group. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service ... 0
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C-SPAN
American pay television network
Overview: C-SPAN (/ˈsiːspæn/), an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable and satellite television network that was created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public ... 0
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Festival (TV channel)
Defunct American pay television channelOverview: Festival is a defunct American premium cable television network that was owned by Home Box Office, Inc., then a subsidiary of Time Inc., and operated from 1986 to 1988. The channel's programming consisted ... 0
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Weatherscan
Defunct American television channelOverview: Weatherscan is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios. A spinoff of The Weather Channel, Weatherscan features uninterrupted local ... 0
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Showtime (TV network)
American pay television network
Overview: Paramount+ with Showtime, also known as Showtime (the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium tel ... 0
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