Bravo (U.S. TV network)
| Bravo | |
|---|---|
| Launched | December 1, 1980 |
| Owned by |
NBCUniversal Cable (NBCUniversal) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters |
Comcast Building New York, New York |
| Sister channel(s) |
E! Esquire Network NBC Oxygen |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 237 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 129 (HD/SD) 9449 (HD) |
| C-Band - H2H/4DTV |
AMC 18 Channel 203(East)/262(West) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most other U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Apple TV | tvOS Application |
| Verizon FiOS | 685 (HD) 185 (SD) |
| AT&T U-verse | 1181 (HD) 181 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
| DirecTV Now | Internet Protocol television |
Bravo is an American basic cable and satellite television network and flagship channel, launched on December 1, 1980. It is owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast and headquartered in the Comcast Building in New York City. The channel originally focused on programming related to fine arts and film; it currently broadcasts several reality television series targeted at females ages 25 through 54 as well as the LGBT community, acquired dramas, and mainstream theatrically-released feature films.
As of July 2015, approximately 92,295,000 American households (79.3% of households with television) receive Bravo.
Bravo originally launched as a commercial-free premium channel on December 1, 1980. It was originally co-owned by Cablevision's Rainbow Media division and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment; the channel claimed to be "the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts". The channel originally broadcast its programming two days a week and—like Bravo's former sister network Nickelodeon, which shared its channel space with Alpha Repertory Television Service—shared its channel space with the adult-oriented pay channel Escapade, which featured softcore pornographic films. In 1981, Bravo was available to 48,000 subscribers throughout the United States; this total increased four years later to around 350,000 subscribers. A 1985 profile of Bravo in The New York Times observed that most of its programming consisted of international, classic, and independent film. Celebrities such as E. G. Marshall and Roberta Peters provided opening and closing commentary to the films broadcast on the channel.
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