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Smithsonian Channel 
Launched 2007 Owned by Smithsonian Institution
Showtime Networks (CBS Corporation)Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)Country United States Broadcast area Nationwide Headquarters Washington, DC Sister channel(s) Showtime
The Movie Channel
FlixWebsite http://www.smithsonianchannel.com Availability Satellite DirecTV 565 (HD only)
1565 (VOD)Cable Available on some cable systems Check local listings for channels Verizon FiOS Channel 625 IPTV AT&T U-verse 118 (SD)
1118 (HD)Smithsonian Networks (SNI/SI) is a joint venture between CBS Corporation's Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution. The service consists of Smithsonian Channel, Smithsonian On Demand, and smithsonianchannel.com.
The network’s content is inspired by the Smithsonian Institution’s museums, research facilities and magazines – and features original non-fiction programming that covers a wide range of historical, scientific and cultural subjects. On September 26, 2007, the Smithsonian Channel HD began airing on DirecTV's new HD lineup. Dish Network added the HD channel on May 12, 2008. Dish Network has since dropped the Smithsonian Channel HD from their programming line up effective February 1, 2009. Dish Network provided no warning to subscribers.
In 2010, Smithsonian Networks entered into an agreement with Comcast for broadcast of the channel until 2020. An initial air date has not been given.
Smithsonian Networks is also available on Time Warner Cable, AT&T U-verse and Charter Communications in high definition and standard definition and on Verizon FiOS and Mediacom in high definition. It is also available from On Demand in both high definition and standard definition.
Programming
- Soul Revolution hosted by Morgan Freeman premiered November 16, 2008.
- Season two of Stories from the Vaults starring Tom Cavanagh premiered July 12, 2009.[1]
- Mystery of the Hope Diamond - On August 19, 2009, the Smithsonian Institution announced that the Hope Diamond is to get a temporary new setting to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Harry Winston's donation of the gem stone to the National Museum of Natural History. Starting in September, the 45.52-carat (9.10 g) diamond will be exhibited as a stand-alone gem with no setting. From August 19, 2009 through September 7, 2009, the public is being invited to vote online for their favorite Harry Winston designed setting, at SmithsonianChannel.com/hope. The winning setting will be announced this fall and the gem will be shown in the setting starting in May, along with a Smithsonian Networks documentary.[2]
- Soul of a People: Writing America's Story - A National Endowment for the Humanities-funded documentary about the Federal Writers' Project featuring interviews with notable project alumni Studs Terkel, Stetson Kennedy, and American historian Douglas Brinkley. Premiered September 6, 2009.
External links
References
- ^ Tom Cavanagh Is the Inside Man for the 'Vaults' Job, July 12, 2009
- ^ Hope Diamond to get new setting for Anniversary, August 19, 2009
Cable Networks: Flix · Showtime (Multiplex) · Smithsonian Channel (co-owned with the Smithsonian Institution) · The Movie Channel (Multiplex)Website: sho.comCategories:- Television channels and stations established in 2007
- American television networks
- Commercial-free television networks
- Smithsonian Institution
- Showtime (TV network)
- English-language television stations in the United States
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