Networks That Have Ceased Operations To Become Another Network
| Name | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS | Hearst Corporation and ABC | Merged with E! to form A&E in 1984. |
| America's Collectibles Network | Multimedia Commerce Group Inc. | Closed on October 15, 2993 with Jewelry Television. |
| America's Talking | NBC | relaunched as MSNBC. |
| The Box | Viacom Media Networks | Merged into MTV2 a year after being bought by Viacom |
| Cable Health Club | Discovery Communications | Changed to America's Health Network on 1996, snd then The Health Network on 1999, switched to FitTV on 2004, and then Discovery Fit & Health on February 1, 2011. |
| Cable Health Network | A+E Networks | Merged with Daytime to form Lifetime in 1984. |
| CBN | Disney-ABC Television Group | Relaunched to The Family Channel on 1990, Fox Family Channel on 1998, and ABC Family on 2001. |
| Classic Sports Network | ESPN Inc. | Purchased by ESPN and renamed ESPN Classic. |
| CNN 2 | Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner) | Rebranded as CNN Headline News in January 1983, and then simply HLN on June 17, 2007. |
| Court TV | Rebranded as TruTV on January 1, 2008. | |
| Discovery Health Channel | Discovery Communications | Merged with FitTV to create Discovery Fit & Health on New Year's Eve 2010, and got replaced with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network on New Year's Day 2011. |
| Discovery Travel and Living | Changed the new channel name to Discovery Home and Leisure on 1998, and then Discovery Home on 2004, Planet Green on 2008, and then Destination America on May 26, 2012. | |
| Discovery Kids | Renamed The Hub on October 10, 2010. | |
| Fine Living Network | E.W. Scripps Company | Shut down on May 31, 2010, replaced with Cooking Channel. |
| Fox Reality Channel | News Corporation | Shut down on March 29, 2010, replaced with Nat Geo Wild. |
| Freeview | DirecTV | Rebranded to The 101 Network on 2005, and then got rebranded to the Audience Network on June 1, 2011. |
| Ha! | Viacom Media Networks | Merged with The Comedy Channel to form Comedy Central in 1991. |
| HD Theater | Discovery Communications | Rebranded as Velocity on October 4, 2011. |
| History International | A+E Networks | Rebranded as H2 on September 26, 2011. |
| International Channel | Liberty Media | Relaunched as AZN Television in March 2005. |
| INTRO Television | Liberty Starz | originally called TV!; renamed INTRO Television, carrying the same programming format. Replaced by Encore PLEX (eventually changed to MoviePlex) in 1995. |
| Maximum Adventure Network | Merged with Pursuit Channel. | |
| Movietime | NBCUniversal | Rebranded as E! on 1991. |
| MuchUSA | CHUM Limited and Rainbow Media | Rebranded as fuse on May 19, 2003. |
| National College Sports Network | CBS Corporation | Switched to CSTV on 2003, and then CBS College Sports Network on 2008, and then finally CBS Sports Network on April 4, 2011. |
| Newsworld International | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/USA Broadcasting | purchased by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, relaunched as Current TV in August 1, 2005. |
| The 90's Channel | Public Communicators, Inc. | Relaunched to become Free Speech TV in 1995 |
| Nick GaS | Viacom Media Networks | Rebranded as The N in January 1, 2008, and then TeenNick on September 28, 2009. |
| Noggin | Rebranded as Nick Jr. on September 28, 2009. | |
| The Nostalgia Channel | Relaunched to GoodLife TV Network, AmericanLife TV Network, and then to the current Youtoo TV on September 28, 2011. | |
| Odyssey | Crown Media Holdings (Hallmark Cards) | originally launched as two separate networks, ACTS (a Christian teaching channel) and VISN (interfaith programming). VISN and ACTS merged and became Faith & Values Channel. The network was renamed again in 1996 as Odyssey. Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company purchased the network, which was relaunched as Hallmark Channel in 2001. |
| Outdoor Life Network | NBCUniversal | Renamed to Versus on September 25, 2006, and the became the NBC Sports Network on January 2, 2012 as a result of the Comcast NBC merger. |
| PBS Kids | PBS | relaunched as PBS Kids Sprout on 2005. |
| Prevue Channel | Lions Gate Entertainment | Launched as Prevue Guide, then modified slightly into Prevue Channel. Purchased by TV Guide in 1999 and renamed TV Guide Channel, now TV Guide Network. |
| Sci Fi Channel | NBCUniversal | Relaunched as Syfy on July 7, 2009. |
| Si TV | Privately eld | Relaunched as NuvoTV on July 4, 2011. |
| Star Channel | Showtime Networks. (CBS Corporation) | Relaunched to become The Movie Channel in 1979. |
| Tempo Television | Formerly Satellite Program Network and then launch CNBCon 1989. | |
| TNN | Viacom Media Networks | Originally The Nashville Network later renamed The National Network. Purchased by Viacom and relaunched as Spike. |
| Toon Disney | Disney | Relaunched as Disney XD on February 13, 2009. |
| Trio | NBCUniversal | Relaunched as Sleuth in January 1, 2006, and then relaunched as Cloo on August 15, 2011. |
| Turner South | Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner) | Purchased by Fox Cable Networks and renamed SportSouth. |
| VH1 Country | Viacom Media Networks | Closed on May 27, 2006 to replace CMT Pure Country. |
| VH1 MegaHits | Inceased programming in 2005, satellite space and existing subscription base used to launch Logo. | |
| VH1 Uno | Network discontinued in February 2008 to launch mtvU into regular cable homes beyond college campuses. | |
| ZDTV | Ziff-Davis | Became TechTV in 2000 and then merged with G4 to form G4techTV, which is now G4. |
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