Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment - The Warner-Amex Networks Now

The Warner-Amex Networks Now

The networks that were a part of Warner-Amex are owned by numerous parties. The pay-per-view unit remained under the ownership of Warner Cable (which became Time Warner Cable after the merger of their parent company Warner Communications and publisher Time, Inc.) and has undergone numerous transformations before its current incarnations as iN DEMAND and the differing video on demand On-Demand service. MTV and Nickelodeon (and later Video Hits One or VH1 for short, which launched shortly before the sale) became the core units of Viacom's Viacom Media Networks. Over the decades, it has expanded into separate units, including:

• MTV
• MTV2
• Comedy Central (originally a joint venture with HBO, also owned by Warner Cable's parent company Time Warner before they purchased the network's interest in the channel)
• Nickelodeon/Nick At Nite
• VH1
• TV Land
• CMT (acquired as part of Viacom's purchase of CBS)
• Spike (acquired as part of Viacom's purchase of CBS)

The Suite from MTV (digital cable networks):

• Nick Jr.
• TeenNick
• Nicktoons Network
• MTV Jams
• MTV Hits
• MTV Tr3s (launched after Viacom's purchase of Mas Musica and merged with MTV en Espanol)
• VH1 Classic
• CMT Pure Country (formerly VH1 Country)
• mtvU
• VH1 Soul
• Logo

Showtime Networks also continued to thrive in spite of competition from HBO, Cinemax, and Starz. The units of Showtime Networks include:

• Showtime
• The Movie Channel
• FLIX

As of January 1, 2006, the Warner-Amex units are separated from each other as a result of Viacom dividing itself into two companies, "new" Viacom and CBS Corporation. The Showtime Networks unit is now a unit of CBS while the MTV Networks is a unit of the new Viacom.