A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in the United States was dominated by a small number of broadcast networks, but with the advent of cable television the cost of creating a television network has been reduced and there have been a huge increase in the number of networks with most of the newer networks catering to a small group.
Broadcast television networks:
Australia:
Canada:
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
- CTV Television Network (CTV)
- Global Television Network (Global)
China, Peoples Republic of
- Chinese Central Television (CCTV)
Taiwan:
- China Television Company (CTV) - (need chinese terms)
- Chinese Television Service (CTS)
- Taiwan Television Company (TTV)
United States: The big three
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
- Fox Network (Fox)
- Warner Brothers Network (WB)
- United Paramount Network (UPN)
- PAX
United Kingdom
Cable television networks (major):
- C-SPAN
- Cable News Network (CNN)
- Discovery Channel
- Disney Channel
- ESPN
- Fox Sports Net
- MTV
- Nickelodeon ("Nick")
- TBS Superstation
- TNT
- USA Network
- Weather Channel
Cable television networks (premium):