here! TV
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| Type | Premium cable television network |
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| Country | United States |
| Availability | National |
| Founded | 2002 by Paul Colichman and Stephen P. Jarchow |
| Slogan | For Those Who Like to Watch. |
| Owner | Here Media Inc. |
| Key people | Stephen P. Jarchow (Chairman), Paul Colichman (Chief Executive Officer) and Tony Shyngle (Chief Financial Officer) |
| Launch date | 2003 |
| Virtual channel | here! Online |
| Language | English |
| Official website | www.heretv.com |
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here! TV is an American premium cable television network that launched in 2003. The channel is owned by Here Media, which publishes magazines The Advocate and Out. [1] The channel broadcasts nationwide via all major cable systems and Internet TV providers and is available in 96 of the top 10 largest media markets in the United States, including every top 10 market. [2] here! TV can be accessed as either a linear premium subscription channel, a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, or streaming online at www.heretv.com.
here! TV is actively involved in the LGBT community and offers sponsorship to yearly events such as gay pride events and film festivals as well as supporting a number of community organizations. [3]
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[edit] Programming
here! TV offers a variety of programming targeted toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. here! TV both produces original programming and acquires programming to air on the network. The channel airs original series [4], movies [5], documentaries, talk shows, reality series, and comedy specials.
[edit] Multiplatform Distribution
[edit] Online
[edit] heretv.com
heretv.com, the online portal for here! TV, allows viewers to sample programming from here! TV’s lineup. Additionally, the informational site provides cable affiliate information, film and original series clips, various pop culture blogs, a user poll, and direct access to here! TV’s Online Subscription Video Player.
[edit] here! Online Subscription Video Player
In December 2010, here! TV launched an online subscription video player using thePlatform online video publishing service. For a monthly subscription fee, the here! Online Subscription Video Player offers online streaming access to here! TV original series and specials. [6]
[edit] DVD
• Dante’s Cove: Season 1
• Dante’s Cove: Season 2
• Dante’s Cove: Season 3
• The Lair: Season 1
• The Lair: Season 2
• The Lair: Season 3
• Lesbian Sex & Sexuality
• Third Man Out: A Donald Strachey Mystery
• Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
• On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery
• Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery
• The DL Chronicles: Season 1
[edit] Branding
here! TV’s brand always includes the lower case “h” as well as an exclamation point following the “here” but found before the “TV.” In the network logo, the exclamation point is located inside a solid circle and the “TV” is dropped.
In summer 2011, here! TV announced the new slogan “For Those Who Like to Watch.”
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