.2 Network

Planned television network .2 the rifle cartridge .20 Tactical .2 Network Dot2-logo.png Planned but unlaunched broadcast television network United States 480i (SDTV)720p (HDTV) GTN Guardian Enterprise Group Richard Schilg, President and Founder .2 Network (pronounced Dot-Two Network) was the name of a planned television network designed for digital television subchannels (hence the ".2") owned by Guardian Enterprise Group.http://dot2network.com/national/learn What Is the .2Network? .2Network 2009-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502163455/http://dot2network.com/national/learn 2009-05-02 dead Announced in 2008, the network never ended up going to air due to financial and technical difficulties. History The channel was originally scheduled for launch on December 8, 2008.http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6591278.html Tribune Loses Another Senior Exec Michael Malone August 8, 2008 Broadcasting & Cable 2008-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20081121043302/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6591278.html 21 November 2008 However, citing the planned 2009 conclusion of US digital TV transition, the launch of .2 Network was delayed until sometime in Spring 2009.http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6617763.html .2 Launch Pushed to Spring Broadcasting & Cable 2008-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225044109/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/159897-_2_Launch_Pushed_to_Spring.php February 25, 2012 Michael Malone November 25, 2008 Network executives had announced an intention to delay the launch until the channel could reach at least 30% of US households, a milestone which at that time was predicted not to be reached until October 2009, almost a full year behind the original schedule.Mike Pramik http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/03/02/ZONE0302.ART_ART_03-02-09_C10_AQD23SR.html?sid=101 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225044115/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2009/03/02/ZONE0302.ART_ART_03-02-09_C10_AQD23SR.html dead February 25, 2012 Digital's new niche: .2 Network programs for an expanded broadcast spectrum March 2, 2009 Columbus Dispatch 2009-03-03 Ultimately, this milestone was never reached. The network's website, which from 2008 to 2010 had previews and info of the network, was reduced to a logo and telephone number as of mid-2010.http://www.dot2network.com/ Home www.dot2network.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090106124518/http://dot2network.com/ 2009-01-06 dead 2018-08-21 As of 2011, plans for the network were "on hold."Eaton Dan Bounce network helping TV station rebound: Page 2 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/11/25/bounce-network-helping-tv-station.html?page=2 February 1, 2012 Atlanta Business Chronicle November 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225044119/https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/11/25/bounce-network-helping-tv-station.html?page=2 February 25, 2012 live As of April 2013, the .2 website went offline, and with Sony announcing the fall 2013 launch of the GetTV network featuring the Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures film library through digital subchannels on Univision and UniMás stations, all of the network's announced film and television rights (detailed below) are now with other digital subchannel networks. Programming .2 Network had licensing agreements with Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Disney, Hallmark Channel and Screen Media. 2 Network's proposed programming included Gidget, The Flying Nun, and hundreds of blockbuster movies. The .2 network was also to be a source for multiple broadcast premieres, with the prime-time line-up following a movie channel like format.https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-columbus-dispatch/20071103/282729107541386 Network aims to fill empty air time Feran Tim 2007-11-03 The Columbus Dispatch 2007-12-30 Other programs were to include lifestyle-related, special-interest, and E/I programming, including Animal Rescue and Missing for its affiliated stations.http://dot2network.com/national/home .2 Digital Network Trailer .2 Network website 2008-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20080614044558/http://dot2network.com/national/home 2008-06-14 dead After the announcement of .2 Network's plans, similar subchannel networks launched and usurped .2 Network's original programming rights. Antenna TV launched on January 1, 2011, utilizing the Sony Pictures Television library (itself later also used for Sony's own getTV).Tribune Launching Classic TV Multicast Network, Broadcasting & Cable, August 30, 2010 NBC Universal would also later sell rights of its programming to another similar network, Retro Television Network (RTV), but under their new Comcast ownership, removed their programming from RTV in June 2011, then signed a new agreement with MeTV after that to provide them most of the same programming, and launched their own network with library content, Cozi TV, in January 2013. Affiliates .2 Network had confirmed carriage in the following markets:http://dot2network.com/national/localstations Local Stations .2 Digital Network 2008-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080719120024/http://dot2network.com/national/localstations 2008-07-19 dead http://dot2network.com/national/press/firstaffils New .2 Network Lines Up First Affils Harry A. Jessell TVNEWSDAY 2008-04-15 2008-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080613123342/http://dot2network.com/national/press/firstaffils 2008-06-13 dead Market Station Primary Affiliation Current Ownership New York City TBD 2 TBD TBD Los Angeles TBD 2 TBD TBD Chicago TBD 2 TBD TBD Philadelphia TBD 2 TBD TBD San Francisco - Oakland - San Jose TBD 2 TBD TBD Houston KHOU6 CBS Tegna, Inc.(Was owned at the time by Belo Corporation) Detroit WDIV-TV 6 NBC Graham Media Group(formerly Post-Newsweek Stations) Tampa WTVT6 Fox Fox Television Stations Miami - Fort Lauderdale TBD 2 TBD TBD Orlando - Daytona Beach WKMG-TV CBS Graham Media Group(formerly Post-Newsweek Stations) Portland, Oregon KPTV or KPDX1 Fox or MyNetworkTV Gray Media(Was owned at the time by Meredith Corporation) Kansas City, Missouri KCTV 4 CBS Gray Media(Was owned at the time by Meredith Corporation) Columbus, Ohio W23BZ-D (flagship)5,6 Independent/Bounce TV Urban One(Was owned at the time by Guardian Enterprise Group) San Antonio KSAT-TV ABC Graham Media Group(formerly Post-Newsweek Stations) Roanoke - Lynchburg, VA WDRL-TV(now WZBJ) Independent(now MyNetworkTV) Gray Media(Was owned at the time by MNE Broadcasting)http://www.wdrl-tv.com/ WDRL-TV Website 2008-06-03 Lafayette, Louisiana TBD 2 TBD TBD Marquette, Michigan TBD 2 TBD TBD Alexandria, Louisiana TBD 2 TBD TBD Alpena, Michigan WBKB-TV 3,6 CBS Morgan Murphy Media(Was owned at the time by The Marks Group) Glendive, Montana KXGN-TV 3,6 CBS The Marks Group Notes 1The licensee held a duopoly in the market, never confirming which station would have the subchannel 2According to the .2 "first affiliates" press release, these markets were confirmed, but the identity of the affiliate station was not released. They did not appear on the network's website in the list of stations; in some cases these are one-station markets. 3The station is the only station in the confirmed market (per the press release) suitable for carriage, but was never listed in the network's affiliate list. 4The station itself confirmed carriage by one of their engineers on the phone. 5Was previously announced for the subchannel to air on WSFJ-TV, until 2008, when Guardian sold the station to Trinity Broadcasting Network and moved its programming to a former TBN repeater, W23BZ. 6The .2 subchannel at this station since been (or will be) occupied by another service. HDTV .2 Network had plans to offer a 720p HDTV feed to its affiliates for either the subchannel or as a cable offering, despite some engineers' skepticism at the time of carrying two HDTV channels on one DTV frequency. This has since been rectified, but most digital subchannels not associated with the largest six English-language or two Spanish-language networks continue to carry their signals solely in 480i. References Category:Television networks in the United States Category:Proposed television channels and networks