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Network Death

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Network Death	label	Network Death
Network Death	page	NetworkDeath
Network Death	comment	Just imagining Bob walking to his seat, ready to watch the news on his favorite TV network. But once he turn it on, that's when he finds out...the network is over. That everybody, is the example of Network Death. Network Death is when a TV or radio channel ceases to exist. Usually this is either caused by financial troubles forcing it to go off the air or extreme cases of Network Decay and/or Executive Meddling leading to it being "rebranded" as a completely different channel. In some cases, two weaker networks are "merged" into one, meaning, one network absorbs the programming and other elements of the other. There's no guarantee that this strategy will work, however, as there are cases when even new channels that aren't rebrands never get very far off the ground, especially in a modern digital cable/satellite world that has to contend with cord-cutters and niche streaming services. At the end of the day, unless the new network is able to find an audience with its programming, it won't be able to generate any ratings, which leads to low revenue. When a network is shut down without a rebrand, it's almost certain any show being carried on that network will die with it. In some cases, though, a show will prove successful enough to outlive its former network and manage a last-second Channel Hop, usually a result of the show's rights being sold to another network. This trope is related to, but not the same as, Network Decay. As noted above, Network Decay can lead to Network Death, but the channel must be given a different name and focus, keeping only its slot on the cable listings. When this happens to an individual show, it's called Cancellation. When a dying network decides to do something to commemorate its end with a bang, it's a Network Finale. Compare Creator Killer. Examples
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Network Death / int_343ad13c	comment	Chiller was an American network themed around horror films and television series. Starting in 2017, several companies began dropping the channel due to it being too niche. The channel shut down completely on December 31, 2017, with the movie The Babadook having its last scream on the network before shutting down.
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Network Death / int_44127c7c	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_44127c7c	comment	Afterschool Cartoons, which featured 1980s-'90s animation, was rebranded Forever Kids in 2021, likely because the original name was outdated and to add live-action shows like Power Rangers to the mix.
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Network Death / int_5fcf37d5	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_5fcf37d5	comment	Argentinian Locomotion was a channel that transmitted diverse adult animations including anime, bringing Latin American dubs for previously untranslated series like Lupin III: Part 1 (but was renamed "Cliffhanger"), Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Serial Experiments Lain. It was bought by Sony and became Animax Latin America in 2005. This channel itself got a total rebrand into Sony Spin in 2011.
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Network Death / int_cb6abea3	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_cb6abea3	comment	Anime All Ages was a sister to Anime All Day, the main difference being that the former featured kid-appropriate shows like Yu-Gi-Oh!. This was retired in favor of 24/7 channels for several such shows, including Yu-Gi-Oh!.
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Network Death / int_d0038b24	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_d0038b24	comment	Pivot, an activism-oriented channel aimed at young adults, broadcast from August 2013 to October 2016, with their final programming being five consecutive showings of the movie Good Night, and Good Luck. Pivot itself was launched as a result of a merger between two other networks, The Documentary Channel and Halogen TV.
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Network Death / int_d78e1b3f	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_d78e1b3f	comment	The aforementioned Esquire Network that replaced the Style Network was aimed at metrosexual males. The network had abysmal ratings right from the get-go, and its only notable programming were reruns and spinoffs of American Ninja Warrior, the sole surviving original series from G4, as well as the original Ninja Warrior series. Ultimately, Esquire went off the air in June 2017, with the unfulfilled promise to switch to an online model. The Australian version of the Style Network abruptly shut down in December 2019, having it outlive the Esquire Network by six years.
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Network Death / int_ff66c30e	type	Network Death
Network Death / int_ff66c30e	comment	Jim Henson Family TV, a subscription service that hosted various non-Muppet series by Jim Henson and his successors, abruptly shut down after two years for unknown reasons.
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Network Death	processingCategory2	Show Business
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