Fashion One is a 24-hour

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-based

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founded by

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entrepreneur,

Michael Gleissner Michael J. G. Gleissner (born 1969 in Regensburg, Germany) is an entrepreneur, film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Career Germany/USA In 1989 Gleissner launched his first e-commerce company Telebuch (Tele Book) in Regensburg, co-f ...

and owned by the

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-based entertainment company,

Bigfoot Entertainment Bigfoot Entertainment is the American parent company of Bigfoot Films, Bigfoot Productions, Bigfoot Production Services, Bigfoot Partners, the International Academy of Film and Television, New Cebu Films and Fashion One Network. The Bigfoot Grou ...

. Officially launched on April 8, 2010, the New York City-based television network broadcasts programming related to

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and

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History

Michael Gleissner, a German entrepreneur founded and established the channel and its parent company, Miami Beach, Florida-based Bigfoot Entertainment, in 2004. The Fashion One Channel was officially launched on April 8, 2010 under Fashion One Television LLC. It was initially available in the United States,

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and

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to millions of households across free-to-air and direct-to-home

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. It was then distributed globally via three satellites, namely the

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at 97°W,

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at 13°E and

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at 105.5°E. The channel raised

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14 million in September to boost its in-house production slate as well as expanding its reach by adding more satellite television capacity and upgrading existing broadcasts to Full HD. Fashion One TV network later expanded its operation in Hong Kong,

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and the United States It updated its production format from Full HD to Ultra HD in 2014 and officially launched

Fashion 4K Fashion 4K is a 24-hour New York City-based satellite television channel broadcast in Europe that operates under the Fashion One television network. The channel was officially launched in New York City on September 1, 2015, and is the first Engli ...

under the Fashion One television network on September 1, 2015.

Programming

Fashion One's programming is divided into two categories: core programming and original programming. The core programming primarily consists of content which is provided by external parties, while the original programming is produced by the network itself.

Other channels

Fashion One television network also includes the channels Fashion One HD,

and Fashion One 4K.

Fashion One 4K

Fashion One 4K is a satellite television channel broadcast in Asia, Latin America and North America that operates under the Fashion One television network. The channel was officially launched on September 1, 2015, and is the first English language free-to-air channel to broadcast in 4K/

8K resolution 8K resolution refers to an image or display resolution with a width of approximately 8,000 pixels. 8K UHD () is the highest resolution defined in the Rec. 2020 (UHDTV) standard. 8K display resolution is the successor to 4K resolution. TV manuf ...

(or

Ultra High Definition Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television, Ultra HD, UHDTV, UHD and Super Hi-Vision) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD, which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9. These were first proposed by ...

) in the continents mentioned above. Fashion One also officially launched its sister channel Fashion 4K in Europe, making both channels the first true international launch of an Ultra HD channel.

References

External links

{{Portal, Television
Fashion One Official Site
Television networks in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2010