Frndly TV is an American

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service that offers live TV, on demand video and cloud-based DVR for over 40 live television networks. Frndly TV curates a channel lineup with a focus on being family-friendly, and includes U.S. networks

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, A&E,

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, Lifetime,

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, Story Television, and

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History

In October 2019, a group of former Dish executives launched Frndly TV with 12 live TV channels, including

, and

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. At launch the service was available via TVs, computers, tablets, and phones. In December 2019, TechHive awarded Frndly TV runner-up for the best new service of 2019. In March 2020, Frndly TV added

and INSP, bringing the live TV channel count to 15. In March 2021, Frndly TV announced the addition of Dove Channel, via a deal with Cinedigm Networks. In April 2021, Frndly TV added BYU TV to its channel lineup. In June 2021, Frndly TV added two new channels owned by

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and

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. In July 2021, Frndly TV added

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in distribution agreement with

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;

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(Family Entertainment Television) was also added. In August 2021,

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was added. In October 2021,

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was made available as an add on to the service. Frndly TV and GAC Media reached an agreement to add GAC Media channels,

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and

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, to the service. In November 2021, Frndly TV and

A&E Networks A&E Networks (stylized as A+E NETWORKS) is an American multinational broadcasting company that is a 50–50 joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company through its General Entertainment Content division. The company o ...

reached a deal to add A&E’s portfolio of channels such as A&E,

, and Lifetime to the streaming service on November 18, 2021. With the addition, the price of the service went up for the first time. In January 2022, the

Family Movie Classics Family Movie Classics (FMC) is an American cable and satellite television network owned by the Family Broadcasting Corporation. The network features classic movies and marketed as "to entertain audiences with quality films featuring the biggest ...

(FMC) channel was added to the service. In March 2022, Frndly TV announced a multi-year agreement with

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to bring five national TV networks to its lineup:

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, Story Television, and

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. This made Frndly TV the first live TV streaming service to carry all five of the networks. In June 2022, Frndly TV announced the addition of 3 new channels:

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, Dove Movies, and

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. This bringing the live TV channel count to over 40 channels. In December 2022, Frndly TV reached 700,000 subscribers.

References

External links

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