Frndly TV is an American streaming television 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 Hallmark Channel, The Weather Channel, Curiosity Stream, A&E,

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, Lifetime, MeTV,

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, and

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History

In October 2019, a group of former Dish executives launched Frndly TV with 12 live TV channels, including Hallmark Channel, The Weather Channel, and Outdoor Channel. 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 Curiosity Stream 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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. In July 2021, Frndly TV added getTV in distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television; FETV (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, GAC Living and GAC Family, to the service. In November 2021, Frndly TV and

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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

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(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: MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Decades,

, and Start TV. 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 Crime & Investigation. 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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