Revolt is an American music-oriented digital cable

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founded by

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and Andy Schuon that launched on October 21, 2013.

History

As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in

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, Comcast Corporation committed to carry several minority-owned networks. The arrangement followed pressure led by

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in congressional hearings. In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority owned networks. In February 2012, Comcast announced distribution arrangements for four networks, including Revolt. The four announced networks and six forthcoming stations are being chosen from among in excess of 100 proposals to begin airing by 2020. On October 1, 2013, the network announced that it would debut in New York,

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and

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on October 21. AT&T U-verse added the SD channel on July 27, 2015 and the HD channel on November 24, 2015. DirecTV added it on December 24, 2015.

Dutch TV channel

On 18 October 2019

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announced that it would add a Dutch version of Revolt on 1 November 2019. The programming consists of interviews, the latest music news, hip-hop documentaries, live events and music videos. The first months of broadcast the American version of the channel will be shown with a 6-hour delay. From January 2020, Dutch programs will also be broadcast. The Dutch channel is a collaboration between Revolt US, Dutch record label

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and AreaMedia. On 1 February 2021, the channel closed.

Programming

Revolt is primarily dedicated to

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music, with

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blocks comprising the majority of the network's afternoon schedule. Revolt's original programming also has covered

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issues targeting

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Revolt Films

Revolt Films is a separate entity from the network, using the same name for brand association. It specializes in developing, producing, and financing films and original television content. Its first full-length feature film was '' Lawless''. Other credits include '' Dope''.

Notes

External links

Revolt.tv website
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