A men's interest channel generally refers to either a
television station,
network or
specialty channel
A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted ...
that targets men as its main
demographic
Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...
; offering programs that appeal to the male population.
There are two types of male interest channels: ''general interest'' and ''niche interest''.
General interest
General interest men's channels are television channels that contain programming from diverse genres and categories that will appeal to the male population including films, lifestyle series, dramatic series, reality series, talk shows and more on varying topics including but unlimited to cooking, travel, cars, sex, sports and more.
Examples of general interest male channels
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5Spike
5Spike was a British free-to-air television channel owned by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia. Launching on 15 April 2015 on Freeview as just Spike, it was a localised version of the American cable channel Spike (now Paramount Network), and be ...
(UK, rebranded by Channel 5 to take on the Paramount-owned
Paramount Network name)
*
7mate (Australia)
*
10 Bold
10 Bold is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel owned by Network 10. It originally launched on 26 March 2009 as One HD with a focus on broadcasting sports-based programming and events, but rebranded to One in April 2011 to ...
(Australia)-owned by Paramount
*
Bravo
Bravo(s) or The Bravo(s) may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Groups and labels
*Bravo (band), a Russian rock band
* Bravo (Spanish group), represented Spain at Eurovision 1984
*Bravo Music, an American concert band music publishing company ...
(UK, defunct)
*
Cine Mo!
Cine Mo! (; stylized as CINEMO! and formerly known as SineBox) is a Philippine pay television channel owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation and ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. (content provider) and it was one of the former freemium channe ...
(Philippines)
*
DMAX (EMEA)-owned by WBD
*
EGO
Ego or EGO may refer to:
Social sciences
* Ego (Freudian), one of the three constructs in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche
* Egoism, an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality
* Egotism, the drive to ...
(Israel)
*
Grit (United States)-owned by Scripps
*
Heroes & Icons (United States)
*
Jack City
Jack City was a Filipino cable and satellite television network based in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. Formerly known as Chase, it serves as the spin-off channel to Jack TV. Owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation, the channel is currently broad ...
(Philippines, defunct)
*
MAVTV (United States)
*
Maxxx
Maxxx was a general entertainment channel for men owned by Creative Programs, Inc., an ABS-CBN subsidiary.
Channel Information
Maxxx had a test broadcast together with Velvet and Balls (both defunct) since September 2007. Maxxx had an official ...
(Philippines, defunct)
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Mega
Mega or MEGA may refer to:
Science
* mega-, a metric prefix denoting 106
* Mega (number), a certain very large integer in Steinhaus–Moser notation
* "mega-" a prefix meaning "large" that is used in taxonomy
* Gravity assist, for ''Moon-Earth ...
(Spain)
*
Nitro
Nitro may refer to:
Chemistry
*Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed:
**Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2
**Nitroalkene, ...
(Spain, defunct)
*
Spike (United States, rebranded with the Paramount-owned
Paramount Network name)
*
Tuff TV (United States, defunct)
*
XtvN
tvN Show (stylized as tvN SHOW) is a South Korean TV channel, owned by CJ ENM E&M Division.
The channel, then known as XtvN, was originally scheduled to launch on January 19, 2018, replacing XTM due to the latter's low ratings. Due to delays, ...
(South Korea)
*
STV1 (Slovakia)
*
DR1 (Denmark)
*
Armenia 2
Second Armenian TV Channel Company ( hy, Հայկական երկրորդ հեռուստաալիք), also known as H2 ( hy, Հ2) or Armenia 2, is a private television company broadcasting in Armenia and Artsakh. Approximately 95% of the TV viewers ...
(Armenia)
*
His TV (Hong Kong)
Niche interest
Niche interest men's channels are television channels that contain programming with a specific television genre including film channels, sports channels, adult channels and more.
Examples of men's interest niche channels
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Adult Swim
Adult Swim (AS; stylized as dult swim
Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...
and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...
- formerly Showcase Action (Canada)
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Balls (Philippines, defunct)
*
Basketball TV (Philippines, defunct)
*
Esquire Network (United States, defunct)
* Favorit TV (Romania)
*
History2 - formerly MenTV (Canada)
*
Men & Motors
Men & Motors was a men's lifestyle television channel in the UK. It was the last remaining station operated by the former Granada Sky Broadcasting joint venture, set up by Granada Television (now part of ITV plc) and satellite broadcaster Briti ...
(UK)
*
Movies4Men (UK & Ireland, became
Sony Movies Action)
[https://sonymovies.co.uk/special/sony-movies-action]
*
Much
Much may refer to:
*Much (TV channel), a cable network in Canada and its domestic and international spin-offs
*Much TV, a satellite cable channel in Taiwan
* ''Much'' (album), a 2001 album by Ten Shekel Shirt
* Much the Miller's Son, one of Robin ...
- formerly MuchMusic (Canada)
*
NBA Premium TV (Philippines, defunct)
*
NBA TV (United States)
**
NBA TV Canada (Canada)
**
NBA TV Philippines (Philippines)
*
Nuts TV (UK, defunct)
*
OLN (Canada)
*
Playboy TV (United States)
*
Polsat Play (Poland)
*
Prima Cool
Prima Cool is a private Czech television station.
Prima Cool is TV Prima's second channel. It is targeted primarily at young male audiences.
Prima Cool launched on 1 April 2009 as TV Prima's new digital channel. It is available on Czech DVB- ...
(Czech Republic)
*
Pro X
Pro is an abbreviation meaning "professional".
Pro, PRO or variants thereof may also refer to:
People
* Miguel Pro (1891–1927), Mexican priest
* Pro Hart (1928–2006), Australian painter
* Mlungisi Mdluli (born 1980), South African retired ...
(Romania)
* RTL Spike (Hungary, defunct)
References
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