Specialty channel

Television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre 2007 Cable television station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Pref., Japan 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 television market at a specific demographic. History The number of specialty channels greatly increased during the 1990s and 2000s with the increase of broadcast bandwidth and television's transition to digital, while the previously common model of countries having just a few (national) TV stations addressing all interest groups and demographics became increasingly outmoded, as it already had been for some time in several countries. About 65% of today's satellite channels are specialty channels.[citation needed] Types of specialty services may include, but by no means are limited to: Adult channels Children's interest channels Documentary channels Entertainment channels Men's interest channels Movie channels Music channels News channels Public affairs (broadcasting) Public, educational, and g