Smithsonian Channel

Smithsonian Channel
	The Smithsonian Channel Logo
Country	United States
Broadcast area	North America, UK, Ireland, Africa, Asia
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Global
Parent	MTV Entertainment Group
Sister channels	List Nickelodeon; Nick Jr. Channel; Nicktoons; TeenNick; NickMusic; CBS; CBS Sports Network; CBS Sports HQ; CBS Sports Golazo Network; MTV; MTV2; MTV Tres; MTV Live; MTV Classic; BET; BET Gospel; BET Her; BET Hip-Hop; BET Jams; BET Soul; VH1; Comedy Central; TV Land; Logo; CMT; CMT Music; Pop TV; The CW; Showtime; The Movie Channel; Flix; Paramount Network; ;
History
Launched	September 26, 2007
Links
Website	www.smithsonianchannel.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)	YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, FuboTV, Philo

The Smithsonian Channel is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Global through its media networks division under MTV Entertainment Group.^[1] It offers video content inspired by the Smithsonian Institution's museums, research facilities and magazines.

The channel features original non-fiction programming that covers a wide range of historical, scientific, and cultural subjects. As of February 2015, approximately 33.6 million American households (28.9% of those with televisions) receive Smithsonian Channel.^[2] It is also available as a video on demand service, depending on the service provider, and in various Internet streaming and download formats.^[3]

The channel was launched as a joint venture of Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution as Smithsonian On Demand in 2006, and later became Smithsonian Channel in 2007.^[4] Smithsonian Channel Plus, a US$5 monthly subscription also offering access to the channel's past content library, and incorporating the former Smithsonian Earth streaming service, was launched in 2018.^[5] As of the fall of 2020, it was merged into CBS All Access (later renamed Paramount+).

In February 2019, Smithsonian Channel: UK & Ireland launched on their domestic cable and satellite providers, along with Freeview. The station closed in 2023.

^ "Smithsonian sells its stake in... the Smithsonian Channel". www.bizjournals.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ "Smithsonian Channel: FAQ". Smithsonian Channel. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "Smithsonian Channel Records · SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ Ellingson, Annlee (December 13, 2018). "Smithsonian launches new subscription streaming service". L.A. Biz. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[1] "Smithsonian sells its stake in... the Smithsonian Channel". www.bizjournals.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[2] Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[FAQ-3] "Smithsonian Channel: FAQ". Smithsonian Channel. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[4] "Smithsonian Channel Records · SOVA". sova.si.edu. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[5] Ellingson, Annlee (December 13, 2018). "Smithsonian launches new subscription streaming service". L.A. Biz. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

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