Wedding Central was an American digital cable television channel that focused on programming involving brides and weddings, which was a spin-off of the programming which made up much of WE tv's schedule at the network's launch on August 18, 2009.[1] The network was launched by the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision. Much of the network's programming was taken from previously aired WE tv wedding programming and wedding-related motion pictures, with little new content offered outside of promotions and on-screen quizzes. Also offered solely on Cablevision systems was interactive television components such as quizzes, polls, voting, and advertising opportunities for national and local wedding retailers.
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Headquarters | Jericho, New York, United States |
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Language(s) | American English |
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Owner | Rainbow Media Networks |
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Launched | August 18, 2009 |
Closed | July 1, 2011 |
Unlike WE tv, which was a successful spin-off of AMC itself in 1997, the network had only limited distribution, only being carried on the systems of Cablevision, a limited amount of Time Warner Cable systems, and Mediacom. When Cablevision spun off Rainbow Media into a separate public company known as AMC Networks via an initial public offering on July 1, 2011, the new company closed Wedding Central on the same day.[2] Wedding-related programming returned to have a focus on WE tv, and Wedding Central's website now redirects to WE tv's weddings section.
Programming
editSeries formerly featured on Wedding Central included:
- Always a Bridesmaid
- Amazing Wedding Cakes
- Beach Weddings
- Bridezillas
- Girl Meets Cowboy
- How to Marry a Prince
- My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding
- Rich Bride Poor Bride
- Single in the City
- The Wedding Planners
- Wedding Cake Masters
References
edit- ^ "Cablevision Launches Wedding Central Channel". Multichannel.com. August 18, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ AMC Networks Divorces Wedding Central Multichannel News July 8, 2011