A men's interest channel generally refers to either a television station, network or specialty channel that targets men as its main demographic; offering programs that appeal to the male population.
There are two types of male interest channels: general interest and niche interest.
General interest
[edit]General interest men's channels are television channels that contain programming from diverse genres and categories that will appeal to the male population. Categories include, but are not limited to: Films, lifestyle, drama, action, reality TV, and talk shows. Other topics include cooking, travel, cars, sex, and sports.
Examples of general interest male channels
[edit]- 5Action (UK, rebranded by Channel 5 to take on the Paramount-owned Paramount Network name)[1]
- 6'eren (Denmark)
- 7mate (Australia)
- 9Rush (Australia)
- 10 Bold Drama (Australia)-owned by Paramount
- Bravo (UK, defunct)
- BTV (Lithuania)
- bTV Action (Bulgaria)
- Canal+ Action (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Myanmar & Africa)
- Canal+ Ukishini (Ethiopia)
- Cine Mo! (Philippines)
- Cool TV (Hungary)
- DMAX (EMEA)-owned by WBD
- Duo 5 (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
- EGO (Israel, defunct)
- Energy (Spain)
- Film Aksion (Albania)
- FilmBox Action (Poland)
- FX (Latin America)
- Grit (United States)
- Heroes & Icons (United States)
- His TV (Hong Kong, defunct)
- Italia 2 (Italy)
- ITV4 (UK)
- Jack City (Philippines, defunct)
- Kanal 9 (Sweden)
- Kanal A (Slovenia)
- Kutonen (Finland)
- Play6 (Belgium)
- JOJ PLUS (Slovakia)
- REX (Norway)
- Rock Action (Southeast Asia, South Africa)
- Rush (New Zealand)
- Markíza Dajto (Slovakia)
- MAVTV (United States)
- Maxxx (Philippines, defunct)
- MBC Action (MENA)
- MCN 24 (Albania)
- Mega (Spain)
- MTV Max (Finland)
- Nitro (Germany)
- Nitro (Spain, defunct)
- Nova Action (Czech Republic)
- Spike (United States, rebranded with the Paramount-owned Paramount Network name)
- Polsat Play (Poland)
- ProSieben Maxx (Germany)
- Prva Kick (Serbia, Montenegro)
- RTL 7 (Netherlands)
- Tring Action HD (Albania)
- Tuff TV (United States, defunct)
- TV3+ (Norway)
- TV3 Max (Denmark)
- TV6 (Swedish)-owned by Viaplay Group
- TV6 (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)
- TVNZ Duke (New Zealand)
- XtvN (South Korea, defunct)
- Veronica (Netherlands)
- VTM 4 (Belgium)
Niche interest
[edit]Niche interest men's channels are television channels that contain programming with a specific genre, mainly that involving motoring, adult entertainment, and styling, though they are also subject to channel drift if their specific audience does not rate well to encompass a general audience that includes women.
Examples of men's interest niche channels
[edit]- Esquire Network (United States, defunct)
- MenTV - (Canada, now H2)
- Male (Indonesian, defunct)
- Men & Motors (UK, defunct)
- Motor Trend (United States, Italy)-owned by WBD
- Nuts TV (UK, defunct)
- Playboy TV (United States)
- Prima Cool (Czech Republic)
- Pro Arena (Romania)
- RMC Découverte (France)
- TVN Turbo (Poland)
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