The Sarah Palin Channel was an online TV news network devoted to the writings and personality of Sarah Palin that launched on July 27, 2014.[1] In addition to news, Palin stated that she shares "some of the fun that goes on in the Palin household and a lot of our adventures in the great outdoors."[2] Palin constructed the channel as a part of TAPP TV, a media company run by former CNN president Jonathan Klein and former NBCUniversal chairman Jeff Gaspin.[3]
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | July 27, 2014 |
| Closed | July 4, 2015 |
The channel was available only by paid subscription, but the fee was waived for current U.S. service members.[4] Bristol Palin was among the bloggers for the channel.[5]
On July 4, 2015, Sarah Palin announced that she would shut the channel down in its current incarnation.[6] She said the channel would continue to create content and post videos on Facebook and her PAC site starting August 1, 2015.[6][needs update]
References
edit- ^ Nash Jenkins (July 28, 2014). "Sarah Palin Has Launched Her Own Internet Television Network". Time. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Felix Gilette (July 28, 2014). "Sarah Palin Launches Web TV Channel". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Hagey, Keach (2014-07-29). "Sarah Palin Launches Her Own Subscription Channel". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ Jonathan Topaz (July 28, 2014). "Sarah Palin Launches Online TV Channel". Politico. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ Lloyd Groove (July 28, 2014). "'Lamestream Media' Execs are Running Palin TV". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd. "Sarah Palin Pulls Plug on Internet Subscription-Video Channel". Variety. July 7, 2015.
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