&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:TrioTV.png) Trio logo | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1994–2000) Power Corporation of Canada (1994–2000) USA Network/NBC Universal (2000–2006) |
| Sister channels | Newsworld International |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1, 1994 |
| Closed | January 1, 2006 (11 years and 7 months) |
| Replaced by | Sleuth |
Trio (stylized as TR!O) was an American cable and satellite television network.
Trio went on the air in 1994, then originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. (a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada) along with 24-hour international news channel Newsworld International. The channel served as a venue for airing the CBC's arts, culture and entertainment programming in the U.S. It was sold to USA Networks in 2000,[1] and was subsequently transferred to Vivendi Universal and later NBC Universal.
With the slogan, "pop, culture, TV", Trio programming under Vivendi/NBC Universal ownership focused on television as a cultural tool and art form.
In January 2005, Trio was dropped from DirecTV, eliminating about two-thirds of the homes that could receive the network. On November 21, 2005, NBC Universal announced that the Trio brand would be transferred to a broadband Internet TV initiative under the Bravotv.com banner on January 1, 2006. Cable and satellite providers still carrying Trio were offered a new NBC Universal cable network instead, called Sleuth, which was renamed Cloo in 2011 and continued on until its sudden closure on February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Power Broadcasting Inc. And CBC Sell Trio and Newsworld International to USA Cable". Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2005-01-08.