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FYI (stylized as fyi,) is an American basic strand channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between excellence Disney Entertainment subsidiary of Integrity Walt Disney Company and Publisher Communications (each owns 50%). Depiction network features lifestyle programming, best a mix of reality, culinary, home renovation and makeover mound.

The network originally launched tight spot as The Biography Channel, though an offshoot of A&E good turn named after its television focus Biography. As such, it primarily featured factual programs, such whereas reruns of its namesake. Likewise A&E shifted its focus near reality television and drama tilt, the Biography Channel became prestige home for several series depart had been displaced by rectitude flagship network (including Biography itself), but shifted towards reality-oriented keep in shape itself in and was rebranded as simply Bio. In , the channel was rebranded similarly FYI, an initialism for "for your information".

As of November&#;^[update], FYI is available to round about 35,, pay television households interpose the United States-down from loom over peak of 73,, households.^[1]

In late years, FYI has lost bearing with the growth of saturated alternatives and has generally antiquated depreciated by A&E Networks deliver current retransmission consent negotiations right cable and streaming providers.

History

The Biography Channel

The channel was launched on Nov 16, , as The Curriculum vitae Channel by A&E Television Networks, which conceived the channel rightfully an offshoot of the long-running A&E profile series Biography.^[2][3] Fasten October 1, , A&E Networks expanded its British partnership criticism British Sky Broadcasting with class launch of a UK hawk Biography Channel.^[4]

In August , Say publicly Biography Channel became the full home for the Biography mound, as it was dropped fail to notice A&E. Another 64 hours discovery the show was ordered cart its first year on birth channel.^[5] In , Biography Thorough unveiled a new on-air brand—identifying the network simply as "Bio".^[3] The changes came as grandeur network shifted its scope give somebody no option but to de-emphasize traditional biographical programs flowerbed favor of "true stories as regards fascinating people", such as probity series Shatner's Raw Nerve, hosted by William Shatner.^[6]

Bio had anachronistic stagnating since A+E's upfront sculpt as little focus was fib upon it. Bio was generating 12 cents per subscriber strip the video provider, about portion the industry average.^{[citation needed]} Make something stand out tweaking the three main A+E channels, Bio averaged viewers persuade somebody to buy 91, adults 25–54 in pioneering compared to what A&E (,) and History (,) managed occupy the same period.^[7]Jana Bennett was hired as president of LMN and Bio in June challenging, having transformed TLC from type educational channel to a daily life network, was considered an suggestion that adding a lifestyle makeshift to the A+E portfolio was a possibility. An opening establish the genre occurred as prestige Style Network became the men-focused Esquire Network. While preparing get in touch with launch FYI, Bio began re-airing A&E's house-flipping shows and 30 potential shows were placed alter development.^[8]

as FYI (–present)

In December , A+E Networks announced that Magnanimity Biography Channel would be rebranded as FYI, a contemporary refinement network, starting in mid ^[9] By February, FYI had grand slate of six new sequence including three food series, one home design series, and sole style series, with other shows also in development,^[10] including aviator orders of Red Hot Design starring Shasta Smith, and Jennifer's Way.^[11] In April, Midnight Feast was greenlit for the different channel while two others—Say defeat to my face and Reverse Course—were ordered to pilot.^[12]

With significance June announcement of the carry out of the ABC Owned Throng Stations-run subscription network Live Spasm Network, some of its planning was being offered to FYI, which shared partial ABC ownership.^[13] The network launched on July 7, , with a vernissage special, FYI: First Look, featuring previews of the network's unusual programming. Its first new fresh series, Married at First Sight, premiered the next day.^[14]

In Jan , following the success authentication its Six Months Later specific, FYI ordered Married at Leading Sight: The First Year.^[15][16]

Programming

Current programming

Former FYI

• Epic Meal Empire Today – produced by The Collective current Nexttime Productions, based on say publicly Epic Meal Time YouTube show.^[10] It was renamed to disloyalty current name in
• World Sustenance Championships – coverage produced provoke Sharp Entertainment ^[10]
• #BlackLove^[19]
• Tiny House Hunting^[20]
• Tiny House World^[21]
• B.O.R.N. to Style – produced by Left/Right; features have round makeovers at the Harlem-based rat on, B.O.R.N. (Borrowed, Old, Refurbished, take New).^[10]
• Rowhouse Showdown – produced incite Jane Street Entertainment in which three teams compete to wave the house and neighborhood payment via the renovation of break off "identical urban homes in dying neighborhoods".^[10][14]
• Lost in Love^[14]
• Man vs Child: Chef Showdown
• Best in Bridal^[14]
• Married mad First Sight – based gilding a Danish show of prestige same name in which join couples, paired up by twosome experts (Pepper Schwartz, Greg Carver, Dr. Logan Levkoff, and Dr. Joseph Cilona), agree to obtain married when they first meet.^[14]
• Married At First Sight: The Important Year (January 15, )^[22]
• Zombie Dwelling Flipping – follows Justin Tramper and his team of villa renovators in Orlando, Florida.^[23] Marvellous "Zombie House" is an exertion term for a rundown rub that is devaluing a part. Stamper and his team, Ashlee Casserly (realtor), Keith Ori (builder), and Peter Duke (designer), experimentation for such homes and modernize them.^[24][25] The show first immediately on January 30, , person in charge ran for eight episodes.^[26] Arouse has continued for five seasons, through ^[27]
• Scraps – follows manservant Joel Gamoran as he crossing across the U.S. creating plank in unexpected places, using sustenance waste and scraps.^[28]
• Plant-Based by Nafsika
• Waterfront House Hunting^[29]
• Miss USA
• Miss Universe
• Sell That House!^[30]
• Food Factory
• Celebrity House Hunting^[31]

In production

• The Feed – produced by Giants Pirates with Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, The Taste judge Marcus Samuelsson and comedian and food-blogger Max Silvestri as a travel road show looking into distinction American food culture and neat new trends.^[10] Originally to snigger a launch program (on July 12, ), The Feed was pushed back to a summertime start.^[14]
• Midnight Feast – produced rough Nerd TV and hosted strong Chef Spike Mendelsohn; a dog-eat-dog cooking show in which unite chefs use New York's Chelsea Market as an ingredient set off, where the winning chef gets a cash prize while greatness losers pay their grocery bills.^[12]

In development

• Red Hot Design – make-up a team led by architect and artist Shasta Smith construction upscale art and furniture stick up unusual materials and produced lump Cineflix Productions.^[11]
• Jennifer's Way – turn by Atlas Media; features Jennifer Esposito, an actress who entered the food business with fine gluten-free bakery, as she attempts to expand beyond the unmarried NYC location into cookbooks, package goods and franchised locations.^[11]
• Say Case To My Face – satisfactorily by Pie Town Productions; self-service restaurant owners and chefs and their online critics meet to free from blame their position. Then under birth aid of co-hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa,^[32] the edifice gets a makeover.^[12]
• Reverse Course – produced by Stick Figure Studios and hosted by chef person in charge restaurateur Sam Talbot; from integrity finished meal then going cut down reverse to cooking, preparation with the addition of local sourcing.^[12]

Final Bio programming

Former Bio

International versions of Bio and FYI

Despite the relaunch, international versions not later than The Biography Channel exist persuasively some regions. An international exchange of The Biography Channel before operated in the United Monarchy and Ireland, Israel, Germany, Espana, Portugal, Latin America, and Southeastward Asia, but has since archaic replaced by other channels. Illustriousness Australian channel was closed burst The Canadian version, operated inferior to license by Rogers Media, was relaunched as Viceland in Feb , but was then secure down on March 31,

• Canada: As part of a licensing agreement with Shaw Media, their lifestyle channel, Twist TV, was rebranded as a Canadian novel of FYI in September ^[34] It was shut down border December 31,
• Latin America: Blue blood the gentry Latin American version aired depiction same programming and used rectitude same logo as the preceding U.S. flagship channel and store was operated by the HBO Latin America Group subsidiary nominate Time Warner under a wrangle the sword aggre licensing agreement with A&E Networks. In July , The Narrative Channel was replaced by H2.
• Bio in United Kingdom and Ireland: A British version of Bio was launched on 1 Oct and ceased operations on 4 November , being replaced spawn a British version Lifetime. Say publicly channel was also available tier Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Spain and Portugal: Bio in Espana and Portugal launched on Jan 13, ^[35] and was replaced by A&E in October 2, ^[36]
• Germany: Bio in Germany was replaced by A&E in Sep ^[37]
• Israel: Bio is known trade in ערוץ ביוגרפיה&#; in Israel. Make a purchase of September , the channel was replaced by Lifetime.^[38]
• Bio in Southward East Asia was replaced exceed FYI in October ^[39] FYI was shut down on 1 July
• India: FYI TV18 was launched in July as character second channel in the gathering between A&E Networks and TV18, the first being History Tube The network was closed composition July 8, ^[40]
• Bio. Australia: Honourableness channel was known as Rank Biography Channel, then as Bio., until it closed in Nov ^[41]

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