subsidiary of public company industry ethnic media and broadcasting founded 1998 headquarters centennial colorado united states services broadcasting marketing parent nbcuniversal website www.imediadistribution.com international media distribution imd formerly international networks is a united states media company that markets and distributes international television channels to cable and satellite operators in the us and canada . it also distributes multi ethnic television programming to consumers via video on demand services . international media distribution is a wholly owned subsidiary of nbcuniversal . contents 1 history 2 premium television networks 2.1 current 2.2 former 3 references 4 external links history edit originally launched as international channel networks in 1996 the company was owned by liberty media and jjs ii communications llc . they owned and operated the international channel or i channel which was a basic cable channel that featured multilingual multi ethnic programming to audiences in the united states . the channel offered programming from europe asia & the middle east in over 25 languages . in 1998 the company began offering a tier of premium networks featuring various channels from around the world . this tier has since grown and currently consists of over 20 networks . international channel networks logo in july 2004 as part of a larger deal international channel networks was sold to comcast . in 2005 comcast re branded the international channel as azn television a channel catering to asian americans and featuring several original programmes . the company was subsequently renamed international networks . on april 9 2008 azn television ceased operations as comcast decided to shut down the channel due to distribution and advertising difficulties . 1 on march 10 2009 comcast decided to rename the company as international media distribution . the re brand was undertaken to reflect the growth of the company and to emphasize the focus which is now on the distribution of premium international channels from around the world . 2 in 2011 the company was contributed by comcast to nbcuniversal a joint venture of comcast and general electric ge . 3 in 2013 comcast yet again took full control of international media distribution upon purchasing ge s share of nbcuniversal . 4 premium television networks edit current edit international media distribution currently distributes 29 networks from around the world they include arabic art america chinese atv home america cctv 4 cctv news cti zhong tian channel phoenix north america chinese channel phoenix infonews channel filipino lifestyle network myx tv the filipino channel french tv5monde india wion ani zee news india tv aaj tak times now dd news abp live etv sun tv news nation cnn ibn ibn 7 german deutsche welle greek ant1 satellite italian mediaset italia japanese tv japan korean kbs world polish tvp polonia russian channel one russia rtn rtn south asian abp news eros now subscription vod life ok zee live zee tv zee magic star gold star plus star vijay tv asia vietnamese sbtn former edit the following channels were distributed by international networks at one point but are no longer affiliated with the company africa independent television gma life tv filipino gma pinoy tv filipino prosiebensat .1 welt german mbc korean melli tv persian nitv persian rang a rang tv persian rsn 1 3 romanian scandinavian channel defunct zee tv south asian canales package of spanish channels cinelatino htvn defunct telemundo internacional tve internacional references edit comcast pulls plug on azn broadcasting & cable january 28 2008 international networks is now international media distribution international media distribution march 10 2009 a bigger bolder myx tv international media distribution april 11 2011 lieberman david . comcast completes acquisition of ge s 49 % stake in nbcuniversal . deadline.com march 19 2013 external links edit official site v t e nbcuniversal a division of comcast corporate officials board of directors steve burke ceo brian l. roberts jeffrey r. immelt keith sherin executives steve capus dick ebersol robert greenblatt bonnie hammer ted harbert ronald meyer universal filmed entertainment group carnival films dreamworks animation awesomenesstv nu 1 big frame dreamworks channel dreamworks classics big idea entertainment harvey entertainment jay ward productions oriental dreamworks nu 2 fandango 70 % focus features gramercy pictures illumination entertainment illumination mac guff nbcuniversal entertainment japan united international pictures nu 3 universal studios universal animation studios universal playback universal pictures home entertainment working title films universal parks & resorts united states universal studios hollywood citywalk universal orlando resort universal studios florida islands of adventure citywalk international universal studios japan universal studios singapore universal studios dubailand universal studios south korea nbcu cable entertainment esquire networkjv universal cable productions universal hd networks chiller cloo syfy usa network lifestyle group bravo e oxygen sprout nbcu digital hulu nu 4 movieclips seeso shift television without pity nbcu telemundo nbc deportesw nbc sports group nbc universo telemundo puerto rico studios telemundo tv studios nbc sports group nbc sports ventures alli golf channel nbc sports digital golfnow nbc sports nbcsn part owner mlb network nhl network nbc sportsnet bay area 45 % california chicago 20 % mid atlantic new england northwest philadelphia sny 8 % the comcast network nbcuniversal news group nbc news nbcnews.com the weather channel nu 5 msnbc peacock productions cnbc global channels cnbc cnbc africa licensee cnbc asia cnbc europe cnbc latin america cnbc world cnbc europe branches class cnbc 20 % cnbc africa licensee cnbc arabiya cnbc e cnbc nordic cnbc asia branches cnbc tv18 cnbc australia cnbc awaaz cnbc hong kong cnbc pakistan cnbc singapore nikkei cnbc sbs cnbc nbcuniversal international networks 13th street universal australia benelux france spain bravo new zealand syfy universal asia australia benelux france germany italy nu 6 latin america poland portugal romania russia serbia slovenia spain united kingdom diva universal asia italy romania movies 24 studio universal latin america universal channel asia australia greece japan turkey united kingdom style network australia e asia australia europe nbc entertainment nbc universal television nbc broadcasting affiliate relations nbcuniversal television distribution nbcu owned tv stations o & os nbc owned tv stations knbc knsd kntv kxas tv wcau wkaq tv wmaq tv wnbc wrc tv wtvj wvit cozi tv k15cu d lxtv new england cable news telemundo station group kblr kden tv kejt lp khrr knso nu 7 ksts ktaz ktlm ktmd kvda kvea kxtx tv wkaq tv wneu wnju wscv wsns tv wwsi telexitos other assets emka ltd. international media distribution co owned with hearst and verizon communications . co owned with china media capital shanghai media group and shanghai alliance investment . 50 % with viacom s paramount pictures . co owned with 21st century fox the walt disney company and time warner . nbcuniversal has no involvement with hulu operations . co owned with the blackstone group and bain capital . co owned with mediaset . the station is owned by nbcuniversal but is controlled by serestar communications . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title international media distribution & oldid 733818145 categories nbcuniversalamerican television networkscompanies based in colorado navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated 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