Flaunt (TV channel)
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Flaunt was a British Electronic Dance Music TV channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group (formerly Chart Show Channels).
During the 50/50 partnership with BSkyB and CSC Media in 2006 they Relaunched the channel as a LGBT
oriented music channel playing a mix of Disco & Pop Music, however the LGBT theme was dropped later on during that year due to an unsuccessful attempt to bring in viewers.
Flaunt's sister channel The Amp was replaced by classic hits channel, Bliss.
On Tuesday 6 May 2008, CSC Media launched a +1 timeshift channel called Flaunt +1. It was available 24 hours a day on Sky 367. However, after nearly 4 weeks on air, Flaunt +1 was replaced with Pop Girl +1
on 4 June 2008.
During March 2007 Flaunt was sold over to the CSC Media Group which then took full control of the channel along with its sister channels, CSC Media restyled and reformated Flaunt into a Electronic Music TV Channel playing various types of dance music such as Trance music
, House music
and electronic music
Ambient music
& Trip Hop
In May 2008 Flaunt was rebranded with a new look logo along with a new graphics set to capture its audience target more with an huge overhaul in the schedule and playlists.
Flaunt was available free to air 24 hours a day on Sky channel 376 and was part of a bouquet of music channels owned by CSC Media, including Bliss, Scuzz, Chart Show TV, The Vault, Flava and NME TV.
Flaunt was encrypted in NDS
from its launch until December 2006 then after when it was removed from the Sky Music Package it went Free to Air meaning that it could have been viewed with any Free to Air Satellite Receiver along with being available on Sky, Freesat
and broadcasting on the Eurobird 1
communications satellite.
.
The change brought along a complete new audience demographic and a huge overhaul with the playlists and identity.
The Old Flaunt Audience Target aiming at Club Culture and a real insight to Real Electronic Dance Music.
This replacement does not offer what Flaunt had once offered to its audience.
). This, however turned out to be an error on Ofcom's part and they accidentally changed Flaunt, when they were meant to change the B4 one. But, on the following Monday, Ofcom corrected the problem by removing the B4 licence, keeping the newly renamed Flava licence and adding a new Flaunt licence.
and Scuzz
, were removed from Virgin Media
's ex-NTL platform as a deal with Chart Show Channels
could not be made to make the channels available to their ex-Telewest platform.
Flaunt Throughout the Years
Originally owned by BSkyB in 2003 alongside The Amp & Scuzz they were sold over to CSC Media Group in 2007.During the 50/50 partnership with BSkyB and CSC Media in 2006 they Relaunched the channel as a LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
oriented music channel playing a mix of Disco & Pop Music, however the LGBT theme was dropped later on during that year due to an unsuccessful attempt to bring in viewers.
Flaunt's sister channel The Amp was replaced by classic hits channel, Bliss.
On Tuesday 6 May 2008, CSC Media launched a +1 timeshift channel called Flaunt +1. It was available 24 hours a day on Sky 367. However, after nearly 4 weeks on air, Flaunt +1 was replaced with Pop Girl +1
Pop Girl
Pop Girl is a free-to-air television channel owned by CSC Media Group, showing cartoons, live action and pop music videos for girls aged 6 to 16...
on 4 June 2008.
During March 2007 Flaunt was sold over to the CSC Media Group which then took full control of the channel along with its sister channels, CSC Media restyled and reformated Flaunt into a Electronic Music TV Channel playing various types of dance music such as Trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
, House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
and electronic music
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
Ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
& Trip Hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
In May 2008 Flaunt was rebranded with a new look logo along with a new graphics set to capture its audience target more with an huge overhaul in the schedule and playlists.
Flaunt was available free to air 24 hours a day on Sky channel 376 and was part of a bouquet of music channels owned by CSC Media, including Bliss, Scuzz, Chart Show TV, The Vault, Flava and NME TV.
Flaunt was encrypted in NDS
NDS Group
NDS Group Plc. is a developer of pay TV technology. NDS was established in 1988 as an Israeli start up company. It was acquired by News Corporation in 1992. The company is currently headquartered in Staines, United Kingdom...
from its launch until December 2006 then after when it was removed from the Sky Music Package it went Free to Air meaning that it could have been viewed with any Free to Air Satellite Receiver along with being available on Sky, Freesat
Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom. The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008...
and broadcasting on the Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1
Eurobird 1 is a Eutelsat operated Eurobird satellite, used primarily for digital television. It is located at 28.5° east in the Clarke Belt, just within the range of most satellite dishes pointed at SES Astra's Astra 2A, 2B and 2D at 28.2° east...
communications satellite.
Dance Nation TV
On the 17th of March 2010 CSC Media rebranded/renamed Flaunt as Dance Nation TVDance Nation (TV channel)
Dance Nation TV is a British music TV channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group . It replaced Flaunt from 17 March 2010.-Programming:*Dance Nation Presents - Scandipop*Pump It Up*Big Tunes!...
.
The change brought along a complete new audience demographic and a huge overhaul with the playlists and identity.
The Old Flaunt Audience Target aiming at Club Culture and a real insight to Real Electronic Dance Music.
This replacement does not offer what Flaunt had once offered to its audience.
Former Programming
- Flaunt Anthems
- Party Hard
- Get Up Flaunt It!
- Flaunt Classics
- 100% Dance
- Non Stop Party!
- Total Trance
- Nothing But...
- Weekender
- Flaunt Lounge
- Flaunt Party
Ofcom licences mix-up/Flava TV Channel
The problems started on Monday 18 February 2008, when the currently named "Flava" Ofcom Licence was renamed from its original name of Flaunt to Flava. This caused a major uproar about the fact that Flaunt, a 24/7 dance channel would be closed, in favour of Flava (a 24/7 Urban/R&B music channel, similar to Kiss and B4Flava (TV channel)
Flava is a British music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group it launched on Wednesday 26 March 2008 and replaced B4 TV, a previous pre-launch music channel from CSC Media Group...
). This, however turned out to be an error on Ofcom's part and they accidentally changed Flaunt, when they were meant to change the B4 one. But, on the following Monday, Ofcom corrected the problem by removing the B4 licence, keeping the newly renamed Flava licence and adding a new Flaunt licence.
Virgin Media Removal
On 6 November 2007, Flaunt along with BlissBliss (TV channel)
Bliss is a British music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group . It launched in March 2006 and has been advertised as Total Chill-out Classics. The channel plays classic pop songs and music from the 70's, 80's and 90's, along with hours dedicated to love songs and power ballads...
and Scuzz
Scuzz
Scuzz is a British music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group . It launched on 17 April 2003 and has gone on to be the highest-rated rock TV station on UK satellite. The channel plays a broad range of rock and all its subgenres...
, were removed from Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
's ex-NTL platform as a deal with Chart Show Channels
Chart Show Channels
CSC Media Group are a UK-based satellite television channel provider, named after the defunct The Chart Show. CSC evolved from the original Chart Show production company Video Visuals. They own 16 channels all of which are advertising funded and FTA...
could not be made to make the channels available to their ex-Telewest platform.