International Music Feed
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The International Music Feed was a music channel launched in 2005 broadcasting in the United States. IMF had a broad music policy focusing on music from around the world. The channel ceased operating in March, 2008.It was the only channel in the US that focused on combining music from American artists with music from other countries across the globe. IMF maintained the increasingly rare format based very largely on playing music videos rather than other programming.. The channel was wholly owned by Universal Music Group
, but played artists from all labels.
The 24 hour programming cycle started at 3PM Central time, and ran 8 hour blocks of videos repeated twice during the broadcast day. If you saw a video at 3PM, it also aired at 11PM and 7AM the next morning.
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, but played artists from all labels.
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Ceased Broadcasting
- It was announced January 7, 2008, that the station would be going off the air. January 9 was the end of the station's major market run, after Ovation TVOvation TVOvation is an American television channel that airs programming dedicated to the arts and contemporary culture. It features programming devoted to performance, people, art, music and film. In addition, Ovation features in-depth profiles on various artists and performers, Arts news from the U.S and...
purchased the channel and replaced it with Ovation TVOvation TVOvation is an American television channel that airs programming dedicated to the arts and contemporary culture. It features programming devoted to performance, people, art, music and film. In addition, Ovation features in-depth profiles on various artists and performers, Arts news from the U.S and...
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- After its initial widespread removal, IMF was removed from the channel lineups of various smaller television providers over the course of February 2008.
- Finally, as of March 31, 2008 the station was no longer available.
Former Programs
- World's Best Videos - Showed music videos from the top 40 chart, and included some music videos that were not known outside of their home nation. (Usually 60 minutes duration).
- Hello World - Music celebrity, and international "playboy" Mack Diamond hosted music videos from a specific country along with an assortment of random facts about that country. (10-15 minute duration).
- One World - Showed music videos that were not often seen and usually did not play videos from the top 40 chart. (30 minute duration).
- Journey to the Center of the Rock - Showed a wide variety of rock videos from many different sub-genres and from many different countries. (30 minute duration).
- Bodega Beats - Featured reggaetonReggaetonReggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
and Latin Hip-Hop music videos. It was aired Wednesday nights at 10PM and was hosted by B-RealCypress HillCypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
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. (30 minute duration). - Bridge to Latin America - Played music videos from Latin AmericaLatin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. (30 minute duration). - JRock Feed - A brief segment which featured interviews with artists and fans during the JRock Revolution Festival held at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Plans for a full music block showcasing a wide variety of Japanese Rock and Pop artists were announced in a thread posted by IMF staff in the "International Artists" section of the channel's Boardshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IMF_J-Show_Wayback_Cap.gif, but these plans never came to fruition due to the sudden buyout by Ovation TV.
- Passage to India - Shows music videos from India. (30 minute duration).
- The Best of Farm Club - Shows random songs and interviews from artists that have appeared on the popular show (30 minute duration). No longer airing
- Hip Hop Society - Features international hip hop musicHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
videos. (30 minute duration). - Raw Feed - Behind the scenes footage of artists. The length of each Raw Feed varies, but most are 30 seconds or less. Raw Feed is shown at random between music videos.
- The Feed Center - Brief news spots focusing on artists, usually pertaining to their latest or upcoming music video. (2 - 5 minute duration).
- Local Feed - The host Chad Mann interviews bands and other people from major international cites (Tokyo and Stockholm so far) and gives short reports (1–4 minutes) on various topics about the city. Airs randomly between music videos.
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The 24 hour programming cycle started at 3PM Central time, and ran 8 hour blocks of videos repeated twice during the broadcast day. If you saw a video at 3PM, it also aired at 11PM and 7AM the next morning.