Free TV Networks (Company)
Free TV Networks is a broadcast television company that operates as a joint venture between Lionsgate, Gray Media and Warner Bros Discovery. It operates multiple multicast networks — including Busted, Defy, The365 and Outlaw — and a handful of free, ad-supported streaming TV channels like Soul Flix. The CEO of Free TV Networks is Jonathan Katz.
Free TV Networks rebrands multicast network Dare as Defy
Free TV Networks has rebranded its Dare channel to Defy after absorbing the content library of the similarly-named, Scripps-owned network.
Scripps replacing Defy TV with Ion Plus on broadcast TV
Scripps will shut down its Defy TV network on Monday, replacing it with a simulcast of Ion Plus.
Free TV Networks launching new channel Dare
The channel will offer another destination for reality-based re-runs of shows like "American Pickers" and "Storage Wars."
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
The two new broadcast networks are being launched through a new joint venture comprised of Gray Television, Warner Bros Discovery and Lionsgate.