What is The CW?
The CW Television Network is television network that broadcast throughout the USA and Canada, and is operated through the partnership of CBS Corporation and Time Warner. It is headquartered in California. The CW Televison Network features a line up of programmes of various geners ranging from fantasy, realty to comic for the Target audience aging between 18 to 34. It is the home of many programmes like America's Next Top Model, Hart of Dixie, iZombie, Jane The Virgin, and The Vampire Diaries. It has access to over 90 percent households in the USA and is transmitted through 209 stations, based in the USA. The CW transmits in formats like SDTV and HDTV, which is avaialble in 1080i and 720 p. The CW allows the users to play the contents of its shows or program online at its or at Smartphone platforms.
History and Expansion
The CW Television was orginated from the merger of its predecessors,
UPN and
The WB, both were launched in mid 1990s by CBS and Time
Warner respectively. Before being closed in
2006 by their parent companies, both channels met little success thanks to the programs like Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 7th Heaven. In 2006, CW Television was launched in 2006 by CBS and
Time Warner by combining the operations of their closed subsidiaries. The first program to be aired on CW Television was America's Next Top Model. In 2012, the CW forayed starting serving content in HD along with Video on Demand services.