Now (American TV network)

Now is an American premium television channel owned by Applause Networks. Its programming features mainly recent and older theatrically released feature films, although some of its multiplex channels also carry acquired television series. The headquarters of Now, and its sister channels Applause and TheaterOne, are located in, within the.

History
On January 1, 1997, the premium channel Now and its multiplex networks were launched. The channel was originally jointly owned by Belo and Cablevision, the main channel served as a companion to Applause. The first movie to ever be shown on Now was Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Initially just an all-movie channel during its early years, the channel would acquire several television shows during 1999 and the network became a general premium channel. Although the main Now network has dropped acquired programming in 2007, some of its multiplex channels still carry acquired programming.

On October 11, 2001, Belo acquired Cablevision's stake in the Applause/Now venture. Applause and Now became part of Belo Cable Networks.

On June 13, 2013, announced plans to buy Belo for $1.5 billion and the assumption of debt. On June 18, Belo announced it would divest Belo Cable Networks and BeloWorld Media to Applause Networks, a -based investment group led by private equity investor George Rundle and former Applause president James Tonoyan with additional funding from the. The sale was completed on August 5, 2013.

List of channels
Now currently operates seven 24-hour, linear multiplex channels.