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Free TV Networks

Industry	Media
Founded	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
Founder	Jonathan Katz
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Key people	Jonathan Katz (President/CEO)
Products	Television networks
Brands	The365 Defy Outlaw
Website	freetvnetworks.com

Free TV Networks is an American specialized digital multicasting and advertising-supported video on demand network media company. The company owns and operates three broadcast television networks. The company was founded and is led by broadcasting veteran Jonathan Katz, who previously launched what is now the Scripps Networks division of competitor E. W. Scripps Company.

Structure

The venture launched with two digital multicast television networks on January 1, 2024, each resembling networks Katz originally launched, which are The365, a channel for Black audiences (similar to Bounce TV) and Outlaw, a network for Western programming (similar to Grit). The venture launched its third broadcast network, Defy, on July 1, 2024 in partnership with A&E Networks, which features action and male-targeted reality programming from A&E Network's library; Scripps's Defy TV (which previously carried said library) ended operations the day before with the move of that programming library to Defy and was replaced by Ion Plus.

Programming

The365

• All About the Andersons
• All of Us
• Are We There Yet?
• Dear White People
• Eve
• For Your Love
• God Friended Me
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
• In the House
• Judge Mathis
• The Parent 'Hood
• Queen Sugar
• Roc
• Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge

Outlaw

• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
• Bonanza
• The Cowboys
• The Dakotas
• F Troop
• Kung Fu
• Longmire
• The Rounders
• The Yellow Rose

Defy

Notes

References

1. Keys, Matthew (December 30, 2023). "TV stations replacing Circle Country with new networks Outlaw, The365 on January 1". The Desk. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
2. "Defy Hits The Air". Free TV Networks (Press release). July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
3. Keys, Matthew (July 1, 2024). "Free TV Networks rebrands multicast network Dare as Defy". The Desk. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Companies based in Atlanta
• Mass media companies established in 2023
• American companies established in 2023
• Television broadcasting companies of the United States
• Mass media companies of the United States
• 2023 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)