General Info

The History Channel, a subsidiary of A&E Televsion Networks, is a mainstream cable televeison channel which presents programming related to historical events and persons with observations and explanations by noted historians, reenactors and interviews with witnesses. Programs cover a wide array of periods and topics, while similar topics are often organized into themed weeks or daily marathons. Subjects include military history, medieval history, the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, modern engineering and historical biographies. Many programs compare contemporary culture and technology with the past, while some programs have a more esoteric focus such as conspiracy theory or religious interpretation. The History Channel maintains its corporate headquarters in New York. The company also has operations throughout the Unites States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Latin America.