

NUVOtv will not replace Fuse on cable, at least not initially the two channels will continue to operate independently.įuse's programming features music news and some live studio shows like "Funny or Die's Billy on the Street," a music and pop culture trivia show.
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The channel also airs repeats of the TV series "Dexter." She also is a shareholder and serves as the company's chief creative officer in which she works on programming strategy, production and marketing. It offers shows like Mario Lopez's celebrity interview show "Mario One-on-One." Jennifer Lopez's production company creates a weekly music program for the network. The channel started as SiTV in 2004 and relaunched as NUVOtv, an English-language channel featuring entertainment for Latinos, in 2011.

NUVOtv, like many independently-owned cable channels, has struggled to gain access to the roughly 100 million American households that subscribe to some form of TV. That's one of the reasons why it is valuable to NUVOtv, which is only available in about 32 million households.įuse "enhances our distribution relationships" and "dramatically expands" its potential footprint, Michael Schwimmer, the chief executive of NUVOtv's parent company SiTV Media, said. The Jennifer Lopez-backed NUVOtv cable channel will buy Fuse for $226 million, the companies said Friday.įuse, a music television channel, is low-rated, but it has a foothold on cable and satellite lineups in 73 million households across the country.
