1998 – The Biography Channel, launched in November of 1998, providing original documentaries and short features on the people who fascinate us. Visit the Biography Channel’s website »

1993 – The Food Network launched in 1993, exploring new, different, and interesting ways to approach food. Visit Food Network’s website »

1986 – Quality Value Convenience Channel launched in 1986. QVC now reaches approximately 96 percent of all US cable homes. The network is the leader in electronic retailing. Visit QVC’s website »

1985 – iN DEMAND is launched, and is now the world’s largest provider of Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View programming. It is available nationwide on cable, through approximately 1,400 affiliated systems. Visit iN DEMAND’s website »

1982 – Playboy TV Networks, launched in November 1982, now reaches far beyond the United States. The company operates more than 25 Playboy and Spice networks in more than 72 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Visit Playboy’s website »

1980 – The Learning Channel was launched in November 1980. TLC’s non-fiction entertainment, which inspires people to life’s possibilities, is now available in more than 93 million homes in the US and Canada. Visit TLC’s website »

1975 – Home Box Office was launched. HBO is the oldest and largest pay-television network in the US, providing uninterrupted programming. Visit HBO’s website »

1948 – Ed Parsons sends KRSC’s first cable broadcast from the Astoria Hotel in Astoria, Ore. on November 25, 1948.

1948 – Jim Y. Davidson telecasts the first cable program, a live football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Mississippi in Tuckerman, Ark., on November 13, 1948.