Cable's class of 1995: a look at how the major cable launches of that year have fared.(Cable '97)

Broadcasting & Cable, March, 1997 by Schlosser, Joe

A look at how the major cable launches of that year have fared

It has been almost two years since a gutsy little group of eight cable networks got off the ground. They were tabbed the major new-comers of 1995 (in a Paul Kagan Associates analysis) and include two networks that technically kicked off in December 1994. Two of the eight that constitute "the class of 1995" have quickly climbed to success, five have made steady progress and one has fallen into relative obscurity. Considering the limitations new networks face, analysts say the class has been a "moderate Success."

The head of the class is arguably The History Channel.

Since its launch in January 1995, the network has conquered more than 35 million subs and by year's end is...

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