Universal Music's International Music Feed Bought By Ovation TV
We have an update here: IMF Fan Protests Going Nowhere When It Comes To Ovation
Universal Music Group has sold off its music channel International Music Feed, to Santa Monica, CA-based Ovation TV, for an undisclosed sum. IMF is a 24-hour cable/satellite channel focusing on a mix of international and U.S. music. OvationTV, an arts entertainment channel, was founded in 2005. Even though it was owned by UMG, it played artists from across other labels as well, and had gained critical acclaim.
OvationTV was originally launched in 1997, and re-launched in June 2007 with a focus on arts and creativity programming. In August 2006 the network was acquired by Hubbard Media Group and a group of other private investors which includes Arcadia Investment Partners, Corporate Partners II, Perry Capital, and The Weinstein Company. The new deal makes sure Ovation gains a berth on Dish Network and elevates Ovation
I am quite diatisfied with this new arrangement. Where will I go to for rock music from other countries, twenty-four hours a day? Nowhere now, that's where. Classical music is all fine and dandy, but it's just not my thing, sure I put up with the hip-hop and rap on IMF, but it was nothing compared to how painful it was to sit though 10 minutes of classical mumbo-jumbo; violins, cellos and piano solos. And it was still going on, almost 40 minutes later. Sure I flipped though a few movie channels, but nothing was on, and if IMF was still here, everything would be more fine and dandy than some lousy classical music. It disappoints me to think UMG thought they would bring more culture into our lives with Ovation "classical days" TV. I don't think they even gave a thought to who their prime viewers were in the first place. UMG set themselves up to fail. Period.
I hope they know that they just lost thousands of customers and probably are not going to be gaining back a fifth of that back with this new channel. It was a horrible mistake. IMF was my favorite channel, and now I'm only back to the internet to watch my Japanese videos. I hope they realize their horrible mistake and bring IMF back.
Seriously, IMF was my favourite channel (other than Sirus 33 Trance) because it played actual good rock from around the globe. Even Japanese-rock like Girugamesh and stuff. As other people have said, UMG has made a horrible mistake. Thousands of viewers are not going to watch that. I sure as heck won't. I totally agree with Tayler and Nicole who commented here. They have made a horrible mistake by doing that; so many people are going to stop watching and they seriously, as Tayler said, set themselves up to fail. And my computer isn't fast enough to watch Youtube or anything, so now it's going to be hard to watch Japanese rock videos. This is a serious mistake, and they will pay for this horrible mistake by the loss of viewers. Good luck trying to win us, including me, back to watch the channels…
WOW. Give back IMF! omg. I'm gonna commit suicide. IMF gave me a reason to live. the only music channel that hasn't been taken over by horrible reality shows has left us. i loved it because it played music from all over the world. wow. UMG is stupid. Ovation TV can die. and me and my friends will watch some other channel. i call for a boycott of this channel. down with the ffascists at ovation TV!!!!!!!
I am ABSOLUTELY disappointed to find out that IMF sold out to Ovation. I don't mind that Ovation switched over to dishnetwork, but it should NOT REPLACE IMF. IMF was the one and only channel that was dedicated to actually playing music [from all over the world] of all types from mainstream to independent and thus living up to its name as the INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEED. I found out about artists that I probably would never have known if it weren't for this channel. Now, I have nothing to watch [sad face] because there is NO other current music channel that could ever live up to IMF. I also agree with the other comments, UMG has somehow forgotten to factor in THEIR TARGET MARKET in this whole business deal. The target market for IMF in comparison to the target market of Ovation seems to be quite opposite. I don't understand how anyone could replace a channel with content that is SO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I am an artist so I'm all about art , culture and music of all forms, but why not have a separate channel for Ovation Tv and KEEP the channel for IMF…..it doesn't seem that difficult, it's no rocket science. I agree with you Taylor…."IMF gave me a reason to live". I am sooo disappointed, you have no idea……..PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring back IMF!!!
…yew suck…>-<
I wanna watch J-Rock~! >-<
I am very disappointed about losing IMF which, in my view, was a true music channel as opposed to MTV and VH1. I am certain IMF had a large viewership because of its extensive and interesting lineup of music from many areas of this earth. I am an arts lover, but I am a music lover first. Where will I (and the rest of the folks who tuned in every day to IMF) get my rock fix after coming home from a long day at work. Thanks a lot, Universal, for selling out.
I hate ovation. its not educational at all. i learned so much from IMF one world bodega beats WOrlds best videos…. im never going to change my tv to that channel ever again unless i get my music from around the world back.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDIN YOU SCREWED UP THE BEST MUSIC STATION THERES EVER BEEN., BUT I GUESS THATS HOW IT GOES SOMEONE ALWAYS WANTS TO SCREW UP A GOOD THING , THEY LOST THIS VEIWER
GOOD BYE
This is terrible news. When I found out Ovation had taken the slot formerly occupied by IMF, I was incensed. Audio feeds are fine for background listening, but a 24/7 video feed is much better!