The premium channel is better known for entertainment than news.

It was a high-profile project for the premium channel that stakes its reputation on such fare.

Phan launched the ICON network with Endemol Beyond, a premium channel network owned by Endemol Shine Group.

Case in point: Netflix's recent $1 billion a year content deal with premium channel provider Epix.

Subscription and affiliate fees at cable networks that include the CBS Sports Network and Showtime premium channel also climbed.

Summit, which recently begun distributing its own films in the U.S., hasn't struck a supply deal with any premium channel.

The Department of Justice also asked Marty Hinson, a marketing executive at Cox Communications, about HBO, Time Warner's premium channel.

Its Paramount movie studio planned to launch a joint venture premium channel with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate slated for autumn 2009.

But, to appease HBO's customers, the premium channel released the HBOGO app with same-day streaming of original programming to various devices.

Showtime Anytime Like HBOGO, but for Showtime, the Showtime Anytime app brings the premium channel's original content to the iPhone and iPad.

Goldberg insists that the proposal to charge $10 a month for Velvet Rope access was different from the " premium channel" pricing.

New York-based Viacom also has been selling assets, including its stake in premium channel Epix to MGM Holdings Inc, in order to reduce debt.

If you want premium channels like HBO and Showtime, you pay more.

By branching into premium channels, PointCast will fuel growth by diversifying revenue sources.

Some will be free, and some will be premium channels.

Traps are in wide use currently to block premium channels like HBO from basic cable subscribers.