InfoTV (TV channel)

InfoTV (formerly The Talk Channel, then NewsTalk Television) is a defunct American news and talk channel. It was launched on October 1, 1994 by Multimedia as Talk Channel, and it underwent name changes before it was renamed on December 7, 1996 as InfoTV by Universal Studios. It was defunct on November 14, 2004, and it was replaced by NBC Weather Plus, which is a weather service from NBC.

History
InfoTV made its roots back in 1993 when Multimedia, who also owned cable channel Gingo is launching a 24-hour talk channel entitled The Talk Channel. It officially made its launch on October 1, 1994.

On February 6, 1995, it was announced that Multimedia would rebrand The Talk Channel as NewsTalk Television, and it expanded upon the broader scope of programming. It was included when MCA, who also owned Universal Studios purchased Multimedia on January 31, 1996.

On December 7, 1996, Universal Studios announced that it will rebrand NewsTalk Television into InfoTV, and the programming was expanded upon informational programming, beyond the scope of talk shows and news programming. The channel hit higher ratings for a six-year period from 1997 to 2003.

In 2004, it was announced that after NBC and Universal Studios merged together, NBC Universal launched NBC Weather Plus. InfoTV made its last day of programming on November 14, 2004 and on the following day, NBC Weather Plus launched.

Programming
When it was first launched, it consists of talk programming. When the channel renamed, it expanded the focus onto news. And when Universal Studios bought the channel, it expanded to informative programming.