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Warner-AmEx Satellite Entertainment was a media company is formed in New York City in 1974 as a joint venture between Time Warner and American Express to produce television networks including MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and The Movie Channel.
1 Channel was originally launched under Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment and tested as Sight on Sound until 1981, when it officially launched as MTV. 2 Channel started as Ha! , merged with HBO 's The Comedy Channel the following year, became entirely owned by Viacom in 2003.
In 1979, Warner formed a joint venture with credit card company American Express called Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment. This company owned such cable channels as MTV, Nickelodeon, The Movie Channel, and VH1 (which was launched in 1985 on the channel space left by Turner 's Cable Music Channel).
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The original Channel C-3, by then known as Pinwheel, became Nickelodeon in April 1979. As a result of these actions, Warner Cable Communications would then be rebranded as Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, becoming a joint venture between Warner Cable and American Express.
Jul 28, 2021 · Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Co., only slightly better known as WASEC, was a joint venture between Warner Communications and American Express.
