U8

U8, formerly 8TV, is a Unovan pay entertainment television channel owned by Silph-PBC Media Unova.
==History==
===8TV===
The network was launched as 8TV on July 26, 1999, which was owned by Publisher Channels Unova. 8TV was a generalist television network at the time of its launch. The network's programming included 8TV Nightly News, 8TV Morning News, and Entertainment View.
In summer of 2001, 8TV became an entertainment-only channel, dropping the news but keeping Entertainment View and launching two new series: Animation Tonight and Unovatainment (cancelled in 2003). The channel also began to show anime more commonly, mostly Pokémon. The channel also received the slogan "8 has it."
In June of 2006, the channel changed its primary focus to anime, and the slogan became "Anime-tion forever." However, the channel began to lose viewers due to the free-to-air PBC focusing on anime. Thusly the channel decided to switch gears.
===U8===
Following the decline in viewership, 8TV returned to its general entertainment programming. With this came the purchase of the channel by Silph-PBC Media, and the channel was rebranded as U8, short for Unova 8.
U8's viewership rose, and it became one of Unova's most viewed television channels.
Category:Unova
Category:Fictional television networks
Category:Fictional television network