RMT: Retromerical and More

RMT: Retromercial and More is an American cable and satellite digital over the air television network owned by the Disney Broadcasting Alliance and the Walt Disney Company. Originally launched on April 20, 1998 (two days after Disney Channel's 15th anniversary), the network shows commercials broadcast between 1941 and 2015. It is also a sister station to the Ident Channel. It is also a subchannel to other digital channels when it come to rerun of sports and comedy.

## HistoryEdit

On February 2, 1998, the Walt Disney Company and the Disney Broadcasting Alliance announced the formation of a new pay television network which would air alongside their upcoming channels, the Ident Channel and Toon Disney. Retromercial Television began operations on April 20, 1998, two days after the launch of Toon Disney, and ten days after the launch of the Ident Channel. Originally disguised as "a cable network airing movies for families" in its early stages, Retromercial Television's purpose became focused on airing commercials from 1940s until now. The first commercials that Retromercial Television aired was a montage of classic cola commercials, specifically the ones from Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

## ProgrammingEdit

The network's programming consists of shows revolving around commercials:

* "Top 30 Ads of (year)" - A yearly special RMT airs, hosted by a random TV star. That TV special showcases the best 30 commercials to air in that particular year.
* "Behind A Commercial" - A documentary TV show focusing on the behind the scenes making of a particular commercial. The TV show focuses also on the spot's airtime and its longevity.
* "Commercial Debut" - Where a new commercial gets a world premiere broadcast on RMT.
* "Remixed Commercials - Where YouTube Poop-styled commercial spoofs (mashed from old and new commercials) are chosen based on internet votes.
* "Time Mix Up" - Where commercials for old and new products are done in old style (example: One episode would feature a 1950s-styled commercial for New Coke while another episode would feature a 2004-styled commercial for Wilkins Coffee)
* "Make Your Own Ad" - A program where fan-made commercials get shown on TV based on viewers opinions and votes on RMT's website.
* "RMT Request" - A program where viewers go to RMT's website or call RMT on the phone and request RMT to air a commercial they like.
* "RMT News" - A comedy news program featuring news reports and breaking news stories about what's going on in the world of commercials.

## New Non-Commercially Programming

Under a agreement with NBCUniversal, the Daytime Talk Show at 7:00 included

* The Steve Wilkos Show
* Jerry Springer
* Maury

### Sitcoms

* How I Met Your Mother
* Hot In Cleveland

ESPN and all channels team up to make a classic sports showcase schedule known as

* NBA Basketball Classics(70s-recent)
* Gridiron Classics(70s-recent College Football Game)
* College Basketball Classics(70s-recent college basketball games and tournament is known as CBC Playoffs Moments)
* MLB Classics(60s-recent games)
* Recent Basketball Games(06-recent Basketball Games)
* Rerun of Pro Bowl
* Rerun for E Games on RMT

## Sister channels

The Ident Channel is the cable and subchannel airing Idents and programming. It later aired sitcom programming plus ESPN 2 classic programming

Sitcoms included

* American Dad
* Family Guy
* The Simpsons
* King of The Hill
* Black-ish
* Are We There Yet?
* Reba
* The Steve Harvey Show
* The Jamie Foxx Show
* The Drew Carey Show

News included

* TMZ on TV
* Celebrity Justice
* The Insider
* Inside Edition
* TIC News Brief

Sports included

* ESPN 2 Programming that is classic plus The Ocho on August 8-10

E/I and Children Programming on Saturday Morning at 6:00(known as TIC Kids)

* The Roadrunner Show
* The Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner Hour
* Looney Tunes
* Cave Kids
* The Tex Avery Show
* The Wacky World of Tex Avery(DIC/Program Exchange Print)
* Inspector Gadget(2015 Series)
* The Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog(rerun)
* Busytown Mysteries(E/I)
* The Country Mouse and City Mouse Adventures
* Team Hot Wheels
* Winx Club
* Barbie Dreamtopia
* The Tom and Jerry Show(1975 Series)
* The Tom and Jerry Show(2014 Series)(also on Boomerang)
* Oggy and the Cockroaches(The branding is Oggy on TIC)