CSN2 (TV Channel)

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**CSN2** was a British Pirate television channel owned by CSN Networks. It was primarily used as a secondary feed to CSN, being used for marathons and special events that would affect CSN's schedule. The channel initially launched on the 1st November 2022 but would only last 1 month until the 20th December 2022, it would quietly relaunch on 12th August 2023, with a marathon of the Chucky franchise.

## History

CSN2 was announced to replace the CSMovies Channel on the 3rd October 2022, CSMovies would continue on both CSN and CSN2 as a strand of programming. On 31st October, the CSMovies Channel would broadcast one last time, airing a selection of Horror-Comedy movies until 1st November at 3AM when it would sign off with a message saying CSN2 would launch later that day at 4PM. When CSN2 laucnhed, the first thing to be shown was the Murder on the Blackpool Express, a prequel film to the then upcoming series, Murder, They Hope, which would premiere on CSN the week after. CSN2 had a block of anime that would run from 6PM-8PM, it was based on Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's Toonami block, featuring branding from the 2020 set. CSN2 would quietly close on the 20th December 2022, as CSN would go on hiatus for a month until January 2023. The last programme shown on the first incarnation CSN2 was Adult Swim's Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell. After the closure, CSN2's feed would mainly be used as pop-up channels such as one based on the CSNArchive concept, which repeated previous broadcasts from CSN, 2 and CSMovies.

On 9th August 2023, CSN announced there would be a marathon of the entire Chucky franchise on that Saturday but on CSN2. This means CSN2 will now relaunch with new graphics and a new purpose, mainly acting as a secondary feed to CSN, providing more content, the channel is not scheduled like CSN as it will only air when needed. On 1st December 2023, CSN announced it would be winding down operations of its TV channels and social media pages on the 31st, effectively shutting both it and CSN2 down after nearly 2 years on air. Cypher.Sonic, the owner of CSN, stated that the channel was closing due to a lack of interest from viewers and the Pirate TV community being dead, with CSN being the only channel really still broadcasting normally. On 14th December, it was announced CSN2s final broadcast had been cancelled due to a technical fault, putting an end to the channel, CSN remained unaffected.

## Programming

The first incarnation of CSN2's programming consisted of archive programming from CSN that wasn't on the main channel, such as The IT Crowd and Classic Beavis and Butt-Head, it also featured exclusive programming such as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Shenmue: The Animation, which aired during CSN2's Toonami block, which replaced CSN's JETIX block.

When CSN2 relaunched, it mainly consisted of repeats and marathon style programming from the main CSN channel.

## Logos

CSN2's first logo was based on ITV2's first logo from 1998, the alternative logo would go to serve as inspiration for CSN's 2023 Rebrand logo.

First Logo (1 November 2022 - 12 August 2023)Second Logo (12 August 2023 - 14th December 2023)
## See Also

* CSN
* CSMovies
* CSN Networks