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| MuchMusic>MuchMusic USA (1994–2001)MMUSA (2001–2003)| replaced = NuvoTV (merged into Fuse on September 30, 2015)| replaced_by = | FM (TV channel)>FM| timeshift_service = | online_serv_1 = DirecTV Stream | IPTV>Internet Protocol television| online_serv_2 = Fubo TV | IPTV>Internet Protocol television| online_serv_3 = Sling TV | IPTV>Internet Protocol television | weblink}}}}Fuse is an American television channel owned by Fuse Media, LLC, that launched in 1994. It was originally known as MuchMusic USA, a localized version of the Canadian cable channel Much, and was dedicated to music-based programming; the channel relaunched under its current branding in 2003. Fuse was acquired by SiTV Media in 2014 and, after merging with the Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, would shift its focus to general entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting multicultural young adults.By February 2015, Fuse was available to approximately 71,491,000 pay television households (61.4% of households with television) in the United States.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150223220414weblink">weblink dead, February 23, 2015, List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015, Seidman, Robert, TV by the Numbers, Zap2it, February 22, 2015, March 14, 2015, With a number of cable operators discontinuing their carriage in the years since, the channel currently has an availability of around 38 million pay television households as of 2018.NEWS,weblink Comcast to Drop Jennifer Lopez-Owned Fuse Music Channel, Littleton, Cynthia, December 30, 2018, Variety (magazine), Variety, January 1, 2019, HistoryAs MuchMusic USA{{more citations needed|section|date=June 2021}}The channel originally launched on July 1, 1994, as MuchMusic USA; it was founded as a joint venture between Rainbow Media (currently known as AMC Networks), a division of New York–based Cablevision and Toronto-based CHUM Limited. CHUM would later sell its 50% stake in the network to Cablevision in 2000, but allowed the continued use of the "MuchMusic" name under a brand licensing agreement.The channel suffered from a lack of carriage; outside of Cablevision's own systems and others (such as the now-defunct PrimeStar{{Citation|title=Primestar Promos and Commercials (1997-2000)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWrtgubbRgE| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228035846weblink| archive-date=February 28, 2020 | url-status=dead|language=en|access-date=January 8, 2020}}), not many providers carried the network.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Beginning in 1996, Rainbow began an effort to add U.S-produced original programming and music video blocks to the network.BOOK,weblink Billboard, March 16, 1996, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., en, Certain Cablevision systems in major markets also experimented with locally oriented music countdown shows, typically produced in cooperation with a local radio station (such as Cablevision's Boston system producing the MuchMusic Boston Countdown together with radio station WFNX).WEB,weblink MuchMusic Tries Local Angle to Woo Ops, Moss, Linda, Multichannel, en-us, January 5, 2020, In 1998, the network also began to be included in a sub-unit of Rainbow focused upon live pay-per-view events taking place at New York's world-famous Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden (both also owned by Cablevision's founding Dolan family), Radio City Networks.BOOK,weblink Billboard, October 17, 1998, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., en, By 2001, MuchMusic USA began to diverge from its Canadian parent; it introduced a new logo identifying itself as MMUSA, and began to air its own original programming and music video blocks, often featuring user-submitted videos; the network's new direction centered around viewer interactivity via the Internet, with the "mmusa.tv" website being the focal point of the interaction.BOOK,weblink Billboard, June 9, 2001, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., en, WEB,weblink MuchMusic USA Changes the Face of Music Programming with New Interactive Shows, June 1, 2001, en-US, January 5, 2020, Carriage of the network began to expand with the rise of digital cable, with Time Warner Cable and Comcast beginning to carry the channel around this time.BOOK,weblink Billboard, March 17, 2001, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., en,As Fuse2003–2013File:Fuse-studios1.jpg|thumb|275px|left|Fuse studios on Seventh Avenue across from Madison Square GardenMadison Square GardenAfter CHUM revoked its licensing agreement for the U.S. channel to use the MuchMusic brand, Cablevision and Time Warner announced that it would relaunch MMUSA as Fuse in 2003; Fuse would officially relaunch on May 19, 2003.Article: muchmusic usa Becomes Fuse; Total Convergence Music Programming 'Fuses' Online, TV & Interactive Game Play.{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} HighBeam ResearchThe channel indirectly bashed the Paramount-owned MTV with a slogan touting Fuse as the channel "where the music went." Fuse's advertising in this period, by New York–based Amalgamated, generated controversy both through its more direct criticism of MTV, and through its parodies, particularly that of the iPod ad campaign.NEWS, Mucha, Thomas,weblink They Want Their Fuse TV - March 1, 2005, Money.cnn.com, March 1, 2005, June 25, 2010, WEB, dabitch,weblink Fuse is fuel for fury. MTV doesn't like their tone., Adland.tv, May 15, 2003, June 25, 2010, NEWS, Tim Arango,weblink Apple Blows Fuse Over Ads, NYPOST.com, July 23, 2004, June 25, 2010, WEB, dabitch,weblink Fuse parodies two campaigns in one – gets Apple on the phone, Adland.tv, July 24, 2004, June 25, 2010, Viacom, corporate owner of MTV and, for a short while, the former owner of many of Fuse's current sister properties, protested when a Fuse billboard appeared across from its headquarters featuring Sally Struthers' plea to "save the music video."In 2008, Fuse became the exclusive television partner for some major music events, including signing a three-year deal to air the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyWEB,weblink Fuse Gets Rock Hall of Fame Telecasts In Three-Year Deal - 2008-11-03 06:00:00 | Multichannel News, Multichannel.com, June 25, 2010, and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.In April 2010, Cablevision's MSG unit, including Fuse, was spun off as a separate publicly traded company, The Madison Square Garden Company.NEWS, Riddell, Kelly, Cablevision Spins Off MSG to Focus on Cable Franchise,weblink Bloomberg, January 18, 2013, February 10, 2010, On June 20, 2010, Fuse simulcast the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards, marking its first broadcast of MuchMusic programming since its relaunch.WEB,weblink CTV Media Site – MuchMusic, Ctvmedia.ca, June 8, 2010, June 25, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110719081356weblink">weblink July 19, 2011, dead, Other MuchMusic programming would return in 2011, including The Wedge and Video on Trial (which would also gain an American version).Blink-182 and former +44 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus began hosting his own weekly television series on Fuse that year, titled Hoppus on Music.WEB,weblink Coming to Fuse This Fall: A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus, Fuse.tv, June 22, 2010, June 22, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100625042833weblink">weblink June 25, 2010, dead, WEB,weblink Fuse Announces New Weekly Show 'Hoppus on Music', PR Newswire, June 22, 2010, June 22, 2010, On June 28, 2011, Vevo and Fuse entered into a video syndication and content partnership. As part of the partnership, Fuse.tv syndicates Vevo's music video and entertainment programming, including exclusive music video premieres, live music events, and originally produced series.WEB,weblink VEVO Press Release Media Site – Fuse, Fuse.tv, June 28, 2011, July 18, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110930012254weblink">weblink September 30, 2011, dead, In the fall of 2012, Fuse refocused itself with a new on-air branding campaignWEB,weblink Loyalkaspar - Fuse Rebrand, April 1, 2015, April 2, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150402114753weblink">weblink dead, created by design agency LoyalKaspar, with its website now featuring trending music news stories. That winter, Fuse launched a mobile app for Android and iOS devices. In November 2012, Fuse announced the launch of Fuse News,NEWS,weblink Fuse Introduces 'Fuse News,' with Some Recognizable Hosts, The New York Times, Dave, Itzkoff, September 4, 2012, December 18, 2013, a daily news update program which debuted in February 2013.2013–2019In March 2013, anonymous sources leaked news that MSG was planning to sell all or part of Fuse, as the network had been struggling, and was facing growing competition from digital outlets.NEWS, Atkinson, Claire,weblink MSG could be at the end of its Fuse, The New York Post, March 22, 2013, December 18, 2013, On April 4, 2014, MSG and SiTV Media, the parent company of the Latino-oriented entertainment network NuvoTV, announced that SiTV would acquire Fuse for $226 million.PRESS RELEASE, NUVOtv Parent Company SiTV Media to Acquire Fuse Network From The Madison Square Garden Company,weblink New York, NY, MSG Networks Inc., April 14, 2014, November 25, 2019, SiTV outbid rival network Revolt, which had made a $200 million offer to acquire Fuse. As part of the deal, the Madison Square Garden Company would take a 15% stake in SiTV. Prior to the official announcement, Benny Medina (manager of Jennifer Lopez, the network's chief creative officer) stated that if SiTV were to acquire Fuse, there were no immediate plans to make any major changes to the network's programming, emphasizing that Fuse and NuvoTV would be "two different companies with two different identities, audiences and goals."WEB, David, Liberman,weblink JLo Outbids Sean Combs for Fuse TV; Snaps Up for $226 million, Deadline Hollywood, April 2014, April 5, 2014, However, on May 1, Fuse News was cancelled with immediate effect, with the entire staff let go, along with other cuts throughout the network.NEWS,weblink The Ticker: Fuse, Oliver, Tapper, Charlton, Jordan, May 1, 2014, TVNewser, May 2, 2014, May 2, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140502230442weblink">weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Fuse Readies For NuvoTV Merger By Shedding Some Staff, Staff Report, May 1, 2014, Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2014, The acquisition was completed on July 1, 2014.WEB,weblink NUVOtv PARENT COMPANY SÃTV MEDIA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FUSE NETWORK FROM THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY, January 7, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140906205009weblink">weblink September 6, 2014, dead, In March 2015, Fuse announced its would expand beyond music programming and merge with NuvoTV.WEB,weblink Upfronts 2015: Nuvo TV to Meld into Fuse in Q3, March 4, 2015, Multichannel News, March 25, 2015, A new programming slate was announced, including White Guy Talk Show, a late-night talk show hosted by Grace Parra and Saurin Choksi, which debuted on March 2, 2015; and, debuting on April 9, Skee TV, hosted by DJ Skee, featuring interviews and live performances.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150307032326weblink">weblink dead, March 7, 2015, Fuse Media, Inc. unveils new ambitious original programming slate for Fuse network, expanding beyond music for 2015-16 season, Zap2it, March 4, 2015, March 25, 2015, WEB,weblink 'White Guy Talk Show' & DJ Skee-Hosted Series On Fuse Media's 2015 Slate, March 4, 2015, March 25, 2015, In addition, the newly rebranded parent company, Fuse Media, announced the launch of a new music channel focusing on "up-and-coming, young, diverse talent".WEB,weblink Upfronts 2015: Nuvo TV to Meld into Fuse in Q3, March 4, 2015, Multichannel News, March 25, 2015, The new channel, FM, would later launch on September 30, 2015, replacing NuvoTV.WEB,weblink Hilary Ready to Light Up a New 'Fuse', September 28, 2015, Multichannel News, October 1, 2015, In April 2015, Fuse became the exclusive broadcaster of Legends Football League games in the United States.WEB,weblink LFL Returns to National Television on Fuse in HD, lfl360.com, April 7, 2015, April 10, 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150410200426weblink">weblink dead, On July 31, 2015, Fuse announced they would relaunch with a new logo and branding on September 30, 2015.WEB,weblink Fuse TV to relaunch with new identity, programming, Rapid TV News, August 1, 2015, NEWS,weblink Fuse TV to relaunch with new identity, programming, July 31, 2015, Variety, Maane, Khatchatourian, In addition to new series such as Transcendent, which documents the lives of transgender women at AsiaSF Cabaret & Restaurant in San Francisco, and Revealed, which features music videos, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage of artists at work, Fuse announced a multi-year partnership with comedian Gabriel Iglesias for additional new programming and comedy specials.WEB,weblink FUSE RELAUNCHES ON SEPTEMBER 30th WITH NEW NETWORK BRAND AND PROGRAMMING, Fuse Media, August 6, 2015, WEB,weblink Fuse: Fall 2015 - New Network Brand, May 26, 2015, October 1, 2015, In November 2017, a partnership between Complex and Fuse was announced in which Fuse will air a block of Complex digital series under the Complex x Fuse banner. The block premiered on November 10, 2017.WEB,weblink Complex and Fuse Partner for Special TV Programming Block, Complex Networks, November 1, 2017, December 19, 2018, WEB,weblink Complex Brings 'Hot Ones' And 'Sneaker Shopping' To TV, November 20, 2017, December 19, 2018, Towards the end of 2018, both Comcast and Verizon announced that Fuse and FM would be dropped from Xfinity and Fios on January 1, 2019, reasoning that the networks' lack of viewership and Fuse's channel drift towards a sitcom and film repeat-heavy lineup did not justify continued carriage of the networks. Then-Fuse Media CEO Michael Schwimmer made the claim the networks were being dropped as Comcast's Department of Justice consent decree for their acquisition was relaxed regarding channel diversity and a commitment to independent channel operators, giving them an out from carrying the network. In reality, the decree remains in full effect and Fuse's de facto replacement, TV One sister network Cleo TV, launched broadly on Comcast systems on January 19 under the same decree.NEWS,weblink Fuse, Dropped by Comcast, Blasts Operator, Lafayette, John, December 31, 2018, MultiChannel News, January 1, 2019, PRESS RELEASE, TV One Launches New Entertainment Network CLEO TV on January 19, 2019, TV Week, November 21, 2018,weblink January 1, 2019, In April 2019, Fuse's parent company, Fuse Media, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing its lost coverage on Comcast and Verizon systems, as well as defaulting on a loan.NEWS, Jennifer Lopez-Owned Fuse Media Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Deadline, April 23, 2019,weblink April 25, 2019, On September 3, 2019, a Fuse-branded channel was launched on Pluto TV.NEWS,weblink Pluto TV Adds Fuse TV to Its Lineup, September 3, 2019, Cord Cutters News, September 4, 2019,Since 2020On November 19, 2020, current Fuse Media CEO Miguel Roggero and a "Latino-led management group" announced that they have acquired majority interest in the company.NEWS,weblink Fuse Media, In Post-Bankruptcy Reset, Is Bought By Latino-Led Management Group, November 19, 2020, Deadline Hollywood, November 26, 2020, NEWS,weblink LATINO-LED MANAGEMENT GROUP ACQUIRES MAJORITY, CONTROLLING INTEREST IN FUSE MEDIA, November 19, 2020, November 26, 2020, In March 2021, Fuse Media announced the launch of a new streaming division, merging the network's website, social media, and digital video outlets with new branded free ad-supported television (FAST) channels.WEB,weblink FUSE MEDIA KICKS OFF FIRST UPFRONT SINCE BECOMING A LATINO-OWNED COMPANY WITH NEW LAUNCHES, BRAND OPPORTUNITIES AND AUTHENTIC STORIES CELEBRATING BLENDED AMERICA, June 10, 2021, NEWS,weblink Fuse Launches Streaming Unit Heading Into Upfront, March 23, 2021, June 10, 2021, That summer, Fuse Media launched a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, "Fuse+", in beta.FUSE MEDIA INTRODUCES FUSE+, A NEW PURPOSE-DRIVEN STREAMING SERVICE, JUNE 22, 2021In December 2021, Comcast reached a renewed carriage agreement with Fuse Media, bringing Fuse and FM back to its cable service after 3 years, and also extending distribution of Fuse+ to its X1 and Flex set-top boxes.WEB, Munson, Ben, December 7, 2021, Comcast brings back Fuse three years after dropping channel,weblink December 17, 2021, Fierce Video, en,ProgrammingOriginal programming that's currently produced by Fuse consists of lifestyle series, reality shows, and documentaries. After merging with NuvoTV and launching FM in September 2015, Fuse would slowly scale down its music-based programming.Through its Fuse Presents series, the network has previously hosted live concerts from various venues, primarily from those owned by MSG.WEB,weblink Fuse presents "Drake: Live From Radio City Music Hall" Nov. 24 Media Site = Channel Guide Magazine, channelguidemagblog.com, November 19, 2010, July 18, 2011, WEB,weblink Fuse presents "Elton John and Leon Russell Live From the Beacon Theatre" Oct. 19 Media Site = Channel Guide Magazine, channelguidemagblog.com, October 15, 2010, July 18, 2011, WEB,weblink Linkin Park Live MSG Concert on Fuse Presents, Friday February 18, www.zimbio.com, July 18, 2011, WEB,weblink Fuse Presents Red Hot Chili Peppers Live from The Roxy, www.theaudioperv.com, September 11, 2011,Former on-air staff{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2022}}Music blocks
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