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Channel AKA (formerly Channel U) is a British digital satellite TV channel, owned by All Around the World Productions, available through Sky within the UK and Ireland on channel 385. It is a music channel, focusing on playing upcoming UK urban/grime/hip-hop music and has helped the breakthrough for acts such as Tinchy Stryder, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Chipmunk, Wretch 32, Devlin and N-Dubz. == Starting point == Channel AKA is a significant outlet not only for established artists, but also for those who are just starting out. Its material "includes crude productions shot with handheld digital video cameras,"〔Frere-Jones, Sasha. 21 March 2005. "True Grime: A Genre's Magic Moment." ''The New Yorker''. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/03/21/050321crmu_music. Accessed 14 March 2008.〕 and helps new musicians attract attention and build a fan base.〔Leon B. 03 September 2007. "Channel U: The Future Of UK Urban Music?" ''The Scene Magazine''. http://www.britishhiphop.co.uk/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1007. Accessed 14 March 2008.〕 According to its website, "the aim of the channel was to highlight to the public, the raw and unsigned talent we have in the UK, and give them a platform from which they could perform,"〔"The Channel U Shop: About." http://www.channelu.tv/shop/index1.html. Accessed 14 March 2008.〕 and it has been successful in this mission, as suggested by the production and popularity of such compilation CDs as ''Channel U: The Album''. Many artists have expressed their loyalty to the channel in their lyrics; for example, in Lady Sovereign's "9 to 5", ''"Channel who? Oh Channel U, the ones who made me huge, like Katie Price's boobs!"''. Other artists to comment on Channel U include Kano, Ironik, Lethal Bizzle, Sway, Remi Nicole, Mr Wong, and Dizzee Rascal. Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip criticised Channel U in their song "Fixed", as did Lowkey, who cited the absence of any innovation and the channel's lack of desire to take risks. In October 2005, the first annual Channel U Awards were held in London with live performances from its underground playlist. Before he joined MTV to host the British version of ''Pimp My Ride'', Tim Westwood had a show on Channel AKA, along with his other media activity. Following the success of the Westwood show the channel further developed its programming by licensing a lifestyle TV series, ''The Ballers Show'', in 2006. The 30-minute show gave its audience the unique opportunity to see the real lives of footballers off the pitch and featured Premier League football stars including Jermain Defoe and Jermaine Pennant.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Channel AKA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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