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''Sky Angel'' was a Christian television show provider. Its service is specialized in offering Christian media services, along with other channels which it deemed to be family-friendly programming. First established as a satellite television service, it migrated to a distribution similar to IPTV in 2008. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Naples, Florida.〔 The company also has a Chattanooga, Tennessee location where programming, engineering and network operations reside.〔 ==History== Sky Angel was formed in 1980 by Robert Johnson Sr., who aimed to create a faith-oriented television service that would be free of the objectionable content he had found on television. Johnson obtained an allocation of 8 direct-broadcast satellite frequencies for the service, and reached a deal with Dish Network to use space on its EchoStar III satellite. Sky Angel's lineup would consist primarily of religious networks, along with other contemporary television networks which the service considers to be family-oriented. Carrying around 30 channels in its lineup, Sky Angel reached around 115,000 subscribers, mostly within the Central United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Christ-Centered' IPTV Service to Offer NFL Network )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2012/08/23/the-tiny-tv-broadcaster-that-cable-and-internet-giants-are-trying-to-kill/ )〕〔 After the company passed on investing close to $400 million in manufacturing a replacement for the aging EchoStar III satellite, Sky Angel partnered with NeuLion in 2007 to develop a new over-the-top IPTV-based platform for the service. The new IPTV service would offer additional features such as an increased channel capacity, support for DVRs, and the ability for Sky Angel to offer internet and mobile television services in the future.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sky Angel to Spread IPTV Wings via NeuLion )〕 In September 2012, Sky Angel launched its "Sky Angel 2.0" platform, offering a traditional set-top box-based service of religious channels, and "Faith Everywhere", which adds web streaming of its lineup through an iPad app. Sky Angel also introduced a new spin-off service known as FAVE TV ("Family and Values Entertainment")a non-religious service which aims to carry "mainstream" and "family-friendly" television channels.〔〔 In June 2013, the Faith Everywhere service became available through an app for Roku streaming players. In Fall 2013 Sky Angel announced it would no longer offer service on Roku effective November 1, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.multichannel.com/distribution/roku-tunes-sky-angel/143653 )〕 On December 10, 2013 Sky Angel announced the end of its IPTV and web service effective January 14, 2014. Angel One, Angel Two and KTV will still be produced by Sky Angel U.S. LLC and will be distributed via DISH Network. CEO Robert W. Johnson, Jr, said in a farewell letter to current subscribers, "Although we have fought the good fight and endured years of losses, we have reached the point where we must suspend the service. . . We want to thank you for your support and your prayers over the years and pray that God will bestow great blessing on you and your family in the years to come." 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「Sky Angel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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