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Sneak Prevue was an American basic cable and satellite television network that served as a barker channel to provide previews of pay-per-view films and events to cable television providers. The channel launched in 1991 and existed until 2002. == History == Sneak Prevue launched in 1991 as a service for promoting pay-per-view services, providing viewers with a listing and showcase of the events and movies that were showing in the next 30 minutes, up to previews of coming films and events. It was originally owned by the Prevue Networks subsidiary of United Video Satellite Group, and was spun off from the television listings service Prevue Channel (which would become TVGN, and is now known as Pop). In 1999, when the Prevue Channel transformed in to the TV Guide Channel, Sneak Prevue remained under its respective name and format. On June 11, 1998, United Video Satellite Group purchased ''TV Guide'' from News Corporation for $800 million and 60 million shares of stock worth an additional $1.2 billion (this followed an earlier merger attempt between the two companies in 1996 that eventually fell apart).〔(News Lite: TV Guide Deal Sets Up Broadcast Opportunity ), ''Los Angeles Daily News'', June 12, 1998. Retrieved on February 12, 2014 from HighBeam Research〕〔(United Video, News Corp. call the whole thing off; TV Guide, Preview Guide merger collapses ), ''Broadcasting & Cable'', September 2, 1996. Retrieved on February 12, 2014 from HighBeam Research.〕 This resulted in subsequent renaming of Prevue Channel to the TV Guide Channel on February 1. Following the purchase, a revamp of Sneak Prevue's software and on-air presentation was implemented after February 1, 1999, or whenever cable companies upgraded their equipment for TVGC's new presentation mode. On October 5, 1999, Gemstar International Group Ltd. purchased United Video Satellite Group, which was renamed Gemstar-TV Guide International; the two companies had previously been involved in a legal battle over the intellectual property rights for their respective interactive program guide systems, VCR Plus+ and TV Guide On Screen, that began in 1994.〔(Electronic Rival To Buy TV Guide ), ''The Washington Post'', October 5, 1999. Retrieved on February 12, 2014 from HighBeam Research.〕〔Tourtellotte, Bob (1999-09-06). Analyst: IPG fight may soon be over. ''Broadcasting & Cable'', September 6, 1999. Retrieved on 2014-02-12 from http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-629280.html.〕 In 2001, the new management planned another revamp for the network, with plans to rename the channel as Screen TV. However these plans were eventually scrapped, and the channel quietly ceased operations in April 2002 as its content was merged within the scrolling listings grid of parent network TV Guide Channel, including pricing and ordering information. This was most likely due to the fact that dominant pay-per-view provider In Demand provided its own barker channel, and as a result of other cable systems deciding to advertise their film lineups on their own. The ending also coincided with the discontinuation of Laserdisc production by Imation. 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「Sneak Prevue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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