Did ABC Family become Freeform?

This article details the network’s existence from its founding by the Christian Broadcasting Network to its current ownership by The Walt Disney Company, which renamed ABC Family to Freeform on January 12, 2016.

Who owns Freeform?

Walt Disney Television
Freeform is a cable channel owned by Walt Disney Television, a division of Disney Media Networks, featuring programming aimed at teenagers and young adults, as well as families during its Funday Weekend block.

What was Freeform called before ABC Family?

By 1990 it became the Family Channel; by 1998, it was sold to Fox Kids and renamed Fox Family. It only became ABC Family in 2001, when Disney acquired it and renamed it, yet again — though it was contractually obligated to keep “Family” in the title.

Why is CBN on Freeform?

Disney first got involved with Robertson and 700 in 2001, when it acquired what had been the Fox Family Channel for a handsome $5.3 billion, and soon renamed it the Disney Family Channel. That stuck until 2016, when, hungry for better ratings, Disney rebranded the network as Freeform.

What is the Family Channel called now?

Freeform Network
ABC Family Channel To Change Its Name To Freeform Network The cable channel is dropping the word family from its title for the first time in more than 25 years.

Is there still an ABC Family Channel?

ABC Family Channel To Change Its Name To Freeform Network The cable channel is dropping the word family from its title for the first time in more than 25 years. The move shows how competition has forced TV channels to hone in on their most important viewers.

Is ABC Family changing its name to Freeform?

Now, this day, the cable channel ABC Family will change its name to Freeform, dropping the word family from the title for the first time in more than 25 years. It is a sign of bigger change.

When did’a new kind of family’start on ABC?

It premiered in April 1966 and moved to the network in 1977. This dramedy about two friends in 1960s North Carolina ran for two seasons on ABC Family when the network was known as Fox Family. ABC Family relaunched in 2001, adopted a new slogan in 2006 (“A New Kind of Family”) and incorporated shows targeted at young adults.

What is ABCABC Family-Freeform doing with history?

ABC Family-Freeform has some things in common with History. According to network president Tom Ascheim, the behind-the-scenes shift has been taking place for years, and all that’s left is to leave behind a name that the network has outgrown. No huge changes are coming to the network’s programming in 2016.

What happened to ABC Family?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now, this day, the cable channel ABC Family will change its name to Freeform, dropping the word family from the title for the first time in more than 25 years. It is a sign of bigger change.