Heavy TV

Heavy TV is an American cable television and pay digital Network owned by Fox corporation. It is dedicated to heavy metal and MetalHead lifestyle. It also broadcasts movies and combat sports (boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling)

History
Fox corporation announced that they were going to make a programming block dedicated to heavy metal and that it was going to be called mosh TV. However the channel name was changed but I was still dedicated to heavy metal, but was called Heavy TV.

Then it was changed into a channel. In addition to Fox soul and it was named Fox metal. And then it had the heavy TV name again.

After a while they announced that they were keeping the metal music videos but and they announced that they were going to have movies and unscripted programming. the network then added WWE, forged in fire, UFC, and Monster Jam.

Then the channel announced that they were doing a BabyMetal anime that would also be broadcast on toonami on adult swim, and animax that would be produced by Funimation.

it become successful.

Programming
The channel broadcast shows in the hard rock and heavy metal communities (Including concerts, interviews, music videos, documentaries, etc.) it also broadcasts plenty of movies, non scripted programs (forged in fire), and sports (wrestling, martial arts, and boxing.

It has an original program Babymetal: the series which includes the band Babymetal and is also available on Toonami and Animax.

Idea
The owner cool Horton said that he had watched UpTV and CMT and said why isn't there a channel dedicated to heavy metal and rock music. Not including, AXS TV. So with the help of rock station DJs and most heavy metal producers, he got the idea to make an entire Channel dedicated to heavy metal and rock music. And thus Heavy TV was born

And then major movie studio companies approach him and giving him the rights to broadcast their films. up until this point they only showed band documentaries and metal documentary movies.

Then WWE approached him, and asked him if he could broadcast WWE fights. He figured metalheads liked WWE fights. The program on the channel was called WWE on Heavy TV.

Then feld entertainment, the company responsible for Monster Jam, approached him and asked if he could broadcast Monster Jam competitions and races. He figured he probably didn't have to but then, Hebroadcast some Monster Jam competitions on there.

Musicians features in promos
Ivan Moody-Five Finger Death Punch

Mike shinoda - Linkin Park

Corey Taylor and Shaun Crahn-Slipknot

Ghostmane

Vincent "Gawtti" Devoux - Boo-Yah T.R.I.B.E.

Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown - Pantera

Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath

Adrian Smith - iron maiden

Fred durst - Limp Bizkit

John Cooper and Kory Cooper - skillet

Amy Lee - Evanescence

Manafest

John Flansburgh - They Might Be Giants