I.Sat

I.Sat (contraction of the Spanish phrase Imagen Satelital, which means "Satellite image") is an Argentine cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International. It airs movies, series, music, and shows. It is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I.Sat
CountryArgentina
Broadcast areaLatin America
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Language(s)Spanish and Portuguese
Picture format480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
Sister channelsTNT
TNT Series
Space
Warner Channel
TCM
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
Tooncast
TruTV
Glitz*
HTV
CNN
CNN en Español
History
LaunchedApril 5, 1993 (Latin America)
April 1, 2008 (Brazil)
Former namesI-Sat (1993-1998)

It is broadcast on the satellite Intelsat 21 and is carried by most cable television companies in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Recent history

Until 2007, the channel was owned by "Claxson Interactive Group Latin America & Iberia" (which was a subsidiary of the Venezuelan-based Grupo Cisneros) but that year the channel, along with Retro and Space, is bought by Turner Broadcasting System. It aired different programming on different blocks, such as "Primer Plano I.Sat" (foreign movies), "Cine Argentino Independiente" (independent Argentine films), "Asian Connection" (Asian films), and "Cortos I-Sat" (short films).

In 2007 it changed its programming from being a 24-hour movie channel to having movies, series, shows, documentary series, music, and some others. Some current programming includes Little Britain, Raising Hope, Misfits, and others.

Adult Swim, which previously aired on Cartoon Network, aired every night with adult animation series since 2007 after its cancellation from Cartoon Network; however, the Adult Swim block was cancelled from I.Sat on 2010 due to low ratings.[1][2] Adult Swim, however, returned to I.Sat on April 3, 2015 until April 16, 2020.[3]

Logos
5.04.1993-16.12.1998 16.12.1998-1.12.2010 1.12.2010–present

Programming

Current programming blocks

Former programming blocks
  • Adult Swim: Previously aired on Cartoon Network. It aired cartoons and anime series for adults since 2007. Discontinued in 2010. Returned in April 2015 until April 2020.
  • Asian Connection: Asian films.
  • BritTV: British shows and series from BBC and Channel 4.
  • Comedy Central. Programming block with series from the TV channel Comedy Central. Discontinued in 2004.
  • Cine Zeta. Films with poor ratings or reviews. Discontinued in 2005.
  • Furia Oriental: Anime series and Asian films.
  • Sexorama. Softcore films. Discontinued in 2008.
  • I-Toons. Airs cartoons. Discontinued in 2010.

Foreign programming

References
  1. "Exclusiva: I.Sat extingue [Adult Swim] para siempre". ANMTV (in Spanish). 2010-11-12. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01.
  2. "Diciembre en I.Sat: Último mes de [Adult Swim]". ANMTV (in Spanish). 2010-11-14.
  3. Landaverde, Octavio (2015-02-12). "Adult Swim regresa en abril por I.Sat". ANMTV (in Spanish).
  4. Furquim, Fernanda (2010-11-26). "As Estreias de 2011 dos Canais Turner no Brasil". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese).
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