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{{short description|American cable television network}}
{{About|the American channel|the British and Irish version|HGTV (British and Irish TV channel)}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = HGTV
| logo = HGTV 2010.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1994|12|30}}
| parent = [[Warner Bros. Discovery Networks]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| country = United States
| headquarters = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
| language = English
| former_names =
| replaced =
| replaced_by =
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
* [[Adult Swim]]
* [[American Heroes Channel]]
* [[Animal Planet]]
* [[AT&T SportsNet]]
* [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]
* [[Cartoon Network]]
* [[Cartoonito (American programming block)|Cartoonito]]
* [[Cinemax]]
* [[CNN]]
* [[Cooking Channel]]
* [[The CW]] <!-- sale pending -->
* [[Destination America]]
* [[Discovery Channel]]
* [[Discovery en Español]]
* [[Discovery Family]]
* [[Discovery Familia]]
* [[Discovery Life]]
* [[Food Network]]
* [[HBO]]
* [[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
* [[Investigation Discovery]]
* [[Magnolia Network]]
* [[Motor Trend (TV network)|Motor Trend]]
* [[Oprah Winfrey Network]]
* [[Science Channel]]
* [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]
* [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]]
* [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]
* [[Travel Channel]]
* [[TruTV]]
* [[Turner Classic Movies]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.hgtv.com/}}
| terr_serv_1 = Astro [[Malaysia]]
| terr_chan_1 = CH 715 (HD)
| online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service
| online_chan_1 = [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]
| online_serv_2 = Service(s)
| online_chan_2 = [[DirecTV Stream]], [[Hulu|Hulu + Live TV]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[Sling TV]], [[YouTube TV]], [[Vidgo]], [[FuboTV]]
}}
'''HGTV''' (an [[initialism]] for '''Home & Garden Television''') is an American [[basic cable]] channel owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]. The network primarily broadcasts [[reality television|reality]] [[Broadcast programming|programming]] related to [[home improvement]] and [[real estate]].
{{As of|2023|11}}, HGTV is available to approximately 72,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100,000,000 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>
==History==
Kenneth W. Lowe (then a radio executive with The [[E. W. Scripps Company]] and, subsequently, the [[chief executive officer]] of Scripps Networks Interactive) envisioned the concept of HGTV in 1992. With modest financial support from the E.W. Scripps corporate board, he purchased Cinetel, a small video production company in Knoxville, as the base and production hub of the new network. Lowe cofounded the channel with [[Susan Packard]].<ref name=Mink>{{cite web|url=http://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/susan-packard-drove-home-hgtvs-culture-while-ratings-sprouted/|title=Susan Packard Drove Home HGTV's Culture While Ratings Sprouted|date=24 March 2016|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2016/03/louisville-why-working-women-need-to-think-like.html|title=Susan Packard of HGTV and Scripps Networks Interactive shares advice at Business Women First event - Bizwomen|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
Cinetel became Scripps Productions, but it found producing more than thirty programs simultaneously daunting. The organization brought in former [[CBS]] television executive Ed Spray, who implemented a system of producing (nearly all) programming through independent production houses around the United States. Burton Jablin, as Vice President of Programming, set the tone and oversaw the production of the early series. About 90 percent of the channel's programming consisted of original productions at launch, with ten percent licensed and rerun from Canadian channels, [[PBS]], and other sources.
Using local Scripps cable franchises (since divested), the [[Federal Communications Commission]] "[[must carry]]" provisions of Scripps medium-market television stations, and other small television operators to gain cable carriage, the channel launched on December 30, 1994. The major programming themes, unchanged since the beginning, were home building and remodeling, landscaping and gardening, decorating and design, and crafts and hobbies.
[[Image:HGTV Logo.svg|thumb|175px|right|HGTV logo used from December 30, 1994, to February 28, 2010.]]
During its development, the channel was originally named the '''Home, Lawn, and Garden Channel'''. The name was later shortened and a logo was developed. The network debuted with a skeletal staff, but with gradual acceptance by other cable operators, it now reaches 94 million households in the United States and has either partner networks, or network interests, internationally elsewhere. It is now referred to simply as "HGTV"; the full name of the channel is de-emphasized.
In July 2008, the E.W. Scripps Company [[corporate spin-off|spun off]] the channel and the other Scripps cable channels and web-based properties into a separate company, [[Scripps Networks Interactive]]; E.W. Scripps broadcast television and newspaper properties remain as part of the original company.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
In December 2011, the channel began broadcasting all of its programming in [[16:9]] [[Aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]] format on its primary [[Standard-definition television|standard definition]] channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HGTV%20Goes%20HD,%20Makes%20Teranex%20Video%20Processors%20Its%20Standard.-a0144575823|title=HGTV Goes HD, Makes Teranex Video Processors Its Standard. - Free Online Library|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055235/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/HGTV%20Goes%20HD,%20Makes%20Teranex%20Video%20Processors%20Its%20Standard.-a0144575823|archive-date=27 October 2016|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> This results in the appearance of black bars on the top and bottom of the screen on 4:3 aspect ratio televisions; its [[high-definition television|high-definition]] channel displays the channel's programming in its native aspect ratio.
On March 6, 2018, [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Communications]] completed its merger with Scripps Networks Interactive and assumed control of HGTV, [[Food Network]] and [[Travel Channel]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Meg James |title=Discovery completes $12-billion takeover of Scripps Networks' Food, HGTV and Travel channels |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-discovery-scripps-merger-20180306-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Dade Hayes |title=Discovery Closes $14.6B Acquisition Of Scripps Networks Interactive |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/discovery-closes-14-6b-acquisition-of-scripps-networks-interactive-1202312478/ |website=Deadline |date=6 March 2018 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>
==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by HGTV}}
[[File:Peyton Lambton and Chris Lambton.jpg|thumb|right|At the February 23–25, 2018, Capital Remodel and Garden Show at the Dulles Expo Center, (l to r) Chris Lambton and Peyton Lambton]]
HGTV's programming focuses primarily on [[reality show]]s on home-buying, renovation and [[flipping]]. SNI CEO Ken Lowe stated of the programming strategy that "We're not going to surprise you. We're not going to throw you a curve ball. It's not easy to create content that people are passionate about and somewhat addicted to that is somewhat repetitive." As of 2016, HGTV has invested at least $400 million annually on original programming.<ref name="adage-hgtvupset">{{cite news|title=HGTV Will Never Upset You: How the Network Beat CNN in 2016|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-28/hgtv-will-never-upset-you-how-the-network-beat-cnn-in-2016|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=28 December 2016 |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>
In 2021, a ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' feature said that HGTV's programming "for twenty-six years has offered content that is cheering and conflict-free", describing it as "low-budget and unassuming", "of recuperation, or respite", and "apparently at ease with the idea of tranquilizing America."<ref name=NewYorker_20210322/> An HGTV executive described how the network tells stories about people having an actual milestone—"celebrating one of the best days of their life."<ref name=NewYorker_20210322>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ian |title=HGTV is Getting a Renovation |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/hgtv-is-getting-a-renovation |magazine=The New Yorker |date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322130828/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/29/hgtv-is-getting-a-renovation |archive-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref>
An annual promotion held by the network is the ''[[HGTV Dream Home]]'', a sweepstakes which awards a custom-built house as its grand prize.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/HGTV-dream-homes-can-become-nightmares-for-winners-8614467.php|title=HGTV dream homes can become nightmares for winners|date=2005-06-23|work=Plainview Daily Herald|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref>
===High definition===
The [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[simulcast]] feed of HGTV launched on March 31, 2008. Originally, the HD channel did not simulcast the standard definition feed of HGTV. Instead, the HD channel featured programming separate from the standard channel. The standard definition feed of the channel began to carry the full [[16:9]] [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]] downgraded from the HD feed in a [[letterboxed]] format in early 2013.
==Carrier disputes==
===Cablevision===
On December 31, 2009, Scripps Networks Interactive removed the [[Food Network]] and HGTV from [[New York metropolitan area|New York City-area]] cable provider [[Cablevision]], on the day that its carriage contract was set to expire. After months of negotiations, an agreement between Scripps and Cablevision was not reached, prompting the removal of the two channels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/cablevision-vs-scripps-battle-over-food-networkhgtv-could-last-weeks-21144/|title=Cablevision vs Scripps Fight Over Food Network/HGTV Could Last Weeks Longer|first=Nikki|last=Finke|date=4 January 2010|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> On January 21, 2010, Cablevision and Scripps reached a deal and the channels were restored to Cablevision's systems in the New York City area on the same day and by the next day in other areas.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=2010-01-22 |title=Food Network and HGTV Back Aboard Cablevision |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/business/media/22cable.html |access-date=2023-05-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
===AT&T U-verse===
On November 5, 2010, [[AT&T U-verse]] dropped the [[DIY Network]], [[Cooking Channel]], Food Network, [[Great American Country]] and HGTV, due to a carriage dispute with Scripps Networks.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101108072805/http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/thestew/2010/11/atts-u-verse-drops-food-network-hgtv-and-other-scripps-networks.html "AT&T's U-verse Drops Food Network, HGTV and Other Scrippy-s Networks"], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. November 5, 2010.</ref> The carriage dispute was resolved two days later, on November 7, 2010, through a new carriage agreement.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/11/07/food-network-hgtv-back-on-u-verse/ Food Network, HGTV, Back on U-verse]. ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''. November 7, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.multichannel.com/news/telco-tv/att-u-verse-scripps-reconnect-carriage-contract/297149 "AT&T U-verse, Scripps Reconnect on Carriage Contract"]. ''[[Multichannel News]]''. November 7, 2010.</ref>
==Controversies and criticism==
On June 13, 2012, representatives for HGTV admitted that scenes featured in the original series ''[[House Hunters]]'' are mostly re-creations of prior events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/51277/nothing-gold-can-stay-hgtv-admits-house-hunters-is-partially-staged|title=Nothing Gold Can Stay: HGTV Admits House Hunters Is Partially Staged|first=Amos|last=Barshad|date=13 June 2012|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> In many cases, the final decision and purchase were made prior to filming. In some cases, homes visited were not even on the market.
In July 2023, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' covered a study that found that homeowners who watched HGTV and saw the "before" sequences, in which hosts are critical of the pre-renovation living space, felt "uneasy" about decorating decisions they make inside of their home. The study suggests this has led to a "shift toward standardization," in which homeowners choose neutral, inoffensive design choices.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kurzius |first=Rachel |date=July 7, 2023 |title=HGTV is making our homes boring and us sad, one study says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/07/07/hgtv-makes-homes-boring-sad/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
==International==
===Canada===
{{main|HGTV (Canadian TV channel)}}
In 1997, [[Alliance Atlantis|Atlantis Communications]] and Scripps Networks launched [[HGTV (Canada)|a Canadian version of HGTV]] as a basic cable [[Multichannel television in Canada|specialty channel]]. Through a series of acquisitions over the years, [[Corus Entertainment]] became Scripps Networks' partner in the network.
The Canadian version features much of the same programming as the U.S. channel, as well as domestically produced programs, and some similar programming acquired from other broadcasters. Some of HGTV Canada's programs have, in turn, been picked up by the U.S. channel; ''[[Love It or List It]]'' and ''[[Property Brothers]]'' have been among HGTV's most popular programs in the United States.<ref name="adage-hgtvupset" /> The two programs were originally produced for a local sister channel, [[W Network]], but were later moved to HGTV Canada and other sister channels after W Network was retooled as a women's general entertainment channel.<ref>[http://mediaincanada.com/2017/07/04/fall-tv-2017-specialty-targeting-shifts/ Fall TV 2017: Specialty targeting shifts] Media in Canada, 2018-07-04</ref>
In June 2024, WBD announced that it would end its licensing agreements with Corus and [[Bell Media]] for its lifestyle and factual networks beginning in 2025, and transfer Canadian rights to the brands to [[Rogers Communications]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Rogers scoops Warner Bros. Discovery rights from Corus and Bell |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/rogers-scoops-warner-bros-discovery-rights-from-corus/ |access-date=June 10, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue}}</ref> The existing channel will be relaunched by Corus under the in-house brand Home Network effective December 30, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Can lifestyle channel reboot lay foundation for a Corus turnaround? |url=https://www.c21media.net/department/news-analysis/can-lifestyle-channel-reboot-lay-foundation-for-a-corus-turnaround/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=C21media |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nino Gheciu |first=Alex |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Corus announces two new lifestyle networks after Rogers scoops up Food Network and HGTV |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/technology/article-corus-announces-two-new-lifestyle-networks-after-rogers-scoops-up-food/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> while a new HGTV channel under Rogers ownership will launch January 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rogers deal to shift Discovery Science, OWN, Animal Planet channels to streaming, on demand |url=https://www.cochraneeagle.ca/lifestyle/rogers-deal-to-shift-discovery-science-own-animal-planet-channels-to-streaming-on-demand-9446381 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Cochrane Eagle}}</ref>
===Singapore===
In December 2014, HGTV Asia was first launched in Singapore via [[Starhub TV]], but on August 31, 2018, it (and other Discovery Network channels) ceased transmission and relaunch again on October 1, 2023. It was launched on [[Singtel TV]] on September 28, 2018, on Channel 250.
===Australia===
On February 1, 2015, HGTV launched in Australia on [[Internet Television in Australia|Australian IPTV]] service [[Fetch TV]].<ref name="Fetch TV">{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Fetch TV adds BBC First|publisher=TV Tonight|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/fetch-tv-adds-bbc-first.html|access-date=December 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Fetch TV2">{{cite web|last=Perry|first=Kevin|title=Big Blow for Foxtel as they Lose Exclusive Rights for Premium Drama Channel BBC First|publisher=Nelbie|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://nelbie.com/kevmarl/2014/12/8/big-blow-for-foxtel-as-they-loose-exclusive-rights-for-premium-drama-channel-bbc-first|access-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219134256/http://nelbie.com/kevmarl/2014/12/8/big-blow-for-foxtel-as-they-loose-exclusive-rights-for-premium-drama-channel-bbc-first|archive-date=December 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On February 14, 2017, the channel was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-14 |title=Fetch |url=https://www.facebook.com/fetchTV/posts/pfbid02EBdkovTvAYLAYSRTvhxuqoZGPWvooyQYgShUbF61LNEz2qsPNPNstmwC1YVRDNczl |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Facebook}}</ref>
Programming from the network also airs free-to-air on [[Nine Network]]'s digital multichannel [[9Life]].<ref name="Nine-PR">{{cite web|title=SAY HELLO TO AUSTRALIA'S FIRST FREE - TO - AIR LIFESTYLE CHANNEL|url=https://tv.nineaccess.com.au/media/399107/media_release_australia_s_first_fta_lifestyle_channel_9life.pdf|website=Channel Nine Publicity|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co]]|access-date=24 November 2015|date=28 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124132143/https://tv.nineaccess.com.au/media/399107/media_release_australia_s_first_fta_lifestyle_channel_9life.pdf|archive-date=24 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaweek.com.au/nine-2016-upfront-plans-to-broadcast-in-hd-and-launch-new-lifestyle-fta-channel/|title=Nine 2016 Upfront: Plans to broadcast in HD and launch new lifestyle FTA channel|date=28 October 2015|access-date=28 October 2015|work=Mediaweek|first=Dan|last=Barrett}}</ref>
===Malaysia===
On August 31, 2015, HGTV launched in Malaysia on [[Astro (television)|Astro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.astroawani.com/entertainment-news/three-new-astro-channels-aug-31-70710|title=Three new Astro channels from Aug 31|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
On August 1, 2023, HGTV also launched in Malaysia Via [[Unifi TV]].
===Netherlands and Belgium===
On January 21, 2021, it was announced that HGTV would launch in the Netherlands through [[Ziggo]] in the course of 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/ziggo-breidt-uit-met-home-en-garden-tv-en-discovery/|title=Ziggo breidt uit met Home & Garden TV en discovery+|publisher=TotaalTV.nl|author=Jarco Kriek|date=21 January 2021|access-date=22 January 2021|language=nl}}</ref> but the launch was eventually postponed indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Komst HGTV HD bij Ziggo uitgesteld|url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/komst-hgtv-hd-bij-ziggo-uitgesteld/|access-date=2024-03-20 |publisher=TotaalTV.nl|author=Jarco Kriek|language=nl}}</ref> The channel eventually launched on January 15, 2024, on [[KPN]], [[Odido]] and Ziggo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=HGTV to launch in the Netherlands |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2023/10/30/hgtv-to-launch-in-the-netherlands/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Broadband TV News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ziggo, KPN en Odido gaan zenderaanbod uitbreiden|url=https://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/ziggo-kpn-en-odido-gaan-zenderaanbod-uitbreiden/|access-date=2024-03-20 |publisher=TotaalTV.nl|author=Jarco Kriek|language=nl}}</ref> In Belgium, HGTV launched on March 27, 2024, via [[Telenet Group|Telenet]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interieur- en lifestylezender HGTV komt binnenkort naar België|url=https://www.hln.be/tv/interieur-en-lifestylezender-hgtv-komt-binnenkort-naar-belgie~ac358e35//|access-date=2024-03-21|publisher=HLN.be|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Warner Bros. Discovery lanceert HGTV in België met Ads & Data |url=https://www.mm.be//news-nl-73456-media-warner-bros-discovery-lanceert-hgtv-in-belgie-met-ads-data |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.mm.be |language=nl}}</ref>
==== Portugal ====
HGTV was launched in Portugal on [[MEO (telecommunication company)|MEO]] in June 2022, using the Dutch feed with Portuguese subtitles during programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanas |first=André |date=1 June 2022 |title=Canal HGTV chega a Portugal como exclusivo MEO |url=https://quinto-canal.com/televisao/cabo/canal-hgtv-chega-a-portugal-como-exclusivo-meo}}</ref> It was then added to [[Vodafone Portugal|Vodafone]], and [[NOS (Portuguese company)|NOS]] on 10 October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lançamento do canal HGTV {{!}} Forum NOS |url=https://forum.nos.pt/novidades-16/lancamento-do-canal-hgtv-45383 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=forum.nos.pt |language=pt}}</ref>
===New Zealand===
{{Infobox television channel
| name = HGTV
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2016|6|27}}
| website =
| country =
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]] [[16:9]])
| owner = [[Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand]] ([[Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific]])| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
* [[Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand)|Animal Planet]]
* [[Bravo (New Zealand TV Channel)|Bravo]]
* [[Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]
* [[Discovery Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Discovery]]
* [[Discovery Turbo]]
* [[Eden (New Zealand TV channel)|Eden]]
* [[Investigation Discovery|ID]]
* [[Living (New Zealand)|Living]]
* [[Rush (TV channel)|Rush]]
* [[Three (TV channel)|Three]]
* [[TLC (Australian TV channel)|TLC]]
}}
| area = New Zealand
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (New Zealand)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = 19 ([[Standard-definition television|SD]])
}}
On June 27, 2016, HGTV launched in New Zealand as a free-to-air channel on the [[Freeview (New Zealand)|Freeview]] terrestrial platform. The channel was started as a joint venture with the [[Canada|Canadian]] broadcaster [[Blue Ant Media]].,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realscreen.com/2016/05/25/blue-ant-scripps-to-launch-hgtv-in-new-zealand/|title=HGTV heading to New Zealand}}</ref> but in late 2019 Discovery, Inc. took over the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hgtv.co.nz/|title=HGTV On Demand New Zealand|website=HGTV On Demand New Zealand}}</ref> On August 24, 2016, HGTV launched on the Freeview satellite platform and on [[Sky TV (New Zealand)|Sky]]. HGTV programming is available on-demand via [[Three (TV channel)#ThreeNow|ThreeNow]].
===Indonesia===
On July 1, 2016, HGTV launched in Indonesia on [[MNC Vision]]. HGTV also launched on First Media, Indihome UseeTV, MyRepublic and Matrix Gaurda (same with Nex Parabola).
===Italy===
As of February 2, 2020, HGTV Italia is available through DTTV (free to air terrestrial digital television) on channel 56 and on satellite ([[Sky Italia|Sky]] and [[Tivùsat]]). Most of the schedule is filled with U.S. TV shows, with Italian voice over.
===Poland===
[[Scripps Network Interactive]] purchased a majority stake in [[TVN (Poland)|TVN]] from [[Grupa ITI]], taking control of company's channels. On January 7, 2017, HGTV replaced fitness and weather channel [[TVN Meteo|TVN Meteo Active]]. HGTV is referred to in Poland as '''HGTV Home&Garden'''. This was the first market in Europe the channel has expanded to.
===Philippines===
On March 1, 2015, HGTV launched in the Philippines on [[Skycable]], [[Destiny Cable]], and [[Cignal]].
===Romania===
On December 30, 2019, HGTV launched in Romania on [[RCS & RDS]].
===Taiwan===
On May 29, 2016, HGTV launched in Taiwan Via Kbro, Taipei Cable, TWT Cable, and New Taipei City Cable. From January 1, 2020, HGTV launched in [[CHT MOD]].
===Hong Kong===
HGTV was launched on Hong Kong's Now TV and Now Player on September 1, 2021, on channel 529 to replace FOX Networks Group Asia Pacific's channels.
===Myanmar===
HGTV had its Launch in [[Sky Net]] Channel 67 on October 19, 2018, and also plans to launch in Myanmar on CANAL+ Channel 119.
===Vietnam===
HGTV was launched in Vietnam on November 20, 2018, available on VTVCab and Viettel TV.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kênh HGTV chính thức ra mắt tại Việt Nam |url=http://www.vtvcab.vn/tin-tuc-vtvcab/kenh-hgtv-chinh-thuc-ra-mat-tai-viet-nam |website=vtvcab.vn |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref>
===Latin America===
HGTV was launched in Latin America by [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Inc.]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery lanza en LatAm la señal lifetyle HGTV |url=https://prensario.tv/novedades/2924-discovery-lanza-en-latam-la-senal-lifetyle-hgtv |website=Prensario.TV |access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>
===United Kingdom and Ireland===
{{main|HGTV (British and Irish TV channel)}}
In June 2019, it was announced that former [[UKTV]] channel [[Home (TV channel)|Home]], which Discovery had acquired full control of earlier in the year, would be replaced as a UK version of HGTV on January 21, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-sets-hgtv-uk-gok-wans-how-look-good-naked-1221192|title=Discovery U.K. to Rebrand Home as HGTV, Revive Gok Wan's 'How to Look Good Naked'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=26 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref>
===Germany===
On June 6, 2019, HGTV launched in Germany on [[Astra 19.2°E]] and [[Cable TV]] free to air.
===Middle East and North Africa===
In Middle East & North Africa region, HGTV is available on beIN Media channel 260 and is one of their leading lifestyle channels.
===South Africa===
On July 15, 2019, Discovery launched the re-imagined South African version of HGTV on the DStv satellite platform on Channel 177, as well as on the DStv Now streaming platform.
=== Bulgaria ===
After the closing of [[Fine Living (European TV channel)|Fine Living]] for Bulgaria (January 2020) starts HGTV.
=== France ===
A French version of HGTV was officially set to launch on [[Canal+ (French TV provider)|Canal+]] in November 2020 and the website was created, but the channel was scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomassin |first=Geoffrey |date=2020-08-25 |title=HGTV : la chaîne dédiée à la maison et au jardin arrivera en novembre chez CANAL+ |url=https://alloforfait.fr/tv/news/69034-hgtv-chaine-dediee-maison-jardin-arrivera-novembre-canal.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=alloforfait.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raby |first=Maxime |date=2020-08-25 |title=Lancement d'une chaîne de Discovery dans les offres Canal en novembre |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/57948/lancement-d-une-chaine-de-discovery-dans-les-offres-canal-en-novembre |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Univers Freebox |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-09 |title=HGTV FRANCE – Tagline à définir |url=https://hgtvfrance.fr/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109095414/https://hgtvfrance.fr/ |archive-date=November 9, 2020 }}</ref>
==Hogar de HGTV==
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Hogar de HGTV
| logo = Hogar de HGTV logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2020|06|30}}
| headquarters =
| picture_format =[[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| owner = Warner Bros. Discovery
| parent = Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
* [[CNN en Español]]
* [[Cinemax#List of channels|Cinemáx]]
* [[Discovery en Español]]
* [[Discovery Familia]]
* [[HBO#List of HBO channels|HBO Latino]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.hogarhgtv.com/}}
| online_serv_1 = Service(s)
| online_chan_1 = [[FuboTV]], [[DirecTV Stream]], [[Hulu + Live TV]], [[Vidgo]], [[YouTube TV]]
}}
'''Hogar de HGTV''' is a spin-off American [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish-language]] network of HGTV, featuring content from HGTV, Discovery, and [[Food Network]] dubbed into Spanish, along with some original content delivered natively in Spanish. The network was launched on June 30, 2020, and has limited carriage through the Spanish/Latino tiers of national cable providers, including [[Cox Communications|Cox]] and [[Spectrum (cable service)|Spectrum]] at launch. It is distributed exclusively in high-definition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=2020-06-22|title=Discovery Debuts Spanish-Language Network Drawn From HGTV, Food Network And Discovery Channel On Charter, Cox Systems|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/discovery-debuts-spanish-language-network-hogar-de-hgtv-food-network-cox-charterdrawn-from-hgtv-food-network-and-discovery-channel-on-charter-cox-systems-1202961509/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref>
==Awards==
HGTV was honored with the Academy of Achievement Award for their significant impact on the home and garden décor industry at the 22nd Annual Accessories Resource Team (ARTS) gala event on January 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=22nd Annual ARTS Awards Winners|url=http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/page.aspx?p=942|website=Dallas Market Center}}</ref> In 2012, HGTV won the Dixon Award for Best TV Channel.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
==See also==
* [[List of United States cable and satellite television networks]]
* [[Orphan initialism]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
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* {{Cite news |last1=Angelo |first1=Megan |title=As 'Fixer Upper' Ends, HGTV Builds a Roster of Power (Tool) Couples |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2018-04-03 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/arts/television/hgtv-fixer-upper-flip-or-flop.html |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}
* {{Cite news |last1=Kaysen |first1=Ronda |title=Who Doesn't Love to Hate-Watch HGTV? |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2018-04-06 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/realestate/who-doesnt-love-to-hate-watch-hgtv.html |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}
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==External links==
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* {{official website|https://www.hgtv.com/}}
* [https://content.astro.com.my/channels/HGTV-HD-198 Astro HGTV]
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