# Request TV > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Request_TV > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Request_TV.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_TV > Source revision: 1338767380 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Pay-per-view TV service Television channel Request TV Request Television Logo from 1990 to 1996 Type Cable Pay-per-view television service Country United States Ownership Owner Liberty Media and Twentieth Century Fox History Launched November 1985; 40 years ago (1985-11) Closed June 30, 1998; 27 years ago (1998-06-30) **Request TV**, also known as **Request Television**, is a defunct [pay-per-view](/source/Pay-per-view) service owned by [Liberty Media](/source/Liberty_Media) and [Twentieth Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox) that was launched in November 1985. Request TV was originally owned by Reiss Media Enterprises; [Group W Satellite Communications](/source/Westinghouse_Broadcasting) later purchased a 50% stake in the service in May 1989.[1] Twentieth Century Fox and Liberty Media acquired a combined majority interest in Reiss Media Enterprises in June 1992,[2] and bought out Group W's stake in Request TV. One of their logos while they operated consisted of the letter "q" in Request as a film reel with a film strip coming out. Request TV offered first run movies and specials such as concerts, wrestling, boxing, etc. Request TV ended broadcasting on June 30, 1998, after [Tele-Communications Inc.](/source/Tele-Communications_Inc.), then-owned by co-parent Liberty Media (owners of the competitive premium services [Starz](/source/Starz) and [Encore](/source/Starz_Encore)), declined to renew its contract to carry the service beyond that date.[3][4] One of the major highlights of Request TV was that it was the first national television outlet to run [Extreme Championship Wrestling](/source/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling) programming, as documented by [Paul Heyman](/source/Paul_Heyman) in the DVD *[The Rise and Fall of ECW](/source/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_ECW)*. ## See also - [In Demand](/source/In_Demand) (formerly known in the US as *Viewer's Choice*) - [Cable Video Store](/source/Cable_Video_Store) - [List of United States cable and satellite television networks](/source/List_of_United_States_cable_and_satellite_television_networks) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Group W Satellite Communications to become a partner with Reiss Media Enterprises in Request Television"](http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-7275776.html)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*], [PR Newswire](/source/PR_Newswire), May 19, 1989. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Umstead, R. Thomas. "TCI, News Corp. buy Reiss; Tele-Communications Inc. and News Corporation Ltd. buy interest in Reiss Media Enterprises Inc."](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165907/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-12411341.html), *[Multichannel News](/source/Multichannel_News)*, April 6, 1992. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [End of *Request TV* announced](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4895/is_199804/ai_n17964251) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Gonzalez, Erika. "Pay-Per-View Service Closing; TCI Decides Not to Extend Contract of Request Television"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165818/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67607749.html), *[Rocky Mountain News](/source/Rocky_Mountain_News)*, April 22, 1998. ## External links - [*Request TV* clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtanEAP5Xc) v t e Premium television services in the United States v t e Premium television services in the United States (movies, series and specials) Movies, series, and specials Home Box Office, Inc. 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