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Do not fill this in! == History == The network originally launched on January 14, 2002, as '''The Church Channel''', which was devoted primarily to carrying church service programs from various Christian ministries and denominations, often under [[brokered programming|brokered]] arrangements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/2009/12/29/tbn-to-stop-carrying-coral-ridge-hour|title=TBN to stop carrying 'Coral Ridge Hour'|website=The Gazette|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> [[File:Hillsong Channel Logo.png|thumb|left|150px|Network logo for Hillsong Channel from June 1, 2016, until December 31, 2021.]] On March 9, 2016, TBN announced a partnership with the [[Sydney]]-based international congregation [[Hillsong Church]], that would see The Church Channel re-branded as the '''Hillsong Channel'''—a network devoted to its ministry, teaching, and [[Contemporary worship music|worship music]]. Hillsong founder [[Brian Houston]] stated that the channel would be a "Christ-centred, Bible-based television channel that changes mindsets and empowers people to lead and impact in every sphere of life", and would be "constantly looking towards the future–filled with a vision that inspires and influences many."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsong Launches 24/7 TV Channel Featuring Music, Bible Teaching |url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/hillsong-launches-24-7-tv-channel-featuring-music-bible-teaching.html |access-date=January 11, 2019 |website=ChristianHeadlines.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=September 9, 2014 |title=Megachurch With a Beat Lures a Young Flock |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/hillsong-megachurch-with-a-beat-lures-a-young-flock.html |access-date=January 11, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsong Church launches 'life-changing' new 24/7 TV channel |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/hillsong-church-launches-life-changing-new-24-7-tv-channel/87321.htm |access-date=January 11, 2019 |website=ChristianToday.com |date=June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> The new channel officially launched June 1, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/hillsong-launches-24-7-tv-channel-featuring-music-bible-teaching.html|title=Hillsong Launches 24/7 TV Channel Featuring Music, Bible Teaching|website=ChristianHeadlines.com|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/hillsong-megachurch-with-a-beat-lures-a-young-flock.html|title=Megachurch With a Beat Lures a Young Flock|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=September 9, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 11, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/hillsong-church-launches-life-changing-new-24-7-tv-channel/87321.htm|title=Hillsong Church launches 'life-changing' new 24/7 TV channel|website=ChristianToday.com|date=June 2016 |language=en|access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> An over-the-top subscription service, '''Hillsong Channel Now''', launched in November 2017. On January 1, 2022, the US feed of the network was rebranded as TBN Inspire, with no change in programming. TBN stated in a notice to carriage providers that the change was intended to "speak more clearly to how we are programming the network".<ref name="tbn_inspire_pr">{{cite press release|title=Hillsong will become TBN Inspire on January 1, 2022|publisher=TBN/National Cable Television Cooperative|date=November 18, 2021|url=https://www.nctconline.org/index.php/members/resources/technical-notices/item/1814-hillsong-will-become-tbn-inspire-on-january-1-2022|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> The international Hillsong Channel operations and the Hillsong Channel Now online service were initially unaffected by the January 2022 rebrand in the United States. However, following Hillsong Church's internal investigation over the alleged inappropriate behavior against women by co-founder Brian Houston, and his subsequent resignation as the church's senior global pastor in March 2022,<ref name="alexander2022" /><ref name="knowles2022" /> TBN began rebranding its linear Hillsong Channel operations outside the US as TBN Inspire as well beginning April 2022, and removed Hillsong programming from their schedule (with a version operated by TBN Pacific, which is available in Australia, following suit on April 28). The Hillsong Channel website and Hillsong Channel Now service, as operated by the church, remained operational until 2023 with the website redirecting to the Hillsong Church and the service removed from app marketplaces respectively. On February 25, 2024, the channel was removed from the [[Foxtel]] platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2024 |title=Foxtel for Your Business |url=https://www.foxtel.com.au/business/your-business.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223213751/https://www.foxtel.com.au/business/your-business.html |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=[[Foxtel]]}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page