DIY Network

This article is about the American television channel. For the Canadian equivalent, see DIY Network (Canada).

DIY Network
Launched	December 31, 1999
Owned by	Scripps Networks Interactive
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Headquarters	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Sister channel(s)	Cooking Channel Food Network Great American Country HGTV Travel Channel
Website	http://www.diynetwork.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 230 Channel 1230 (On Demand)
Dish Network	Channel 111 (SD/HD) Channel 876
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 167
Comcast	Channel 121
Available on most cable systems	Check Local Listings for channels

DIY (Do-it-Yourself) Network is a channel owned by Scripps Networks Interactive that focuses on do it yourself projects at home.

Television stations air local versions with local hosts with segments produced by the network. Branded DIY Network programming is also broadcast in Japan and the Philippines. The cable network reaches 50 million households in the US.

Programming

The shows carried over the network cover the gamut of various activities which are capable of being performed by amateurs at home. These include:

• Auto repairs, ranging from simple repairs such as adding stereo speakers, all the way to engine rebuilding.
• Contracting by homeowners, how families helped build, or acted as General Contractor and supervised the construction of their new homes.
• Home repairs, ranging from simple activities such as painting, minor hole filling, and drywall repairs, to more complicated procedures such as door, window and wall addition, removal and replacement, all the way to roof repair.
• Jewelry making
• Motorcycle and motorbike repairs and upgrades
• Plumbing repairs including installation of major appliances such as garbage disposals, dishwashers and refrigerators having in-door ice and water
• Quilting and quilt repairs
• Recreational vehicle usage and maintenance
• Deconstruction : Testing home products for safety and eco friendly bldg. supplies.
• Scrapbooking
• Video production including taping and editing one's home videos.
• Knitting
• Woodworking
• Gardening
• Boating

The network also carries reruns of the series This Old House, originally a PBS series about families who had their homes remodeled or rehabilitated, and as recently as late-2009, some older HGTV archive programming, including the Carol Duvall Show.

History

DIY was the second network to be launched by Scripps, following the success of HGTV. In fact, for the first two years the programming consisted of mixed and mashed clips of old HGTV programs while new content was developed. The network offered a large amount of broadband content (originally project worksheets and instruction pages for printout by users, later video clips and more) to create demand for and help cable operators launch their nascent broadband services. The broadband portal was first DIYnet.com, and has since been changed to DIYnetwork.com

DIY says they target a more male audience than HGTV (which is more female), although both channels have offerings which appeal to both.

The channel has announced it will launch in high definition on May 1, 2010 on "two prominent distributors", and it will add 17 new original programs by year end. One of the "prominent distributors" turned out to be Dish Network, which launched DIY HD on May 12, 2010.

AT&T U-verse Carriage Dispute

AT&T U-verse dropped Food Network, Cooking Channel, HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country on November 5, 2010 due to a carriage dispute. But on November 7, 2010, the carriage dispute was resolved.

See also

• DIY Network Canada