The Smithsonian Channel, a privately owned pay TV service founded in 2007, is a joint venture between Paramount TV Media (a division of Paramount Global) and the Smithsonian Institution. Headquartered in the US, it employs approximately 40 people and generated roughly $25 million in revenue in 2023. The channel's programming consists primarily of documentaries and educational content covering history, science, nature, and culture.
Paramount Global operates as a media streaming and entertainment company with three segments. One segment, TV Media, includes broadcast operations such as the CBS Television Network and CBS Stations, as well as international free-to-air networks. This segment also comprises domestic premium and basic cable networks, including Paramount+, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, The Smithsonian Channel, Nickelodeon, BET Media Group, and CBS Sports Network, along with international extensions of some brands and domestic and international television studio operations. These descriptions are repeated across multiple news stories.
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Smithsonian Channel offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Smithsonian Channel's product portfolio comprises of content rights and broadcast television and radio.
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Smithsonian Channel's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Smithsonian Channel's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Smithsonian Channel's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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