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Scientology Network
Scientology Network is an American television network and streaming service launched by the Church of Scientology in 2018.
In 2011, the Church of Scientology acquired the KCET Studios property, a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) parcel with 300,000 square feet (27,900 m2) of facility which included two sound stages, post-production facilities, offices, and a satellite uplink. The studios, located at 4401 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, California, are a cultural landmark in Hollywood that dates back to 1912. In 1978, the property had been designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. When KCET split from PBS, they sold the studio property for $45 million with leaseback, remaining for another year.
The Church of Scientology says they spent a further $50 million on renovations and upgrades on the facility which was slated to be the "centralized global communications hub for the church's media activities, which include public service announcements, television programming, advertisements, magazines, brochures, internet and every other conceivable type of content." The grand opening was held in May 2016 with its new name "Scientology Media Productions".
The Church of Scientology announced that Scientology Network would launch on March 12, 2018 and be available on DirecTV channel 320, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iTunes, Google Play, and the website Scientology.tv. As of 2021, it was also available on Google Chromecast and aired in 17 languages. In 2018, industry insiders from The Daily Beast reported that Scientology pays DirecTV roughly $4 million annually in carriage fees.
The network is dedicated to Scientology topics and broadcasts such shows as Meet a Scientologist and L. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice.
Meruelo Media announced on July 29, 2024 that KWHY-TV (channel 22) would be sold to a broadcast division of the Church known as Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting for $30 million; the deal includes a channel sharing agreement with KBEH (channel 63), which remains under Meruelo ownership.
On December 16, 2024, the Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting Corporation filed to change the station's call letters to KSCN-TV. The station began simulcasting Scientology Network full-time on January 6, 2025, with it currently being the only channel the station offers.
According to Variety, the "Scientology Network appears to be another example of a well-heeled brand sidestepping traditional media and advertising platforms for a direct-to-consumer approach with a 24/7 TV channel to spread its message." Depicting something "in between a self-help seminar, an infomercial, and a drug commercial", Vox describes the channel as showing little of Scientology techniques or terminology but instead offering a series of very similar programs, mostly interviews with people who have already chosen Scientology contrasted with images depicting the downsides of modern life without Scientology. Vox further called the channel an "intersection of capitalism and spirituality that has come to define the American religious landscape."
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Scientology Network
Scientology Network is an American television network and streaming service launched by the Church of Scientology in 2018.
In 2011, the Church of Scientology acquired the KCET Studios property, a 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) parcel with 300,000 square feet (27,900 m2) of facility which included two sound stages, post-production facilities, offices, and a satellite uplink. The studios, located at 4401 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles, California, are a cultural landmark in Hollywood that dates back to 1912. In 1978, the property had been designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. When KCET split from PBS, they sold the studio property for $45 million with leaseback, remaining for another year.
The Church of Scientology says they spent a further $50 million on renovations and upgrades on the facility which was slated to be the "centralized global communications hub for the church's media activities, which include public service announcements, television programming, advertisements, magazines, brochures, internet and every other conceivable type of content." The grand opening was held in May 2016 with its new name "Scientology Media Productions".
The Church of Scientology announced that Scientology Network would launch on March 12, 2018 and be available on DirecTV channel 320, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iTunes, Google Play, and the website Scientology.tv. As of 2021, it was also available on Google Chromecast and aired in 17 languages. In 2018, industry insiders from The Daily Beast reported that Scientology pays DirecTV roughly $4 million annually in carriage fees.
The network is dedicated to Scientology topics and broadcasts such shows as Meet a Scientologist and L. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice.
Meruelo Media announced on July 29, 2024 that KWHY-TV (channel 22) would be sold to a broadcast division of the Church known as Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting for $30 million; the deal includes a channel sharing agreement with KBEH (channel 63), which remains under Meruelo ownership.
On December 16, 2024, the Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting Corporation filed to change the station's call letters to KSCN-TV. The station began simulcasting Scientology Network full-time on January 6, 2025, with it currently being the only channel the station offers.
According to Variety, the "Scientology Network appears to be another example of a well-heeled brand sidestepping traditional media and advertising platforms for a direct-to-consumer approach with a 24/7 TV channel to spread its message." Depicting something "in between a self-help seminar, an infomercial, and a drug commercial", Vox describes the channel as showing little of Scientology techniques or terminology but instead offering a series of very similar programs, mostly interviews with people who have already chosen Scientology contrasted with images depicting the downsides of modern life without Scientology. Vox further called the channel an "intersection of capitalism and spirituality that has come to define the American religious landscape."