<![CDATA[ Latest from Next TV in Jim-shockey ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/tag/jim-shockey Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Outdoor Channel, Dish Sign Carriage Renewal ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/outdoor-channel-dish-sign-carriage-renewal-393308 7BhVx9LsnGugJzcwypGkUc Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:15:00 +0000

Outdoor Channel, a division of the Outdoor Sportsman Group, has reached a long-term carriage renewal agreement with Dish Network. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Outdoor was purchased by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment in 2013. The network offers a steady stream of content dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle including Guntucky, Buckmasters and Jim Shockey’s: Uncharted.

“As a result of this new, long-term carriage deal, Dish customers who passionately love the outdoors have greater access to Outdoor Channel programs on television,” said Outdoor Sportsman Group—Networks CEO Jim Liberatore in a statement. “With the acquisitions made over the past two years, our highest priority was, and remains, developing compelling, interesting and exciting programming that appeals to the 130 million Americans in the outdoor lifestyle space. This partnership allows us to stay focused on that goal.”

Outdoor Channel is available in more than 40 million homes across the country. Outdoor Sportsman Group is part of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and includes the Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network.

]]> <![CDATA[ Outdoor, Shockey Set to Explore 'Uncharted' Areas ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/outdoor-shockey-set-explore-uncharted-area-375255 s8Vhh8GTVPm6VV5ibWfeRL Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Outdoor Channel next month will bow a new show with veteran outdoorsman Jim Shockey, who will take viewers with him to some of the most remote parts of the globe..

Jim Shockey’s Uncharted will bow on Wednesday, July 2 at 7 p.m. (ET), as part of the network’s summer lineup. Over the course of his life and career, Shockey has served as wildlife photographer/videographer, a wilderness guide and outfitter.

Produced by Shockey’s son Branlin, who captures both the beauty and rigorous surroundings on video, Uncharted offers audiences a glimpse into the excitement of hunts across faraway locations, such as the mountain ranges of Kyrgystan. The physical agility and mental dexterity of Shockey and his fellow thrill-seeking traveler, Corey Knowlton, are put to the test as they tackle elements of risk on their journeys through Papua New Guinea, the Arctic, the Northwest Rainforests of Canada, and beyond.

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