[Kumabjorn]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Pretty much all cable and sat-casting systems in the US carry the C-SPAN channels as a public service:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN

C-SPAN2 has long carried a series called BOOKTV that takes over the channel on weekends (15 years and counting):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_TV

Here's their schedule for this upcoming weekend. It is typical of their fare:
http://www.booktv.org/schedule.aspx

Canada has a subscription channel call Book Television that devotes some of its time to books and some to book-inspired shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookTelevision

With 500+ channels available on most systems there was no reason not to carve up a corner for litfic and other book genres.

Hah, I see. I was always under the impression that C-SPAN was broadcasting from Congress, perhaps State Houses locally. Didn't know they were into literature. Would they broadcast something foreign produced, not counting BBC?