Defy (also known by its original name Defy TV) is an American digital multicast television network owned by the Free TV Networks subsidiary of Versant in partnership with A+E Global Media, airing primarily reality shows from the latter company, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 64% of the United States.
History
On March 2, 2021, the E. W. Scripps Company announced that it would launch two new multicast networks—Defy and TrueReal—in the wake of its acquisition of Ion Media and television transmitters shutting Qubo and Ion Plus down across the United States.[1] The channels are part of Scripps's strategy to increase perception among cord cutters that do not have traditional pay TV packages.[2]