truTV is an American

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 cable

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 television network

Television network

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 owned by Turner Broadcasting

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, a subsidiary of Time Warner

Time Warner

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. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008. Its programming has traditionally been live homicide trial coverage and other criminal justice programming; however, the network has branched out into more "caught on video" reality programs, or as truTV calls it, "actuality" television.
truTV was formed in 1991 as Court TV.