[2] At the time, the three television channels in France (TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3) carried a sizeable amount of American imports with French dubbing in their schedules.
Baker, inspired by the idea of how the Statue of Liberty was gifted by the French, created, in the year of the country's Bicentennial celebrations, a cable service[3] in the Manhattan area,[1] on TelePrompTer and Manhattan Cable's systems.
[2] New York Times TV critic John O'Connor gave a positive review of the service, calling it "one of the most ambitious and sophisticated weekly series to be found on television".
[4] Aside from SPN, it also rented another transponder at the Modern Satellite Network, at the cost of $2 to 3 million per year.
Existing segments were handled by new hosts; in October, the service was scheduled to increase its programming and improve its image.
[14] There were talks of the name being acquired for a local production company, but this would have needed Gaumont and Sofirad's consent.