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{{short description|American digital multicast TV network}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name
| owner
| parent = [[Scripps Networks|Scripps Networks, LLC]]
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| closed_date = {{End date|2023|3|27}}<br>({{Age in years, months and days|2021|7|1|2023|3|27}})
| type
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| logo
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| headquarters
| picture_format = [[1080p]] (HDTV)<br>[[480i]] (SDTV)
| replaced_by = [[Jewelry Television]]
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==History==
On March 2, 2021, Scripps announced that it would launch two new multicast networks—Defy and TrueReal—in the wake of its acquisition of [[Ion Media]] and television transmitters across the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2021-03-02 |title=E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/doozy-defy-tv-scripps-multicast-1234919677/ |access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref> The channels are part of Scripps's strategy to increase penetration among [[cord cutter]]s that do not have traditional pay-TV packages.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roettgers |first=Janko |date=2021-06-02 |title=Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks |language=en |work=Protocol |url=https://www.protocol.com/scripps-defy-truereal-cord-cutting |access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref> The tentative name for the network before launch was '''Doozy''', but the name was later changed to TrueReal, clarifying the network's content.
The services launched on July 1 with 92% national coverage, mostly
On March 10, 2023, Scripps announced that TrueReal would shut down on March 27, merging its programming with that of Defy TV. After its closure, Scripps
==Programming==
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