Justice Network

What Justice Network does

Justice Network, doing business as True Crime Network, is a privately held, 24/7 linear broadcast television network headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that curates and distributes true crime, forensic, and investigative programming to general-audience viewers across the United States. The network's product is a continuously scheduled channel built from a library of established crime and investigation titles — including Forensic Files, Homicide Hunter Lt. Joe Kenda, Dr. G: Medical Examiner, Dateline, The FBI Files, The Last 24, Finally Caught, Killer Cases, and I Knew My Murderer — accessible through cable, satellite, and over-the-air broadcast distribution. Underlying technology consists of standard broadcast television network infrastructure; the company does not operate a mobile app, published APIs, or proprietary software beyond the linear feed and its supporting website. Audience engagement is supported by Facebook and Twitter accounts, an official site with a ZIP-code-based station finder, podcasts, and a SurveyMonkey-driven viewer survey loop used to inform programming decisions.

The business model is advertising-driven. As a free-to-view linear channel distributed through TV service providers, Justice Network monetizes its audience through commercial placements during programming rather than through subscription, licensing, or transactional revenue. Distribution is handled through MVPDs and over-the-air affiliates on a single-country, domestic-only basis, and the company employs 11–50 staff organized around three functions: production and operations (Ned Simon), distribution (Barry Wallach), and programming (John Ford). The network's stated mission combines viewer entertainment with community safety awareness, and its customer base is the broad general-audience true crime enthusiast segment, addressed horizontally rather than through enterprise or vertical-specific contracts. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, patents, regulatory actions, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Justice Network

Legal name

True Crime Network

Website

https://justicenetworktv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Television Network

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

True Crime Documentaries (MPADADAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

News Magazine & Investigative Journalism Channels (MPABAIAG)

Keywords

• True crime programming
• Broadcast television network
• Investigative journalism
• Forensic science shows
• Crime documentary series

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Television Advertising: As a 24/7 broadcast television network, the primary revenue model is generating advertising revenue through commercial placements during programming. The network airs crime and investigation content to attract viewers who are then exposed to advertisements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Justice Network (operating as True Crime Network) is a 24/7 broadcast television network that distributes crime and investigation programming to U.S. viewers through cable, satellite, and over-the-air antenna providers. The network curates and broadcasts a schedule of true crime, forensic science, investigative journalism, and law enforcement content, generating revenue primarily through advertising placements during programming.

Product overview

Justice Network (operating as True Crime Network) is a 24/7 broadcast television network that delivers crime and investigation programming. The network's product portfolio consists of a unified broadcast platform with multiple branded shows, including investigative journalism franchises (Dateline), forensic science series (Forensic Files, Dr. G: Medical Examiner), detective memoirs (Homicide Hunter Lt. Joe Kenda), and true crime compilations (Most Shocking, Most Outrageous Crimes). The shows collectively form the network's programming schedule, which viewers can access via linear TV and find through the network's TV provider locator tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Most Shocking

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• SundanceTV: AMC Networks-owned channel that airs crime-themed limited series, documentaries, and thrillers. Adjacent rather than direct competition, with occasional overlap on prestige crime programming.
• MGM+ (formerly Epix): Premium cable and streaming service with a library that includes true crime documentaries and crime dramas. Adjacent ecosystem participant competing for crime-content viewership and ad/subscription dollars.

Direct peers

• Court TV: Revived multicast channel delivering live trial coverage, legal analysis, and true crime programming. Direct peer on distribution format (cable/OTA), genre focus (crime and justice), and ad-supported monetization.
• Investigation Discovery (ID): Discovery-owned cable channel entirely dedicated to true crime, investigation, and forensic programming. Directly comparable to Justice Network in audience, content category, and ad-supported linear distribution model, with materially larger scale.
• Oxygen: NBCUniversal-owned cable network rebranded around true crime programming for women. Competes head-to-head with Justice Network for the same crime-and-investigation audience across linear and digital distribution.
• HLN: CNN-owned cable network that pivoted toward true crime and investigative programming (e.g., Forensic Files, Murder is Forever). Direct genre peer competing for the same ad-supported crime-content audience.

Broad incumbents

• A&E: A+E Networks flagship cable channel with a substantial block of true crime and docuseries programming (Live PD lineage, biographical crime shows). Overlaps significantly on genre and audience but operates a much broader unscripted portfolio.
• Peacock: NBCUniversal's ad-supported streaming service that distributes Dateline and other true crime originals. Not a channel peer, but a direct content-level competitor and increasingly a substitute for linear true crime viewing.

Regional players

• Crime + Investigation: A+E Networks international true crime and investigation channel serving markets outside the U.S. Closely comparable genre focus and programming approach, but does not primarily distribute in the U.S. market where Justice Network operates.

Emerging players

• Vice TV: Vice Media-owned cable channel covering investigative journalism, crime, and current affairs. Comparable in the investigative/true crime subset of its slate, though it targets a broader millennial-skewing audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JusticeNetTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/JusticeNetworkTV

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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