HEI Network
Owner	Tim Heidecker

The HEI Network is a subscription streaming service and is the media platform of the future. Created in 2020, seemingly as a reorganization of HEI Inc., the service is the current home of On Cinema, the Oscar Specials, and spin-offs including Xposed and Deck of Cards. The HEI Network website also hosts a comment section on every video, various news articles, and the revolutionary HEI Points cryptocurrency. The network owns all of HEI Inc.'s previous IPs, including On Cinema at the Cinema, as well as previously owning the Victorville Film Archives. It is part of VHS.

Initially, the network had a three tier access plans. Tier One access was $299.00 a month, with basic access to the network. Tier Two access was $399.00 a month, which would have included premium access to the network, including an app and “anytime” programming. Tier Three access was $599.00 a month, with ad-free premium access, on-demand features and unlimited access to the Tier Two app.^[1] In anticipation of the 8th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special, these three tiers were consolidated into a single subscription tier.^[2]

Subscription plans start at $5 a month, or $55 yearly. Monthly plans do not include a ticket to that year's Oscar Special, requiring a separate purchase. Monthly members can watch the special for free 30 days after airing, while annual members have permanent access and require no ticket purchase.

After Tim Heidecker formed HEI Inc. from the assets purchased from Delgado Media Holdings, it came to light that the newly formed holding company also inherited all of Delgado Media Holdings' debts and lawsuits, on top of the debt the company held due to the loan from MoneyZap used to purchase Delgado Media Holdings' assets to begin with. Following this, HEI Inc. announced the formation of the HEI Network, a new television network with plans for a variety of programming, including Heidecker's long-running On Cinema at the Cinema. Initially, prices for a subscription to the network were comparatively high, ranging from $299.00 to $599.00 a month, presumably in an effort to pay off HEI Inc.'s debts. It is assumed that HEI Inc. settled its debts with the subscription fees, and reorganized itself into the HEI Network. Before the launch of the network with the inaugural 8th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special, prices were discounted, and Toni Newman mentioned that she was currently funding the network through a beauty product business.

During the 8th Annual Oscar Special, frequent On Cinema guest and owner of the Victorville Film Archives, Gregg Turkington, made a wager with Heidecker over the results of the Best Picture winner that year at Oscar. Turkington bet ownership of the VFA on Mank winning Best Picture, while Heidecker bet the brand new HEI Network that Nomadland would win. After Nomadland won, Turkington signed a contract on camera giving the HEI Network ownership of the archives.

During the 12th season of On Cinema, the first aired on the network, Heidecker was focused on rapid expansion. To aid in this, he began several new projects, including a cryptocurrency called HEI Points, which was posited to replace the U.S. Dollar within a year. With HEI Points, he purchased a parcel of land that he intended to develop into a headquarters for the company, called the HEI Ranch. He also greenlit several television pilots for potential expansion into a full series, known as Heilots.

The real-life HEI Network was created in 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic caused Adult Swim to shutter its streaming department. On Cinema, which had already funded Oscar Specials privately via Patreon for several years, pivoted to an entirely self-funded model.