The Movie Channel (British TV channel)
Former British subscription film service operated by BSB/BSkyB (1990–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the unrelated American service from Paramount Global, see The Movie Channel.
The Movie Channel was a British television service which only aired movies. Launched on British Satellite Broadcasting, The Movie Channel was a predecessor of some of the Sky Movies channels, having survived the 1990 merger with Sky Television, another satellite service launched by Rupert Murdoch's News International.
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Owner | British Satellite Broadcasting (1990) British Sky Broadcasting (1990–1997) |
History | |
Launched | 25 March 1990 |
Closed | 31 October 1997 |
Replaced by | Sky Movies Screen 2, now part of Sky Cinema |
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