MoviePlex
| MoviePlex | |
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| Launched | January 1, 1997 |
| Owned by |
Starz Inc. (Lionsgate) |
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Meridian, Colorado |
| Formerly called | Plex: Encore 1 (1997–1998) |
| Replaced | INTRO Television Encore Plus |
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| Dish Network |
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| DirecTV | TBA |
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| Available on some U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
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| Verizon FiOS |
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| AT&T U-verse |
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MoviePlex (stylized as movieplex since 2006) is an American premium cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment The channel's programming consists of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures. The headquarters of MoviePlex, and its sister channels Encore and Starz, are located at the Meridian International Business Center complex in Meridian, Colorado.
MoviePlex originally launched on January 1, 1997 as Plex: Encore 1; it replaced both INTRO Television (originally called TV! Network until September 1995), a cable channel that was launched in June 1994 by Liberty Media (initial owner of MoviePlex through a joint venture with parent company Tele-Communications, Inc.), which aired "sampler" blocks of programming from other cable channels without full coverage; and Encore Plus, a secondary Encore network that had utilized what came to be MoviePlex's format. The relaunched network was originally referred to as "Plex" in promotions, with the numbering system used by the Encore networks at the time giving it the designation "Encore 1"; the network assumed the MoviePlex name in the fall of 1997.
MoviePlex's original programming format carried on that of its predecessor, as the channel featured day-long blocks of various programs from Encore's themed multiplex channels each day of the week, with a different channel being showcased each day; prior to MoviePlex's conversion into a standalone channel, it broadcast programming from Encore WAM (now Encore Family) on Sundays, Encore Mystery (now Encore Suspense) on Mondays, the main Encore channel on Tuesdays, Encore Westerns on Wednesdays, Encore Action on Thursdays, Encore Love (now Encore Classic) on Fridays and Encore Drama (now Encore Black) on Saturdays. Programming was shown on a one-hour delay from its presentation on that respective Encore channel, with R-rated films excised. Presumably, this was to give viewers a chance to try out each channel of the multiplex before subscribing to it; alternatively, it also served as an outlet for some of the multiplex programming as some cable providers did not carry them all.
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