The Movie Channel
| The Movie Channel | |
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| Slogan | Movies for Movie Lovers |
| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Formerly called | (Warner) Star Channel (1973–1979) |
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| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV |
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| Dish Network |
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| Cable | |
| Available on most 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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The Movie Channel (sometimes abbreviated as TMC) is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by the Showtime Networks subsidiary of CBS Corporation. The network's programming mainly features first-run theatrically released and independently produced motion pictures, along with softcore adult erotica, and during promotional breaks between films, special behind-the-scenes features and movie trivia.
Originally operated and sold as a standalone service, at present, The Movie Channel is receivable to cable and satellite subscribers primarily as part of the multiplex tier of parent network Showtime. The channel, along with its parent network Showtime and sister network Flix, are headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway district.
The Movie Channel traces its history to the development of Gridtronics, a pay television service which delivered videotaped movies to cable systems throughout the United States. The concept was originally developed in the late 1960s by Alfred Stern and Gordon Fuqua, both executives at multiple system operator Television Communications Corporation (TVC) at the time, as part of a multi-channel service that was designed to include channels focusing on the arts, instructional programming and medical programs. The video-to-cable movie delivery concept was presented by Fuqua and Stern at the 1969 National Cable Television Association Convention. Over the course of the next several years, the two men subsequently discussed carriage agreements with other cable providers to distribute Gridtronics and engaged in discussions with various film studios to provide film content for the service. TVC was purchased by Warner Communications in 1972, and gave the service the financial funding and content that it needed to launch.
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