Turner Classic Movies (UK and Ireland)
| Turner Classic Movies | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 15 October 1999 |
| Owned by | Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 0.12% 0.06% (+1) (September 2015, BARB) |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta |
| Headquarters | Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom |
| Replaced | TNT |
| Sister channel(s) |
Boomerang Cartoonito CNN International Cartoon Network TruTV |
| Timeshift service | Turner Classic Movies +1 |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 317 (SD/HD) Channel 318 (+1) Channel 341 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 415 Channel 416 (HD) Channel 417 (+1) |
| WightFibre | Channel 37 |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 327 Channel 328 (+1) |
| Naxoo | Channel 49 |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk | Channel 512 |
| BT | Channel 512 |
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a subscription digital television channel featuring classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. titles.
It was launched in 1999, when its predecessor, TNT, dropped its film programming to become a general entertainment channel. Its penetration increased when it took over TNT's space on various platforms on 1 July 2000.
Unlike other versions of Turner Classic Movies and the other Turner channels in the UK, Turner Classic Movies UK was for a long time broadcast free-to-air. The channel became encrypted in January 2004 when it joined Sky's subscription packages.
In 2009, Turner Classic Movies received a graphical makeover and a new logo in an attempt to attract a younger audience. With the makeover several new films were added to the channel's catalogue. A high definition version of the channel launched on 4 September 2012, at the same time the standard definition version began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen, whereas Turner Classic Movies 2 continued to be broadcast in 4:3.
A one-hour timeshift, Turner Classic Movies +1, launched on 13 August 2013, replacing Turner Classic Movies 2.
On 6 October 2015, the channel was rebranded from Turner Classic Movies to TNT in Poland and Romania.
Turner Classic Movies 2 (TCM 2) was a British television channel. It was a UK-only spin-off channel from the UK version of Turner Classic Movies, and showed popular films from the Turner Entertainment library (which includes MGM and Warner Bros. films).
Films were shown from 8pm to 4am (interspersed with various original short films about the films) from Monday-Sunday, and the following week included a new line-up. This allowed the viewer to "catch-up on the big films", thus allowing the chance to see the preferred film on any day of the week. The channel timeshared with Cartoonito, another UK-only spin-off channel. The channel began airing Adult Swim at 10pm every Wednesday as of 4 January 2012, before moving to Friday later in April 2012.
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