World Movies
| World Movies | |
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| Launched | October 1995 |
| Owned by | Special Broadcasting Service |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English various |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Website | http://worldmovies.com.au |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 430 (SD/HD) Channel 1430 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 430 (SD/HD) Channel 1430 (SD) |
| Optus TV | Channel 430 |
World Movies is an Australian subscription television channel dedicated to all things in international film. The channel features foreign language films, documentaries, independent and mainstream cinema and interviews with international movie stars. It is available on Pay TV service, Foxtel and SVOD service, Stan.
The channel began broadcasting in October 1995, coinciding with the launch of Foxtel. It launched on Optus TV in May 1998. World Movies was created by its founding CEO Laurie Patton on behalf of a syndicate that included the private company of Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes, the Australian Radio Network (ARN) and public broadcaster SBS. SBS provided access to its inventory of English language subtitles and the other shareholders funded the setup costs. In October 2009, SBS announced its intention to buy out the other shareholders, giving it full ownership of the channel.
World Movies is now owned and operated by SBS Subscription TV, a subsidiary of SBS. The two have a close working relationship, with films premiering on World Movies 12 months before becoming available on the SBS free-to-air channels.
In August 2011, World Movies launched a new look, new logo and tagline, Be Moved. It also introduced monthly themes, making it easier for viewers to find their genres of choice.
On 3 November 2014, World Movies launched a HD simulcast on Foxtel.
World Movies broadcasts foreign films spoken in over 200 languages and covers all genres of film, including action, adult, horror, vintage foreign film, as well as independent cinema.
The channel also broadcasts documentaries and interviews with high-profile members of the foreign film community. Past interviews have included German Director Wim Wenders, Spanish actress Paz Vega, and French star Clotilde Hesme.
In 2005, World Movies and SBS ran their program 25 Films You Must See Before You Die, which showcased one film per week from 1 March to 16 August 2005.
The films chosen were:
From 3 April to 18 September 2007, the World Movies channel showed 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die.
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