MGM Channel (Europe)

MGM Channel, sometimes called just MGM and in Spain Canal MGM, was a European 24-hour film channel that was launched by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in 1999. The programming of the channel mainly consisted of movies from MGM's library comprising approximately 4,000 titles, including West Side Story, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Madhouse, The Manchurian Candidate, 12 Angry Men, amongst many others. The main language was in English and the films were locally subtitled or dubbed. Some cable operators did offer MGM video on demand. The European version has been operated by AMC Networks International Zone and was fully owned by AMC Networks. Only the German version of the MGM Channel is still owned by MGM.

The channel rebranded as AMC on 5 November 2014.

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Hollywood Suite

Hollywood Suite is a group of four Canadian Category B premium specialty channels, owned by Hollywood Suite Inc., a privately held broadcasting company based in Toronto, Ontario.

The four channels are devoted to classic films, with each of the four channels devoted to a specific decade, and broadcasting solely in high definition. Although its channels are separately licensed services (in contrast to competing premium television services in Canada, whose additional channels are legally considered multiplex channels), the four channels are typically bundled together in a single channel package.

History

On July 2, 2010, Jay Switzer (co-founder of Hollywood Suite), was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for four new specialty channels, including "Velocity" and "Adventure", which would be "devoted to the entire genre of action and adventure, including selections from crime fiction, and epic and heroic drama." as well as "KISS" and "The Love Channel", which would both be "devoted to romance, love and relationships."