The Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Bell Media. The service is available in areas east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories.
Although the channel's name implies that it focuses solely on theatrically released motion pictures, The Movie Network's programming also includes original and foreign television series, made-for-cable movies and documentaries, pornographic films, boxing matches and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials. The channel's name was formerly abbreviated to TMN, which remains a common informal name and is therefore used below for brevity.
The Movie Network is carried by various Canadian cable and satellite television providers in Eastern Canada including Bell TV, Shaw Direct, Rogers Digital Cable, Vidéotron, EastLink, Cogeco, Seaside Communications and other providers. Its programming is similar to that of Movie Central, a separately-owned premium service that is available only in Western Canada, in areas located west of the Ontario-Manitoba border.
Movie Network Channels was an Australian premium television movie service that consisted of five original channels (Movie One, Movie Extra, Movie Greats, Family Movie Channel, Starpics 1), two SD timeshifts (Movie Two, Starpics 2) and three HD simulcasts (Movie One HD, Starpics 1 HD, Starpics 2 HD). Its main competitor was Showtime. Movie Network channels were originally only available through Optus TV, who produced and part-owned the channels prior to 1 January 2000.
Through content sharing agreements, Movie Network Channels became available through Austar in January 1999 and Foxtel in December 2002. Movie Network is also available on Neighbourhood Cable, SelecTV and TransACT. The channels are owned, operated and programmed by Time Warner, Disney–ABC International Television, MGM and Village Roadshow. In addition to films from these studios, the network also has access to films from DreamWorks and Australian distributor Hopscotch Films.
On 15 November 2009, the network expanded with three additional (including 1 timeshift) channels and 3 HD simulcasts (including 1 timeshift). In addition, a new website was launched and a unified slogan for the overall network - "All Together Better!".
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