The Movie Network
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| TV channel | |
| Program type | Premium television |
| reception | Cable , satellite |
| Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
| Start of transmission | February 1, 1983 |
| owner | Bell Media |
| List of TV channels | |
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The Movie Network (TMN) is a Canadian, English-language pay-TV broadcaster headquartered in Toronto , Ontario , Canada and operated by Astral Media ( Bell Media ).
The Movie Network includes five TV channels that broadcast the latest films from various genres. The broadcasting area of the transmitter includes the province of Ontario to the provincial border of Manitoba. Furthermore Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
history
In 1976, the then communications minister, Jeanne Sauvé, announced the establishment of pay TV for Canada. During the 1970s, when premium television was slowly being rolled out across North America through HBO and the resulting television station WTBS , these stations were only available via satellite in rural areas. These people therefore demanded an expansion of the technology to make it easier to receive. The provincial government of Saskatchewan and Cable Regina founded a provincial pay-TV network, Teletheatre, in 1979.
Due to the rapid increase in satellite reception systems in order to be able to receive these premium channels, the government of Pierre Trudeau decided to introduce a nationwide pay TV offer that can be received via cable networks. However, this presupposed that the pay-TV broadcasters need broadcasting licenses in order to legally broadcast their offer. A license was granted by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on March 18, 1982 to First Choice later known as The Movie Network . The station began broadcasting on February 1, 1983. The first film to be broadcast on the station was For Your Eyes Only .
The Movie Network Package
The Movie Network broadcasts its television format on five 24-hour multiplex TV channels and two HD channels.
List of channels
- The Movie Network: is the flagship of the program package. The channel shows the very latest films, documentaries and TV series including current US films that are broadcast simultaneously in the USA.
- MFun !: specifically broadcasts comedies, as well as romantic films and series.
- MFest: broadcasts independent and foreign language films
- MExcess: offers action and adventure films, TV series and late-night adult films.
- HBO Canada: broadcasts the latest original films from the US premium channel HBO.
- The Movie Network OnDemand: offers cinema on demand from a selection of different films.
Availability
The Movie Network is fed by several satellite operators and can be received via Bell TV, Shaw Direct and as IPTV in the broadband networks of Bell Aliant TV and Bell Fibe TV as well as some local cable operators.