Canal Hollywood

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Canal Hollywood
CountryPortugal, Spain
Broadcast areaSpain, Portugal, Andorra
Programming
Picture format 16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner AMC Networks International Iberia (Spain)
Dreamia (Portugal)
History
LaunchedDecember 1993
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Website

Canal Hollywood is a movie cable channel available in Spain and Portugal. Initially it was a single channel airing for all Iberia, with feeds in Portuguese or Spanish, it later split. In 2011, it became available in HD in Spain and Portugal. In 2015, the Spanish and Portuguese channels became independent.

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The Portuguese channel was taken over by Dreamia (AMC Networks International Iberia and NOS) in 2009, [1] Canal Hollywood was founded in 1993, [2] [3] and was one of the first Iberian cable channels ever. It presents movies by all of the major studios. The Portuguese version is one of the most successful cable channels in Portugal, occasionally surpassing RTP2 ratings. It also became available via cable, satellite or IPTV in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.

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References

  1. eduardo.crespo (November 27, 2009). "Noticias Destacadas | AMC Networks". AMC Networks. (in Spanish). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. García@ce67cigarcia, Cecilia (December 28, 2018). "¡Esto es Hollywood!". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved November 23, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. SatCesc (September 3, 2022). "Canal Hollywood celebra 29 años de vida". SatCesc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 23, 2022.