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| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Affiliates | Radyo5 (1997-2010) |
| Headquarters | Barbaros Boulevard, Aşiyan, Bebek, Beşiktaş, Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Erol Aksoy |
| Sister channels | Show TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 September 1993 |
| Closed | 30 December 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://cine5tv.com.tr |
Cine5 was the first subscription-based television channel in Turkey. It aired in an encrypted format and primarily broadcast feature-length movies when it was founded on September 20, 1993. Subscribers were required to buy a decoder to watch the channel. The number of subscribers reached over half a million. However, in recent years, it enlarged its program spectrum due to competition from other movie-based channels and removed encryption and the subscription policy on January 16, 2006. On February 15, 2011, the channel was put up for sale [1] and bought by Al Jazeera [2] to launch Al Jazeera Türk, however it’s never happened (except the short-term digital broadcast).
