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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Astro |
Sister channels | PRIMEtime |
History | |
Launched | 15 September 2021 |
Replaced | FOX Movies |
Links | |
Website | Channel Guide for Showcase Movies on Astro |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Astro | Channel 413 (HD) |
Showcase Movies (stylised in uppercase) is a 24-hour English-language pay television channel in Malaysia owned by Astro. The channel airs Hollywood movies primarily from 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. [1] [2]
Alongside its sister channel PRIMEtime, it made its official launch on 15 September 2021 in a response to the closure of the Disney/Fox channels in Southeast Asian region on 1 October 2021.
This channel is available to all Astro subscribers that subscribed to Movies Pack. [3] Selected programmes are distributed on Astro's Video-on-Demand service and Astro GO. Selected movies from Disney and 20th Century Studios are also available on Disney+ Hotstar under Astro's Movies Pack.
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