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Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar |
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Headquarters | Turner House, Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
Timeshift service | Turner Classic Movies 2 (2006–2013) TCM Movies +1 (2013–2023) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery International |
Sister channels | Boomerang Cartoon Network Cartoonito CNN International |
History | |
Launched | 17 September 1993 (as TNT) 15 October 1999 (as Turner Classic Movies/TCM Movies) |
Closed | 1 July 2000 (as TNT) 7 July 2023 (as Turner Classic Movies/TCM Movies) |
Replaced by | Sky Documentaries |
Former names | TNT (1993–1999) Turner Classic Movies (1999–2019) |
Links | |
Website | www |
TCM Movies (formerly TNT and Turner Classic Movies) was a British pay television channel, focussing mostly on classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which included many MGM titles, along with movie-related profiles and some classic American television series.
In March 1993, Turner Broadcasting System Europe announced the launch of Cartoon Network and TNT Classic Movies. [1] On 17 September 1993, TNT Classic Movies launched on 17 September 1993 through the Astra 1C satellite alongside Cartoon Network Europe, of which it timeshared with; airing from 7:00pm-5:00am. [2] The network was also available with Cartoon Network Europe in CEE, MENA and Nordic territories in five additional languages. The network broadcast movies from the Turner Entertainment library including the pre-1986 MGM and pre-1949 Warner Bros. catalogues. The first film to be shown on the network was the 1966 film Spinout starring Elvis Presley.
In 1996, the combined channel slot was available in over 31 million homes in over 33 territories. [3] In August, the channel's broadcast hours were slightly reduced to start at 9:00pm [4] , while in December a standalone 24-hour TNT Classic Movies channel was launched for digital cable providers in addition to the standalone Cartoon Network Europe channel. In the UK, this version of the network was first made available in CableTel beginning in 1997. [5]
On October 15, 1999, Cartoon Network Europe separated its feed to focus only on the United Kingdom and Ireland markets. It became a paid network encrypted on Astra 1C using VideoCrypt. [6] This separation was made to allow Turner Classic Movies to replace TNT in all territories except for analogue satellite and cable in the UK and Ireland, where a standalone TNT channel replaced it.
The new version of TNT focused on general entertainment, with Fridays featuring a dedicated strand of WCW content, showcasing new episodes of WCW Monday Nitro (which TNT had been airing since 1996) and WCW Thunder . The new version of TNT broadcast daily from 9:00pm-1:00am. [7]
In April 2000, Turner announced that TNT would cease operations on 30 June. The company citified a "oversaturated market" as the reason for its closure. [8] On 1 July, TCM took over its former space on Analogue satellite and some cable providers, and removed entirely on those that already broadcast TCM. [9]
On 15 October 1999, Turner Classic Movies launched on Sky Digital and NTL cable platforms. [10] The first film to broadcast on the network was the 1946 movie The Big Sleep . While Cartoon Network had already transitioned into a pay network, TCM remained free-to-air.
For a time after TNT's closure, TCM continued TNT's weekly strand of WCW programming on Fridays under a separate feed. Afterwards, WCW programming moved to Bravo.
On 30 June 2001, Cartoon Network and TCM ceased operations on analogue satellite as part of Sky's analogue shutdown. [11]
In January 2004, TCM became encrypted on Sky Digital. [12]
In 2009, Turner Classic Movies received a graphical makeover and a new logo in an attempt to attract a younger audience. With the makeover several new films were added to the channel's catalogue. [13] A high definition version of the channel launched on 4 September 2012, [14] at the same time the standard definition version began broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen, whereas Turner Classic Movies 2 continued to be broadcast in 4:3.
On 2 March 2009, Turner Classic Movies UK sold the Sky EPG slot, when Travel Channel 2 closed.
A one-hour timeshift, Turner Classic Movies +1, launched on 13 August 2013, replacing Turner Classic Movies 2. [15]
On 25 July 2019, the HD channel closed on Sky. [16]
Turner Classic Movies was renamed TCM Movies on 1 August 2019.
The channel closed on 7 July 2023, and some of the channel's former film programming was moved to sister channel Quest. [17] The last movie shown on the channel was Murder Most Foul and the last content shown on the channel before the closedown was a Close Up short dedicated to Arnold Schwarzenegger. [18] [ unreliable source? ] [19]
Turner Classic Movies 2 (TCM2) was a spin-off of the original channel and broadcast on Sky channel 318. The channel launched alongside Cartoon Network Too on 24 April 2006. It also showed popular films from the Turner Entertainment library (which includes MGM and Warner Bros. films).
Films were shown from 7:00PM to 3:00AM (later changed to 8:00PM to 4:00AM on 25 March 2010) (interspersed with various original short films about the films) from Monday-Sunday, and the following week included a new line-up. This allowed the viewer to "catch-up on the big films", thus allowing the chance to see the preferred film on any day of the week. The channel timeshared with Cartoonito (originally the original version of Cartoon Network Too from 24 April 2006 until 23 May 2007), another UK-only spin-off channel. The channel began airing Adult Swim at 10pm every Wednesday as of 4 January 2012, before moving to Friday later in April 2012. [20]
For unknown reasons, Turner Classic Movies 2 closed at 4:00AM on 12 August 2013 with Turner Classic Movies +1 launching the next day, 13 August 2013. [15]
As Adult Swim shows cannot be shown on the UK version of Cartoon Network (as Ofcom regulated children's channels are not allowed to broadcast adult content), they were shown on Turner Classic Movies 2 instead. They typically started at 1:15 AM on Saturday and included shows such as: [21]
World Championship Wrestling launched on TNT (UK) in April 1996 with WCW Monday Nitro. On 9 October 1998 WCW Thunder was added. Both aired in a 9pm to 12.30am (variant) block starting with the debut of Thunder. When TNT (UK) was closed down, WCW programming was briefly moved over to Turner Classic Movies and then Bravo. Trailers aired on Turner Classic Movies informing viewers of the change.
WCW Nitro
(WCW Nitro then changed to Bravo in 2000, on Thursday Nights - 9pm - 11pm, until March 2001, when WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation).
WCW Thunder
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