Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Programming | |
Timeshift service | True Crime +1 |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
History | |
Launched | 22 March 2016 (original) 12 February 2019 (relaunch) |
Replaced | More Than Movies (original) |
Closed | 15 November 2018 (as Sony Crime Channel 2) 1 July 2019 (relaunch) |
Former names | Sony Crime Channel 2 (2018) |
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