MGM (TV channel)

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MGM Channel
MGM Channel.png
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Picture format 4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
Owner AMC Networks International
Sister channels MGM HD
History
Launched1 January 1999;25 years ago (1999-01-01)
2005;19 years ago (2005)
(Russia)
Closed5 November 2014 (Hungary)
1 January 2015 (Asia)
2015 (Russia)
1 August 2015 (India) [1]
30 September 2016 (Israel)
Replaced by AMC
Links
Website mgmchannel.de

MGM Channel was a global-based television network that was launched in 1999 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios that aired movies from MGM's library, including West Side Story , Midnight Cowboy , The Terminator , Moonraker , The Manchurian Candidate , The Black Stallion , Blown Away , amongst many others. The network had access to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library of films, comprising approximately 4,000 titles, and over 10,400 episodes of television programming.

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Following AMC Networks' acquisition of Chellomedia, it was announced on 4 August 2014 that MGM Channel would be rebranded as AMC in late 2014. On 5 November 2014, MGM became a Hungarian Version of AMC. [2]

As of 2015, MGM Channel has been indirectly found out to have continued airing in Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Iceland and some other countries.[ citation needed ]

On 1 January 2015, the Asian version of AMC was launched, replacing MGM in Asia and also in Sri Lanka for the first time it received AMC. [3] [4] [5] [6]

MGM HD

MGM HD was a high definition version of the channel.

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References

  1. MGM Channel India to Close Down - The Hollywood Reporter
  2. Clover, Julian (4 August 2014). "MGM Channel rebrands as AMC". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "What does mgm mean". findwords.info. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. MGM (2006) About the Channel Retrieved February 16, 2006
  5. Dish Network MGM Channel HD: MGM Movies in HDTV Retrieved 7 April 2010
  6. DirecTV Premium Retrieved 7 April 2010