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TCM Movies
TCM Movies (formerly TNT and Turner Classic Movies) was a British pay television channel, focusing mostly on classic movies, from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which includes 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. and it launched on 17 September 1993 through the Astra 1C satellite as an evening service, airing from 7:00pm–5:00am, timesharing with Cartoon Network Europe. 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 channel 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. In August, the channel's broadcast hours were slightly reduced to start at 9:00pm, 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.
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. 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.
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. On 1 July, Turner Classic Movies took over its former space on Analogue satellite and some cable providers, and removed entirely on those that already broadcast Turner Classic Movies.
On 15 October 1999, Turner Classic Movies launched on Sky Digital and NTL cable platforms. 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, Turner Classic Movies remained free-to-air. However it didn't start broadcasting on analogue satellite until after TNT closed, and it continued to share with Cartoon Network, airing in the same four-hour evening slot that TNT has occupied.
For a time after TNT's closure, Turner Classic Movies continued TNT's weekly strand of WCW programming on Fridays under a separate feed. Afterwards, WCW programming moved to Bravo.
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TCM Movies
TCM Movies (formerly TNT and Turner Classic Movies) was a British pay television channel, focusing mostly on classic movies, from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which includes 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. and it launched on 17 September 1993 through the Astra 1C satellite as an evening service, airing from 7:00pm–5:00am, timesharing with Cartoon Network Europe. 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 channel 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. In August, the channel's broadcast hours were slightly reduced to start at 9:00pm, 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.
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. 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.
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. On 1 July, Turner Classic Movies took over its former space on Analogue satellite and some cable providers, and removed entirely on those that already broadcast Turner Classic Movies.
On 15 October 1999, Turner Classic Movies launched on Sky Digital and NTL cable platforms. 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, Turner Classic Movies remained free-to-air. However it didn't start broadcasting on analogue satellite until after TNT closed, and it continued to share with Cartoon Network, airing in the same four-hour evening slot that TNT has occupied.
For a time after TNT's closure, Turner Classic Movies continued TNT's weekly strand of WCW programming on Fridays under a separate feed. Afterwards, WCW programming moved to Bravo.