MGM (TV channel)
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.
| MGM Channel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | January 1, 1999 |
| Closed | November 5, 2014 (Hungary) January 1, 2015 (Asia) September 30, 2016 (Israel) August 1, 2015 (India)[1] |
| Owned by | AMC Networks International |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Sister channel(s) | MGM HD |
| Website | www |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 567 (SD) 1567 (HD) |
| Digiturk (Turkey) | Channel 10 |
| TotalTV (Serbia) | Channel 39 |
| TotalTV (Montenegro) | Channel 33 |
| TotalTV (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Channel 34 |
| TotalTV (Croatia) | Channel 13 |
| TotalTV (Macedonia) | Channel 36 |
| DStv | Channel 140 |
| SKY Brasil | Channel 67 |
| Sky Italia | Channel 320 |
| Sky Deutschland | Channel 317 |
| Cable | |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 326 |
| UPC Romania | Channel 106 (digital with DVR) Channel 96 (digital) |
| Streaming media | |
| UPC Horizon | Watch live (Ireland only) |
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 November 5, 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.
On January 1, 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]
MGM HD
MGM HD is a high definition version of the channel.
See also
References
- MGM Channel India to Close Down - The Hollywood Reporter
- Clover, Julian (4 August 2014). "MGM Channel rebrands as AMC". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "What does mgm mean". findwords.info. Retrieved 16 August 2020.