MGM HD

MGM HD
Launched	December 7, 2006 (Poland); October 10, 2007 (United States); April 29, 2009 (Latin America); December 14, 2009 (United Kingdom & Ireland); June 7, 2013 (Germany);
Closed	January 16, 2014 (United Kingdom and Ireland); April 1, 2015 (Latin America); May 16, 2016 (Poland);
Owned by	MGM HD Productions; (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer);
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	Movie Studio. Movie Network.
Country	Brazil; Germany; Ireland; Israel; Poland; United Kingdom; United States;
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S.; Warsaw, Poland;
Replaced by	AMC (Latin America and Poland)
Website	MGMHD.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	567
Dish Network	385
N (Poland)	32
yes (Israel)	507
Cable
Spectrum	633
HOT (Israel)	519
Verizon FiOS	744
IPTV
AT&T U-Verse	1116

MGM HD is an all high-definition television cable network. It features movies from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library of approximately 1,200 movies mastered in a high-definition-compatible format.[1] The network exists largely because MGM does not have to pay to license their own films, and (with a few occasional exceptions) the schedule is composed mostly of second-tier and less-popular films that are not wanted or licensed by other major networks and movie channels. The films are usually presented uncut and in their original aspect ratio, although some films are edited for content for daytime viewing and commercial breaks are often added during peak viewing hours.

Carriage

United States

It is available via AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, Dish Network, Charter Spectrum, Verizon FiOS, Mediacom, Optimum TV and Frontier FiOS in the United States. MGM HD was removed from the Comcast Xfinity channel lineup in February 2019.[2]

Europe

The N satellite service in Poland carries MGM HD.[3] It was launched on December 7, 2006 in Poland.

In the United Kingdom, MGM HD launched on 14 December 2009 on the Sky UK satellite service.[4] The channel was run in joint partnership with Sky. On 27 April 2011, the channel was added to UPC Ireland's lineup. On 16 January 2014, MGM HD ceased broadcasting in the UK and Ireland.[5] MGM continued to be available on the UPC (rebranded to Virgin Media Ireland in 2015) service in Ireland on channel 326 until it was removed in January 2018.

Asia

MGM has also announced plans to bring MGM HD to Israel via the Tel-Ad service on Israel's DTH satellite platform.[6]

Latin America

In Latin America MGM HD was replaced by AMC.

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References

"MGM Eyes HDTV Movie Channel". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
"Comcast Drops MGM HD... Finally".
"MGM Networks and leading Polish media and entertainment group, ITI, to launch movie channel". Retrieved 2006-11-16.
"MGM HD channel launches on Sky". Digital Spy. 14 December 2009.
http://www.mgmchannel.co.uk/united-kingdom/content/mgm-hd-closure.html
"MGM launches HD offering in Israel". Retrieved 2007-04-30.

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[1] "MGM Eyes HDTV Movie Channel". Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.

[2] "Comcast Drops MGM HD... Finally".

[3] "MGM Networks and leading Polish media and entertainment group, ITI, to launch movie channel". Retrieved 2006-11-16.

[4] "MGM HD channel launches on Sky". Digital Spy. 14 December 2009.

[5] ttp://www.mgmchannel.co.uk/united-kingdom/content/mgm-hd-closure.html

[6] "MGM launches HD offering in Israel". Retrieved 2007-04-30.