This came in the wake of Foxtel purchasing Showtime Australia from the Premium Movie Partnership to take movies in-house to save on costs. On 6 December 2012, an announcement was made that Movie Network would cease broadcasting from 31 December 2012. In addition, a new website was launched and a unified slogan for the overall network - "All Together Better!".įrom 2009 until 2012, Movie Extra was the naming rights sponsor for the Tropfest short film festival. On 15 November 2009, the network expanded with three additional (including 1 timeshift) channels and 3 HD simulcasts (including 1 timeshift). In addition to films from these studios, the network also has access to films from DreamWorks and Australian distributor Hopscotch Films.
The channels are owned, operated and programmed by Time Warner, Disney–ABC International Television, MGM and Village Roadshow. Movie Network is also available on Neighbourhood Cable, SelecTV and TransACT. Through content sharing agreements, Movie Network Channels became available through Austar in January 1999 and Foxtel in December 2002. Movie Network channels were originally only available through Optus TV, who produced and part-owned the channels prior to 1 January 2000. Movie Network Channels was an Australian premium television movie service that consisted of five original channels ( Movie One, Movie Extra, Movie Greats, Family Movie Channel, Starpics 1), two SD timeshifts ( Movie Two, Starpics 2) and three HD simulcasts ( Movie One HD, Starpics 1 HD, Starpics 2 HD). Movie Network Channels Pty Ltd ( Time Warner/ HBO, Disney–ABC, MGM Holdings & Village Roadshow) For the Canadian movie service, see The Movie Network.
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