Movies 24
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| Movies 24 | |
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| Launched | 26 June 2006 |
| Owned by | Universal Networks International (NBCUniversal) |
| Audience share | 0.1% 0.0% (+) (May 2011, BARB) |
| Sister channel(s) | Movies 24 + (Formerly More 24) |
| Website | www.tvmovies24.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) |
Channel 327 Channel 328 (+) |
| Cyfra+ (Poland) |
Channel 45 |
| Dolce (Romania) |
Channel 160 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 419 Channel 420 (+) |
| Smallworld Cable (UK) |
Channel 329 Channel 330 (+) |
| UPC Romania (Romania) |
Channel 108 |
Movies 24 is a European satellite and cable television channel owned and operated by NBCUniversal. It was launched on 26 June 2006 and is available in Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Romania and the United Kingdom. Movies 24 airs made-for-TV movies covering a range of different genres, from crime and thriller to romance and action.[1][2]
From 2009, Movies 24 has rebranded as Christmas 24 between November and January.[3][4]
Accomplished television and radio broadcaster Roger Tilling has been the continuity announcer of Movies 24 since the channel's launch in 2006.[5]
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[edit] Movies 24 +
On 16 October 2006, a sister channel Movies 24 + was launched. The channel was previously a 90-minute timeshift channel called More 24.[6] In September 2007, Movies 24 + introduced a separate daily schedule from Movies 24, showing the same movies but at very different times throughout the day.[7]
[edit] Programming
Examples of some of the movies shown on Movies 24.
- Balmain Boys (Comedy)
- Blonde (Drama)
- Chain Of Command (Thriller)
- Closing The Deal (Comedy)
- Countdown To Chaos (Action)
- Danny Deckchair (Comedy)
- Following Her Heart (Romance)
- Hustle and Heat (Action)
- Jericho Fever (Action)
- Murder In Paradise (Thriller)
- Picnic (Romance)
- Rules Of Obsession (Thriller)
- Sister In Law (Thriller)
- She, Me & Her (Comedy)
- The Cutting Edge (Romance)
- The Third Wish (Fantasy)
- The Sea Change (Comedy)
- The Way She Moves (Romance)
- Voices From A Locked Room (Drama)
- Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (Thriller)
[edit] References
- ^ "Sparrowhawk Media launches Movies 24". Media Week. Brand Republic. 9 May 2006. http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/558020/Sparrowhawk-Media-launches-Movies-24/.
- ^ "ABOUT MOVIES 24". Movies 24. http://www.tvmovies24.com/about.aspx. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Christmas 24". Sky Media. http://www.skymedia.co.uk/Advertising/TV/Sponsorship-Opps/christmas-24-in-2011.aspx. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Christmas 24". Movies 24. Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christmas-24/264407023600019?v=info. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Other Voiceover Work". Roger Tilling. http://www.rogertilling.com/voiceover/OTHER_WORK.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Movies 24 launches More 24". Digital Spy. 6 October 2006. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a37864/movies-24-launches-more-24.html.
- ^ "Movies 24 : Current Idents". The Ident Gallery. http://www.theidentgallery.com/movies24-2010.php. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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