Film1
 Film1 Logo | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands | |
| Network | ||
| Headquarters | Film1 Film1.nl | |
| PlayStation | PSN Store | |
| Amazon Channels | Amazon Channels | |
Film1 is a Dutch premium television and video on demand service that replaced Canal+ and is owned by SPI International (previously owned by Liberty Global and Sony Pictures Television).
Background
The service launched with three channels and a
On 31 January 2012, Film1 announced that it would launch Sundance Channel in the Netherlands, by replacing the Film1 Festival on 1 March of the same year.[3] Film1 closed Film1 Sundance on 31 August 2017. The premium television service wants to focus more on its video-on-demand services.[4]
The channels are available on
On 5 November 2020 Amazon Channels started in the Netherlands and it provides Film1 as an additional package.[5]
Ownership
On 26 July 2014, Liberty Global announced that it had put Film1 up for sale.[6] Liberty Global agreed to sell Film1 to Sony Pictures Television on 27 March 2015,[7] and the acquisition of Film1 and associated channels was completed on 21 July of the same year.[8]
On 1 May 2019, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Film1 would close on 1 August 2019.[9][10] On June 17 it was announced that Film1 will make a restart.[11] SPI International has acquired Film1.[12]
Channels
- Film1 Premiere: Main flagship channel.
- Film1 Action: Second channel focuses on thriller, action, and horror films.
- Film1 Family: Third channel which focuses on comedy, family and children films.
- Film1 Drama: Fourth channel.[1]
- Film1 On Demand: A video on demand-service that provides selected content from all the above channels on an on-demand basis. The service is available from Ziggo's VOD service.
See also
External links
- film1.nl (in Dutch)
References
- ^ a b "Film1 Series to challenge Dutch HBO".
- ^ "Chellomedia selects Tvinci to power online video service". Digital TV Europe. 20 September 2012.
- ^ Robert Briel (31 January 2012). "Chellomedia launches Sundance Channel". BroadbandTVNews.com.
- ^ "Film1 Sundance stopt; Film1 focust op on demand-aanbod". MediaMagazine.nl. 4 July 2017.
- ^ Jonathan Easton (6 November 2020). "Film1 launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the Netherlands". DigitalTVEurope.com.
- ^ Robert Briel (26 July 2014). "Liberty Global willing to sell Film1". BroadbandTVNews.com.
- ^ Robert Briel (27 March 2015). "Sony buys Film1 from Liberty Global". BroadbandTVNews.com.
- ^ SONY PICTURES TELEVISION CLOSES FILM1 DEAL Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine sonypicturestelevision.com, Retrieved on 26 July 2015
- ^ Jarco Kriek (30 April 2019). "Film1 stopt lineair" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ David de Jong (1 May 2019). "Film1 stopt alle activiteiten" (in Dutch). NederlandsMediaNieuws.nl.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (17 June 2019). "Film1 gaat na 1 augustus door" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
- ^ David de Jong (2 July 2019). "SPI International neemt Film1 over" (in Dutch). NederlandsMediaNieuws.nl.