Flix (TV network)
subtitled into English) | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
Parent | Showtime Networks |
Key people |
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Sister channels | List
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History | |
Launched | August 1, 1992 |
Flix (stylized as FLiX) is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Showtime Networks, a subsidiary of Paramount Global operated through its Paramount Media Networks division. Its programming consists solely of theatrically released motion pictures released from the 1970s to the present day, interspersed with some films from the 1950s and 1960s.
It is the only premium television service in the United States that does not operate any
History
The network launched on August 1, 1992, as a single-channel "mini-pay" service. Flix originally featured movies from the 1960s to the 1980s, although it would gradually begin to scatter some 1990s film titles onto the network's schedule over time. At its launch, Flix had been one of the last premium channels to restrict the broadcast of
Three years prior to the channel's launch, in 1989,
On June 14, 2005, Viacom decided to separate itself into two companies (only six years after the company's acquisition of
In 2007, Flix began to broadcast certain R-rated movies during daytime timeslots. That same year, Flix began to air movies released in 2000, including such titles as Reindeer Games and Pitch Black; other films released during the 2000s have been added to the network's schedule since then.
On August 13, 2019, National Amusements officially announced that CBS and Viacom would
Related services
Flix On Demand
Flix On Demand is the channel's subscription
Programming
Movie library
As of April 2023[update], Flix – through Showtime – maintains exclusive first-run film licensing agreements with Amblin Partners,[10] IFC Films,[11] A24,[12] and Bleecker Street.[13]
Flix also shows sub-runs – runs of films that have already received broadcast or
Many lesser-known film titles (particularly those released as independent films) that have either not received a theatrical release or were released on DVD or home video are also commonly broadcast on Flix. The window between a film's initial release in theaters and its initial screening on Showtime, The Movie Channel and Flix is wider than the grace period leading to a film's initial broadcast on HBO, Cinemax or Starz. Films that Showtime has pay cable rights to will usually also run on Flix and The Movie Channel during the period of its term of licensing.
Branding
Network slogans
- 1992–1997: "Movies You Grew Up With"
- 1997–2007: "Cool Classics. For the Movie Generation"
- 1997–2007: "For the Movie Generation"
- 2007–present: "Cool Classics."
References
- Fairchild Publications. Archived from the originalon November 5, 2012.
- ^ a b John M. Higgins (March 11, 1991). "Viacom: Encore was partly our idea". Multichannel News. Fairchild Publications. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
- ^ Geraldine Fabrikant (June 15, 2005). "Viacom Board Agrees to Split of Company". The New York Times.
- CNN Money.
- ^ Szalai, George; Bond, Paul; Vlessing, Etan (August 13, 2019). "CBS, Viacom Strike Deal to Recombine". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ "CBS and Viacom To Combine" (PDF). CBS. August 12, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Viacom and CBS Announce Content and Digital Leadership". www.businesswire.com. November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Showtime Networks to Launch Flix on Demand in Second Quarter 2005" (Press release). Showtime Networks. March 29, 2005 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Matt Stump (April 4, 2005). "Flix moves into SVOD territory". Multichannel News. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (July 6, 2021). "Amblin Extends Pay-TV Deal With Showtime Through 2024". Deadline. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 27, 2012). "Showtime Names Co-Heads Of Acquisitions". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (November 1, 2019). "Showtime Networks Inks Output Film Deal With A24". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (February 10, 2022). "Showtime & Bleecker Street Enter New Exclusive Output Deal". Deadline. Retrieved June 23, 2022.