Movies!

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Movies!
Chief Executive Officer, Fox TV Stations)
History
FoundedJanuary 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)
LaunchedMay 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)[3]
Links
Websitemoviestvnetwork.com
Availability
Terrestrial
List of affiliates
Streaming media
Service(s)Frndly TV,[4] Philo

Movies! (also known as simply M!) is an American

North Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois
.

It is available in several

16:9 widescreen picture format,[6] available in either standard definition or high definition
depending on the station's preference.

Though the network does air commercials, it otherwise carries film edits without profanity and content that does not meet FCC guidelines, and refuses broadcast syndication cuts of films, with no time slot constraints. A notation in the Movies! title card stating no film alterations is aired at the beginning of every film broadcast.

Short films
are aired to line up films to the top of the hour when needed, and to fill out time for a film that runs short.

Background

On January 28, 2013, Fox Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting announced the formation of Movies!, with plans to launch the network on Memorial Day of that year.[3][5][6] Movies! officially launched on May 27, 2013, at 8:10 a.m. Eastern Time, initially debuting on the subchannels of both of the network's co-parents: five Fox and 11 MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated stations owned by Fox Television Stations, and two stations owned by Weigel. Its programming was inaugurated by a ten-minute clip introducing the network, followed by the first film to be telecast on Movies!, the 1975 film Western Take a Hard Ride.[7][8]

Programming

Films

Described as presenting "a variety of theatrical motion pictures in a new, viewer and advertiser friendly format, not seen on broadcast television to date",

2.35:1
to 1.85:1.

Films that are broadcast on the network are edited for graphic

GetTV
when it launched in February 2014).

Children's programming

In order to meet requirements imposed by the

E/I programming from the syndication market to comply with the rules.[8]

Affiliates

Main article: List of Movies! affiliates

As of July 2014, Movies! has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 43 media markets encompassing 22 states and the District of Columbia, covering approximately 49% of the United States.[14][15] Fox Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting launched Movies! in markets served by a station owned-and-operated by the Fox network or its sister programming service MyNetworkTV. Not all of the Fox Television Stations outlets carried Movies! at launch, WJZY in Charlotte (which came under Fox ownership one month prior to the network's debut) did not begin carrying Movies! until July 1, 2014,[14] due to an existing affiliation agreement with Antenna TV.

In Chicago—where Fox Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting each own television stations—Fox-owned WFLD serves as that market's charter affiliate of the network, instead of one of Weigel's three stations in that market (WCIU-TV, WWME-CA and WMEU-CD). This makes Movies! the first Weigel-owned network in which the company's Chicago flagship stations do not serve as affiliates (WCIU formerly carried This TV under Weigel ownership before it moved to WGN-TV upon becoming part-owned by Tribune Broadcasting in November 2013, and MeTV is carried on WWME-CD and relayed a subchannel of WCIU). WBND-LD in South Bend, Indiana carries Movies! on its third digital subchannel; WMLW-TV in Milwaukee carried the network from its launch until August 4, 2014, when Movies! moved to a newly created secondary subchannel of ABC affiliate WISN-TV.[16] Following the WISN deal, that station's owner Hearst Television signed affiliation agreements on a piecemeal basis to add Movies! to select stations, mainly those affiliated with networks other than ABC, during late 2014 and early 2015 (Hearst already carries sister network MeTV in a majority of the markets where it owns stations).

In addition to its carriage on the Fox- and Weigel-owned outlets at the network's launch, the network is also carried on the digital subchannels of television stations owned by other broadcasting companies.[17] Soon after its launch, Movies! reached distribution agreements with several broadcasting groups to add the network on the subchannels of some of their stations. The first stations outside of the Fox and Weigel outlets to sign deals to carry the network were KFFV in Seattle, WLWC in Providence (both owned by OTA Broadcasting) and KPXJ in Shreveport (owned by KTBS, LLC) in October 2013, with the three stations adding the network between November 10 and December 10.[18] The following month, in November 2013, Movies! signed affiliation agreements with nine stations owned by Bonten Media Group, Cocola Broadcasting and the Maranatha Broadcasting Company.[19] Four additional stations (in Salt Lake City; Boise; Wausau; and Victoria, Texas), through deals with companies such as the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and Saga Communications, added the network between May and October 2014.[14]

In June 2022, Frndly TV announced the planned addition of Movies! to their streaming lineup.[20][21] However, after several months delay, Movies! was added on February 3, 2023.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ Buckman, Adam (July 26, 2016). "Diginets Keep Growing, Despite Auction Cloud". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Movies! TV Network". Movies! TV Network. © 2020 Popcorn Entertainment, LLC
  3. ^ a b Malone, Michael (March 25, 2013). "This May Explain Why We Have a Shirtless 'Magnum, P.I.' on Our Cover Today". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "What channels does Frndly TV offer?". frndlytv.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Staff (January 28, 2013). "Fox Stations, Weigel Launching Movies! – The 24-Hour Movie Network Will Debut on the Subchannels of 17 Fox O&Os This Spring". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Michael Malone (January 28, 2013). "Fox O&Os, Weigel Launch Movies! Digi-Net – Another Player in Crowded Entertainment Subchannel Space". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Duane Dudek (May 23, 2013). "Weigel Introducing New Movies! Channel Monday". The Dudek Abides (blog of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "Movies TV Network – Schedule". Movies!. May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
  9. ^ Feder, Robert (January 29, 2013). "Weigel Creates New Digital Network for Fox TV Stations". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  10. ^ Don, James. "Movies and Films". videobuddyapp. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Gash, Chris (June 18, 2014). "Wily Indies Succeed on Digital Channels Where Majors Struggle". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Dudek, Duane (May 23, 2013). "Weigel introducing new MOVIES! channel Monday". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  13. ^ "megamovies.cc". Wednesday, 28 December 2016
  14. ^ a b c "Movies! Network Signs Five New Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. June 10, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  15. ^ "Stations for Network - Movies!". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  16. ^ "Facebook status: We can't wait to launch our new "Movies! Milwaukee" network on August 4!". WISN-TV via Facebook. July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  17. Mediabistro.com
    ). Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  18. ^ "Movies! Adds Seattle, Providence, Shreveport". TVNewsCheck. October 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  19. ^ "The Movies! Diginet Adds Nine Affiliates". TVNewsCheck. November 7, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  20. ^ "Frndly TV-Watch Movies!". Frndly TV. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  21. ^ Tamanini, Matt (June 30, 2022). "Frndly TV to Add Classic Film Channel Movies! to Streaming Lineup". The Streamable. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  22. ^ Watch Live on Frndly TV Movies! Coming Soon
  23. ^ Bouma, Luke (February 3, 2023). "Frndly TV Finally Adds The Movies! Channel to Its Lineup". Cord Cutters News. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

External links

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