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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (USA),Canada (Rogers Cable) |
| Headquarters | Culver City,California, United States |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television Networks |
| Parent | CPE US Networks, Inc. |
| Sister channels | Game Show Network Game Show Central Crunchyroll Channel Sony Cine Get |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 October 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-01) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol television |
| Tiki Live | Internet Protocol television |
| Philo | Internet Protocol television |
| Vidgo | Internet Protocol television |
| Klowd TV | Internet Protocol television |
Sony Movies (formerly known asSony Movie Channel) is an American cable television channel launched on October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01).[1] Owned by thenetwork television division ofSony Pictures Television, its programming consists of films from theSony Pictures Entertainment library (including content fromColumbia Pictures,TriStar Pictures,Screen Gems,Sony Pictures Classics,Sony Pictures Animation andDestination Films among others), alongside films from other distributors, mainly fromMillennium Films,Millennium Media,Lionsgate Films andShout! Factory, which are broadcast unedited, and remastered in1080ihigh definition.[1]
A former program block on the channel is "Killer Mandays", a double feature ofhorror films on Monday nights.[2] From November 6 – 12, 2011 the channel aired a week-long salute toBollywood films.[3]
Sony Movies is available nationally onPhilo,[4]DirecTV andDish Network, and regionally onAT&T U-Verse,Suddenlink,Optimum.[5][6][7] DirecTV and Dish Network also offer "Sony Movie Channel Everywhere", which allows viewers to watch its movies through its website for no additional cost.[8] The channel is also available through streaming for owners of the Sony Network Media Player.