Movie Central

Country	Philippines
Broadcast area	Defunct
Network	ABS-CBN
Headquarters	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman,Quezon City, Philippines (forABS-CBN)
Programming
Language	English
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	ABS-CBN Corporation
Sister channels	Asianovela Channel Cine Mo! DZMM TeleRadyo Jeepney TV Knowledge Channel Myx O Shopping (defunct) Yey! (defunct)
History
Founded	July 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-30)
Launched	July 30, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-30) (ABS-CBN TVplus) June 14, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06-14) (cable programming block forKapamilya Channel)
Closed	May 5, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-05-05) (broadcast franchise lapsed/expired)

Movie Central was a Philippinepay television channel created byABS-CBN and one of thefreemium channels ofABS-CBN TVplus. The channel's programming consists of mainly foreign and Hollywood movies. It was the second digital terrestrial television-exclusive movie channel afterCine Mo!, which also airs Hollywood and foreign movies in original English audio. Movie Central operated daily from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM of the following day. It was available for a free-trial basis from July 30, 2018, to May 5, 2020, alongsideO Shopping (standalone DTV),Asianovela Channel,Jeepney TV, andMyx.^[1]

Movie Central permanently ceased broadcasting on May 5, 2020, due to thecease-and-desist order issued by theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC) andSolicitor GeneralJose Calida againstABS-CBN. On September 10, 2020, the NTC reclaimed all frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN.^[2]

Most of the films aired on Movie Central were moved toKapamilya Channel viaMovie Central Presents movie presentation block which airs during late night hours, exclusive to pay cable and satellite television, replacingO Shopping.

Movie Central carried films from various Hollywood film studios (Walt Disney Studios,20th Century Studios,Warner Bros. Pictures,Paramount Pictures,Columbia Pictures,Universal Pictures,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and selected independent film studios).

• Action Zone – a weekday early-evening showcase of mostly action films.
• Date Night – a programming block dedicated primarily to romantic films.
• Hit Play Now – blockbuster movies from various genres are presented.
• Thriller Theater – a late-night programming block featuring mostly horror and suspense movies.
• Movie Blowout – a Saturday night block showcasing well-loved blockbuster movies.
• Sunday Double Rumble – a Sunday night block featuring two movies of the same genre.
• The Rundown - a documentary block featuring two movies of the same genre, airing back-to-back every Monday night.

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• Television channels and stations established in 2018
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• 2020 disestablishments in the Philippines
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