| Cine5 | |
| Picture Format: | (576i, SDTV) |
| Owner: | Mehmet Emin Karamehmet |
| Affiliates: | Radyo5 (1997-2010) |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Headquarters: | Barbaros Boulevard, Aşiyan, Bebek, Beşiktaş, Istanbul |
| Sister Channels: | Show TV |
| Website: | http://cine5tv.com.tr |
Cine5 was the first subscription-based television channel in Turkey. It aired in an encrypted format and primarily broadcast feature-length movies when it was founded on September 20, 1993. Subscribers were required to buy a decoder to watch the channel. The number of subscribers reached over half a million. However, in recent years, it enlarged its program spectrum due to competition from other movie-based channels and removed encryption and the subscription policy on January 16, 2006. On February 15, 2011, the channel was put up for sale[1] and bought by Al Jazeera[2] to launch Al Jazeera Türk, however it’s never happened (except the short-term digital broadcast).