More Than Movies Explained

More Than Movies
Owner:Sony Pictures Television
Former Names:Men&Movies (2010–13)
Replaced By:True Crime
Timeshift Service:More Than Movies +1
Availability Note:at time of closure
Terr Serv 1:Freeview
Terr Chan 1:Channel 32 (named as Movie Mix)

More Than Movies (styled as more>movies) was a satellite television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, available on Sky and as a free-to-air service on Freesat. It launched on 4 October 2010 as Men&Movies,[1] and was the first Freesat exclusive TV channel until it joined the Sky EPG on 4 April 2011.[2] Between November 2011 and January 2012, Men&Movies was also available on Freeview in Manchester.[3]

The channel was aimed at the middle to old aged male viewer, with its programming orientated around war documentaries, classic TV series and the war film genre. More Than Movies joined its sister channel, Movies4Men which transmits other cinematic genres.

On 2 April 2012, Men&Movies +1 was launched.

On 10 January 2013, Men&Movies was rebranded as More Than Movies, with a shift towards airing films and programmes from Sony's back catalogue.[4] On 17 January 2013, Movie Mix began to simulcast the full More Than Movies schedule on Freeview but retained its own Movie Mix branding.[5] After the channel closed, Movie Mix began to broadcast its own programming again.

Programmes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men & Movies launches on Freesat. Digital Spy. 4 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Men&Movies launching on Sky next week. Entertainment Interactive. 30 March 2011.
  3. Web site: First local Freeview carriage deal agreed. Digital Spy. 16 May 2011.
  4. Web site: Men&Movies to rebrand 10th January 2013. a516digital. 7 January 2013.
  5. Web site: MovieMix morphs again as channel aligned with More>Movies. a516digital. 17 January 2013.