Silver (TV channel)
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| Silver | |
|---|---|
| Launched | May 26, 2006 |
| Owned by | NonStop Television |
| Slogan | "Where Movies Shine" |
| Country | Sweden |
| Broadcast area | Nordic countries |
| Website | http://nonstop.tv/silver/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Boxer TV Access | Channel 17 |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem | |
Silver is a movie television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries broadcasting "quality" movies, "World cinema" and independent films.
The owners NonStop Television applied for a license to broadcast a channel with the working name "NonStop Filmfestival" in the Swedish digital terrestrial network in the autumn of 2005. The government the channel a license in February 2006, at the expense of the owner's other movie channel, Showtime Scandinavia. NonStop Filmfestival had to launch before the end of May and Showtime was allowed to continue broadcasting until the new channel started.
NonStop Filmfestival was named "Silver" in April and could start broadcadting on May 26, 2006 during the Cannes Film Festival. The opening night included Velvet Goldmine, Wild at Heart and Millenium Hambo. Initally, the channel was only available in Sweden on the Boxer terrestrial platform and it wasn't available on from any other distributor until April 2, 2007, when it launched on the Swedish Com Hem cable network. In February 2007, it was announced that the channel would launch on the 3 mobile phone platform in Sweden.
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