Fox Movie Channel
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| Fox Movie Channel | |
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| Launched | October 31, 1994 |
| Owned by | Fox Entertainment Group |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Formerly called | fXM (until 2000) |
| Sister channel(s) | Fox, Fox Sports Net, Fox Reality |
| Website | foxmoviechannel.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 258 |
| Dish Network | Channel 133 |
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| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings |
Fox Movie Channel, formerly fXM, is a television channel that concentrates on showing movies uncut and commercial-free. Fox Movie Channel mostly shows movies from 20th Century Fox's library from the mid-1930s to the 1990s, including some television movies. Both pan and scan and letterbox versions are shown whenever both versions are available. All films shown on Fox Movie Channel are uncut and unedited. Original programming consists primarily of commentary about the movies.
The channel was launched on October 31, 1994 as fXM - Movies from Fox. On March 1, 2000 the name was changed to Fox Movie Channel. FMC's primary competitor is Turner Classic Movies, which mostly shows movies from the MGM, RKO and Warner Brothers libraries. The program schedule once consisted almost entirely of older, classic 20th Century Fox films. However, that has lately changed and the older movies are shown in the daytime, while the more recent ones are shown on prime time. The Arabic FOX Movie Channel will open in 1st of May 2008.
