MoviePlex
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| Launched | January 1, 1997 |
| Owned by | Starz Entertainment Group |
| Website | Official Site |
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| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
MoviePlex is a US pay TV network which features motion pictures. It is a spinoff of the Encore movie channel and is owned by Starz Entertainment Group (formerly Starz Encore Group), a division of Liberty Media. It replaced Intro Television (originally called TV Network), which showed blocks of programming from other channels.
MoviePlex broadcasts various programming from Encore's theme channels 7 days a week with a different channel showcased each day.
The channels shown include:
- Encore Love (Mondays)
- Encore Drama (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
- Encore Westerns (Wednesdays)
- Encore Action (Thursdays)
- Encore Mystery (Fridays)
- Encore Wam (Sundays)
Programming on MoviePlex is shown on a one hour delay from its presentation on the Encore channel. As of 2006 MoviePlex-specific promotions and interstitials air between programs.
On April 4, 2006 at midnight (EST), MoviePlex became a multiplex service of its own when Starz Entertainment Group launched two companion channels, IndiePlex and RetroPlex. The first movie aired on IndiePlex was Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas; RetroPlex launched with Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street. The channels are currently available on Qwest Choice TV and Comcast Digital Cable. Unlike MoviePlex, these channels are not delayed rebroadcasts of Encore or Starz programming.
Additionally, earlier in 2006 MoviePlex launched a video on demand component, free for Comcast Digital subscribers. The station also underwent a rebranding earlier in the year, modernizing its logo and presentation to fit in better with the Starz/Encore look yet still remaining unique.
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