Movies4Men

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Movies4Men
Launched 1 February 2006 (2006-02-01)
Owned by Sony Pictures Television
Audience share ~0.0%
~0.0% (+1) (November 2012, BARB)
Replaced Matinee Movies
Sister channel(s) More Than Movies
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Movie Channel
Timeshift service Movies4Men +1
Website www.movies4men.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview
(Manchester)
Channel 51
Channel 52 (+1)
Satellite
Freesat Channel 304
Channel 305 (+1)
Sky Channel 325
Channel 326 (+1)
Astra 2F 12633 H 22000 5/6
12633 H 22000 5/6 (+1)
Cable
Smallworld Cable Channel 325
WightFibre Channel 300
Streaming media
TVCatchup Watch live (UK only)
Watch live (+1) (UK only)

Movies4Men is a satellite television film channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, available as a free-to-air service on Freesat and Sky. Between May 2011 and January 2012, Movies4Men was also available on Freeview in Manchester,[1] Movies4Men +1 had also been made available from November 2011 but closed at the same time. On 19 September 2012, both channels returned to Freeview in the area.

Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd acquired the daytime matinee movies service from sit-up Ltd, which was re-branded as the 24-hour Movies4Men on 1 February 2006. On 19 January 2012 Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd was itself purchased by Sony Pictures Television and merged into Sony Pictures Television’s existing UK networks business.[2] Sony Pictures Television also took a majority stake in Dolphin’s advertising sales business.

The channel is aimed at the middle to old aged male viewer, with a look at the classics in cinema history, focusing mainly on western and war film genres. Movies4Men was joined by its sister channel Movies4Men 2 on 9 October 2006, which transmitted other types of cinematic genres until it closed on 2 May 2012. As of September 2008, the channels transmit films in 16:9 widescreen where available.

Examples of films seen on Movies4Men

Movies4Men +1

On Monday 25 February 2008 Movies4Men +1 launched on Sky 326, showing all Movies4Men films one hour later.

See also

  • Movies4Men 2
  • Men&Movies
  • List of British television channels

References

  1. "First local Freeview carriage deal agreed". Digital Spy. 16 May 2011. 
  2. "Sony dives in with Dolphin". C21Media. 19 January 2012. 

External links

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