The Movie Channel

Star Channel

1973–1975

The Movie Channel initially launched as Star Channel in 1973, originally owned by Gridtronics.

1975–1977

Later in the 1970s, Star Channel was acquired by Warner Communications, and eventually brought into its Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment division, a joint venture between Warner Communications and American Express. The network was initially offered on Warner Cable systems, and later on Warner-Amex's experimental QUBE interactive service.

1977–1979

The Movie Channel

1979–1981

On December 3, 1979, Star Channel was rebranded as The Movie Channel.

1981–1988

1988–1997

This logo was introduced in May 1988, and features a pair of eyes in a rectangle. On screen, the rectangle could include many different pairs of eyes.

1997–2001

TMC adopted a very slick on-air look that predominantly used CGI graphics, with the debut of a new logo in 1997, a 3D computer-animated green sphere with a tilted and lowercase "TMC" emblazened on it, usually shown either to the right of the channel's full name or above the name (also rendered in lowercase type). Jeff Bottoms (who has since become The Movie Channel's longest-serving promo announcer, and also does promotions for sister channel Showtime) promoted upcoming programs between films with humorous, and tongue-in-cheek voiceovers. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, The Movie Channel started running a wide variety of network promotions from those akin to a movie trailer to typical promos that feature behind-the-scenes trivia relating to the film. The latter technique is still used by the channel today, often in a more hybrid way.

2001–2006

An extensively modified logo was introduced in 2001, featuring a one-dimensional circle with a lowercase "tmc" in Knockout type on it, surrounded with two lines on the corners framing the circle; the "movie" in the channel's name was rendered in bold.

2006–present

On May 3, 2006, a new logo was introduced, along with the slogan "Movies for Movie Lovers". Designed by Gretel.

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The Movie Channel

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ViacomCBS

Part of National Amusements

Broadcast networks:
CBS (HD) | The CW¹⁷ | Decades¹⁸| DABL

Other channels: Aapka Colors⁵ | CBS Sports Network

VH1:
Europe (VH1 Classic) | Latin America (VH1 Classic | VH1 MegaHits) | Poland

Spike:
Australia | Hungary (RTL Spike)¹⁰ | Netherlands | Russia | Ukraine¹¹

UK & Ireland channels
Channel 5 (HD, +1, +24) :
5Select (HD) | 5Spike (+1) | 5Star (+1) | 5USA (+1) | Paramount Network (HD)

Nickelodeon (HD, +1)¹³:
(Nicktoons | Nick Jr. (HD, +1) | Nick Jr. Too | Nick at Nite)

CBS-branded channels:
CBS Justice²¹ | CBS Drama²¹ | CBS Reality²¹ | Horror Channel²¹

Other channels: Comedy Central (HD)¹³ (Extra (+1)) | BET | VH1

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

Hindi: Entertainment: Colors (HD) and Colors Rishtey | Movies: Colors Cineplex (HD) | Youth entertainment: MTV (HD) | Music: MTV Beats (HD)

Regional languages: Kannada: Colors Kannada (HD), Colors Super and Colors Kannada Cinema | Bangla: Colors Bangla (HD) and Colors Bangla Cinema | Marathi: Colors Marathi (HD) | Tamil: Colors Tamil (HD) | Odia: Colors Odia | Gujarati: Colors Gujarati and Colors Gujarati Cinema

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors (HD)

Video-on-demand: Voot
Film production: Viacom18 Motion Pictures

Notes
¹ and ²Co-owned with NBCUniversal.
²Joint-venture with Sony Wonder.
³Joint-venture with Marvel Comics.
⁴Co-owned with Viva Entertainment.
⁵Co-owned with Network18.
⁶Co-owned with Gaumont.
⁷Joint-venture with Hubbard Broadcasting.
⁸Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁹Co-owned with Solar Entertainment.
¹⁰Co-owned with RTL Group.
¹¹Co-owned with 1+1 media.
¹³Co-owned with Sky Limited.
¹⁴Co-owned with NHK.
¹⁵Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
¹⁶Co-owned with 20th Century Fox.
¹⁷Co-owned with WarnerMedia
¹⁸Joint venture with Weigel Broadcasting.
¹⁹Co-owned with ABC
²⁰51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting
²¹Joint venture with AMC Networks International
²²Joint venture with RTL Group
²³Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Television networks in the United States

Broadcast

Cable/satellite:

Defunct:

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Star Channel

1973–1975

1975–1977

1977–1979

The Movie Channel

1979–1981

1981–1988

1988–1997

1997–2001

2001–2006

2006–present

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