What is The Movie Channel?
{{infobox television channel |name =The Movie Channel |logo =The Movie Channel.svg |headquarters =New York City |former_names ={{Plainlist| * '''TMC''': (Warner) Star Channel (1973–1979) * '''TMC Xtra''': The Movie Channel 2 (1997–2001) }} |language ={{Plainlist| * English * Spanish {{small|(as [[Second audio program|SAP]] option; some films may be broadcast in their native language and [[Subtitle (captioning)|subtitled]] in English)}} }} |sister_channels ={{collapsible list| * [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] * [[Flix (TV network)|Flix]] * [[CBS]] * [[CBS Sports Network]] * [[The CW]] * [[Smithsonian Channel]] * [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop TV]] * [[TV Land]] * [[MTV]] * [[VH1]] * [[Nickelodeon]] * [[Paramount Network]] * [[Logo TV|Logo]] * [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] * [[BET]] * [[Comedy Central]] }} |timeshift_service={{Plainlist| * The Movie Channel East * The Movie Channel West * The Movie Channel Xtra East * The Movie Channel Xtra West }} | website ={{URL|https://www.sho.com/the-movie-channel}} }} '''The Movie Channel''' is a premium cable channel to produce movies, and original movies. It was originally owned by independent until it was acquired by [[Warner Communications]] in 1975 and joint venture with [[American Express]], [[Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment]] until it was bought by [[Viacom (1971-2005)|Viacom]] in 1983 and merged with [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] to form [[Showtime Networks|Showtime/The Movie Channel]]. In 2005, Viacom split into two companies [[Viacom]] and [[CBS Corporation]]. It headquarted in [[New York City]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Movie Channel, The}} [[Category:American television networks]] [[Category:Viacom]] [[Category:Columbia Broadcasting System]] {{tv-stub}}