Sony Movie Channel

Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Slogan	All About Movies
Headquarters	Culver City, California, United States
Programming
Language(s)	English
Ownership
Owner	Sony Pictures Television
Sister channels	Game Show Network Cine Sony Television GetTV
History
Launched	October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Links
Website	www.sonymoviechannel.com (US)
Availability
Cable
Altice USA (US)	Channel 356 (HD)
Satellite
Dish Network (US)	Channel 386 (HD)
DirecTV (US)	568 (HD)
IPTV
AT&T U-verse (US)	Channel 1793 (HD)
Streaming media
Fubo TV	Internet Protocol television
Tiki Live	Internet Protocol television

Sony Movie Channel is an American cable television channel that was launched on October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01).^[1] Owned by the Sony Pictures Television subsidiary of Sony Corporation, its programming consists of films from the Sony Pictures Entertainment library (including content from Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics and Destination Films among others), alongside films from other distributors, mainly from Millennium Films, Nu Image, Lionsgate, Shout! Factory and independent ones^{[citation needed]}, which are broadcast unedited, and remastered in 1080i high definition.^[1]

Program blocks and theme weeks

A former program block on the channel is "Killer Mandays", a double feature of horror films on Monday nights.^[2] From November 6 – 12, 2011 the channel aired a week-long salute to Bollywood films.^[3] The channel has been airing Paramount Pictures films in the past, but they no longer do that as they are now airing on Epix and the Starz channels.^{[citation needed]}

Availability

Sony Movie Channel is available nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network, and regionally on AT&T U-Verse, Suddenlink, Optimum.^[4][5][6] DirecTV and Dish Network also offer "Sony Movie Channel Everywhere", which allows viewers to watch its movies through its website for no additional cost.^[7] The channel is also available through streaming for owners of the Sony Network Media Player.