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Film1
''Film1'' is a Dutch premium television and video on demand service that replaced Canal+ and is owned by SPI International (previously owned by Liberty Global and Sony Pictures Television). Background The service launched with three channels and a high-definition and timeshift version of the main channel. On 1 October 2008 ''Film1 Action'' was added to the line up. ''Film1 Series'' started on 17 January 2012 when it replaced the 1 hour timeshift channel ''Film1 Premiere +1''. On 20 September 2012 Film1 announced that they would be launching an online GO service with Tvinci. On 31 January 2012, Film1 announced that it would launch ''Sundance Channel'' in the Netherlands, by replacing the '' Film1 Festival'' on 1 March of the same year. Film1 closed Film1 Sundance on 31 August 2017. The premium television service wants to focus more on its video-on-demand services. The channels are available on digital cable of most Dutch cable companies (e.g. Ziggo, Delta NV and Caiway), satel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film1
''Film1'' is a Dutch premium television and video on demand service that replaced Canal+ and is owned by SPI International (previously owned by Liberty Global and Sony Pictures Television). Background The service launched with three channels and a high-definition and timeshift version of the main channel. On 1 October 2008 ''Film1 Action'' was added to the line up. ''Film1 Series'' started on 17 January 2012 when it replaced the 1 hour timeshift channel ''Film1 Premiere +1''. On 20 September 2012 Film1 announced that they would be launching an online GO service with Tvinci. On 31 January 2012, Film1 announced that it would launch ''Sundance Channel'' in the Netherlands, by replacing the '' Film1 Festival'' on 1 March of the same year. Film1 closed Film1 Sundance on 31 August 2017. The premium television service wants to focus more on its video-on-demand services. The channels are available on digital cable of most Dutch cable companies (e.g. Ziggo, Delta NV and Caiway), satel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film1 Series
''Film1 Drama'' is a Dutch premium television channel owned by SPI International. Every night the programming is dedicated to a theme, such as a director or a genre. Film1 launched together with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006 and replaced the Canal+ Netherlands television channels. Film1 offers multiple channels with Dutch and international film and television series productions. Initially Film1 Drama started as Film1 Series on 17 January 2012 when it replaced the 1 hour timeshift channel Film1 Premiere +1, focusing on television series. It changed into Film1 Spotlight on 6 September 2013. On 1 September 2016 Film1 Spotlight got renamed by Film1 Drama. Film1 vernieuwt per 1 september The channel is available on most |
Film1 Festival
''Film1 Festival'', formerly known as Film1.3, was a Dutch premium television channel owned by Chellomedia, the European content division of Liberty Global. On 1 March 2012 the channel was replaced by Film1 Sundance. Its main focus was on arthouse films and international productions. Film1 launched together with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006, and replaced the Canal+ Netherlands television channels. Film1 offers multiple channels with Dutch and international film and television series productions. On 25 February 2011 Film1.3 was rebranded into Film1 Festival. On 31 January 2012, Film1 announced that Film1 Festival would be replaced by Film1 Sundance on 1 March 2012. Chellomedia launches Sundance Channel The channel was available on most [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film1 Sundance
Film1 Sundance (also called Film1 Sundance Channel) was a Dutch premium television channel. It was the Dutch version of the American cable television network SundanceTV devoted to airing independent feature films, world cinema, documentaries, short films, television series, and original programs, such as news about the latest developments from each year's Sundance Film Festival. The channel launched on 1 March 2012 and replaced the television channel Film1 Festival. All films were shown uncut and without commercial interruptions. History Launched in the United States in February 1996 to show independent films on television, Sundance Channel was a joint venture of Showtime Networks (part of CBS Corporation), Universal Studios (part of NBCUniversal), and Robert Redford who also acted as the creative director of the network. The channel initially launched on five cable systems in New York City; Los Angeles; Alexandria, Virginia; Chamblee, Georgia; and Pensacola, Florida On 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film1 Action
''Film1 Action'' is a Dutch premium television channel owned by SPI International. Its main focus is on thriller, action and horror films. Film1 launched together with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006 and replaced the Canal+ Netherlands television channels. Film1 offers multiple channels with Dutch and international film and television series productions. On 1 October 2008 Film1 launched Film1 Action. Chellomedia adds two premium channels in Holland The channel is available on most and providers, and |
SPI International
SPI International (a CANAL+ company) is an international media company based in the Netherlands. It is owned by Canal+ Group. It operates 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and is a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide. The company operates multiple free to air and pay TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Adria regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, and the Netherlands. SPI’s brands include FilmBox+ and Dizi streaming services. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service. Brands and Companies * FilmBox International - U.K.-based broadcaster of FilmBox brand movie channels. * Kino Polska Group - One of the leading media groups in Poland, successfully operating also on international markets. The Group distributes and produces content for television, VOD platforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmnet
FilmNet was the name used for several premium television channels in Europe during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It was launched on 9 March 1985, broadcasting with a focus on Scandinavia, the Netherlands and the northern part of Belgium (Flanders). Filmnet channels were later launched in Poland and Greece. History Filmnet was founded by the Swedish company Esselte Video and Dutch film producer Rob Houwer. They formed a partnership with ATN, a joint venture of the Dutch magazine publisher VNU and the European film distribution company United International Pictures and the channel was launched across Scandinavia and the Benelux countries on 29 March 1985. Filmnet transmitted from the ECS-1 satellite, the same one used by cable operators. Filmnet failed to make a profit and was sold to NetHold, a joint venture of the South African MultiChoice company and Richemont, in 1996. The channels were sold to the French Groupe Canal+ on 1 August 1997. The deal didn't include the Greek channels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures Entertainment and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. History SPT's history goes back to 1947, when Pioneer Telefilms was founded by Ralph Cohn, whose father Jack and uncle Harry co-founded Columbia Pictures. Pioneer was bought by Columbia and renamed Screen Gems in November 1948, reincorporated as Columbia Pictures Television on May 6, 1974, and merged with sister studio TriStar Television (formed in 1986 and relaunched in 1991) to form Columbia TriStar Television on February 21, 1994. On September 16, 2002, Sony Pictures Entertainment renamed the American studio as Sony Pictures Television and its international division as Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI)). In summer 2007, SPT introduced The Minisod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziggo
Ziggo Holding B.V. () is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers. History The company is the result of the merger between Multikabel, @Home, and Casema and launched officially on 16 May 2008. Later followed by a merger with UPC Nederland in the first quarter of 2015, at that time the second largest cable company in the Netherlands. It kept the brand name Ziggo. Its main competitors are KPN and CanalDigitaal. Most of the share capital was up to 2012 held by holding companies of two private equity firms: Cinven and Warburg Pincus. On 21 March 2012, Ziggo was listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange and later incorporated into the midcap equity AMX index. Additionally, there are options traded on the Ziggo share. Cinven and Warburg Pincus started to reduce their stake in Ziggo and exited Ziggo in April 2013. In March 2013, Liberty Global acquired a 12.65 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming and Renting, rental service of Amazon (company), Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Amazon Prime, Prime subscription. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Amazon Studios and MGM Holdings or licensed to Amazon, as List of Amazon Prime Video original programming, Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Cable
Digital cable is the distribution of cable television using digital data and video compression. The technology was first developed by General Instrument. By 2000, most cable companies offered digital features, eventually replacing their previous analog-based cable by the mid 2010s. During the late 2000s, broadcast television converted to the digital HDTV standard, which was incompatible with existing analog cable systems. In addition to providing high-definition video, digital cable systems provide more services such as pay-per-view programming, cable internet access and cable telephone services. Most digital cable signals are encrypted, which reduced the incidence of cable television piracy which occurred in analog systems. History In 1990, General Instrument (acquired by Motorola and now owned by ARRIS Group) demonstrated that it was possible to use digital compression to deliver high quality HDTV in a standard 6 MHz television channel. Using the same technology General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta NV
DELTA is a cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in mainly the province of Zeeland. In addition, Delta supplies fiber-to-the-home in large parts of the Netherlands. DELTA began as a merger between Watermaatschappij Zuidwest-Nederland and Provinciale Zeeuwsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij in 1991, providing electricity, gas, heat, and cable television. On 1 March 2017, the cable division was taken over by the Swedish investment fund EQT. EQT also acquired cable company Caiway by the end of 2017. Both companies are within one holding DELTA Fiber Netherlands as of 1 August 2018.DELTA Fiber Nederland, 16 July 201"Juridische wijziging DELTA en CAIW groep"/ref> See also * Digital television in the Netherlands * Internet in the Netherlands * List of cable companies in the Netherlands * Television in the Netherlands Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
