Cine5 was the first subscription-based television channel in

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. It aired in an encrypted format and primarily broadcast feature-length movies when it was founded on September 20, 1993. Subscribers were required to buy a decoder to watch the channel. The number of subscribers reached over half a million. However, in recent years, it enlarged its program spectrum due to competition from other movie-based channels and removed encryption and the subscription policy on January 16, 2006. On February 15, 2011, the channel was put up for sale and bought by

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Cine5 Live

Cine5 at LyngSat Address
Defunct television channels in Turkey Television channels and stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 Beşiktaş {{Turkey-tv-station-stub