Movies Now is an Indian
high-definition television channel featuring
Hollywood films
The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known as Hollywood) along with some independent film, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century. The dominant style of Ame ...
. It was launched on 19 December 2010 with a picture quality of
1080i
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and 5.1 surround sound. It is also available in Tamil feed for specific movies. The channel is owned by
The Times Group
Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited, (abbreviated as B.C.C.L. and d/b/a The Times Group), is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company remains a family-owned business with Sahu Jain family owning a majori ...
.
In June 2016, Times Network decided to launch another channel called Movies Now 2, which later renamed as MNX.
In July 2017, Movies Now 2 was rechristened into MNX channel in Hollywood.
It has exclusive content licensing from films produced or distributed by
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
and has content licensing from
Walt Disney Studios,
Marvel Studios,
20th Century Studios,
Paramount Pictures,
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...
,
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
,
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...
,
See also
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HBO Asia
HBO Asia is the Asian division of HBO, based out of Singapore. It was originally launched on 1 May 1992 as MovieVision, later rebranding on 1 June 1995 to its current name after being purchased by Home Box Office, Inc. The Singapore-based broad ...
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&flix
&flix is an Indian English-language movie channel from Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It launched on 3 June 2018, replacing Zee Studio.
History
Due to poor ratings of Zee Studio, Zee Entertainment Enterprises rebranded the channel as &Flix. ...
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Sony Pix
References
External links
Official website
Movie channels in India
Mass media in Southeast Asia
Television stations in Mumbai
Television channels and stations established in 2010
English-language television stations in India
Television channels of The Times Group
2010 establishments in Maharashtra
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