My Movie Channel (formerly Blink Cinema) was a 24-hour

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cable and satellite

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based in

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. Owned by

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, It currently airs movies from

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and around the world, while also airing entertainment news programs, talk shows and drama series.

History

January 2013: Blink Cinema

Blink Cinema was launched on January 3, 2013, with the full broadcast taking effect later that month.

November 2013: My Movie Channel

The channel was renamed as My Movie Channel on November 30, 2013, coinciding with the transfer of

ETC * Etc. or et cetera, a Latin expression meaning "and the other things" or "and the rest". ETC or etc may also refer to: Companies and organizations * ETC (Chilean TV channel), a Chilean cable television channel * ETC (Philippine TV channel), a P ...

to SBN and former sister channel

Solar News Channel Solar News Channel (SNC) was a major commercial television network in the Philippines, owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation's arm television subsidiary of Solar Television Network lease with its owner by Radio Philippines Network. Its flag ...

's move to RPN 9, as well as the launch of Solar's video-on-demand website Blink. On March 1, 2015, the channel replaced former sister channel TGC on various cable providers, following the latter's end of operations on February 28, 2015. After almost 2 years ago on broadcasting, My Movie Channel announced that they will ceased broadcasting on television effective June 30, 2015, and gave thanks to its viewers before they sign-off on July 1, 2015.

Programming

The channel's programming mainly consists of movies from major

film studios, while foreign films are aired on its weekly "World Cinema" block on weekdays. It also airs entertainment news programs, US talk shows, and US TV series, the latter of which are shown on its "Series at Six" block.

Final aired programs

U.S. TV series

Drama Series

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Mr Selfridge ''Mr Selfridge'' is a British period drama television series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set from 1908 to 1928. It was co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/ WGBH for broadcast on IT ...

'' * '' NCIS''

Talk Shows

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Inside the Actors Studio ''Inside the Actors Studio'' is an American talk show that airs on Ovation. The series premiered in 1994 on Bravo where it aired for 22 seasons and was hosted by James Lipton from its premiere until 2018. It is taped at the Michael Schimmel Cente ...

'' * ''

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. It is the seventh incar ...

'' * ''

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014. The fourth incarnation of the ...

Entertainment News

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'' * '' The Insider''

References

External links

*My Movie Channel on Solar Entertainment Website {{Philippine cable channels Defunct television networks in the Philippines Former Solar Entertainment Corporation channels Movie channels in the Philippines English-language television stations in the Philippines Television channels and stations established in 2013 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 2013 establishments in the Philippines 2015 disestablishments in the Philippines